Nurses for Departments H1/H2 Forensic Psychiatry South

About the Workplace Forensic Psychiatry Care Stockholm provides forensic psychiatric care for patients from throughout Stockholm County and has approximately 550 employees distributed across two sections, north and south. The clinic has 15 care units and 2 outpatient clinics. Operations are spread across three facilities and located at Helix, Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, and Löwenström Hospital in Upplands Väsby. Forensic Psychiatric Acute Unit (H1-H2) The Forensic Psychiatric Acute Unit (H1-H2) is located at Helix in Flemingsberg and maintains the highest security level (1). The acute unit consists of two departments and an observation unit where we admit newly admitted patients. In our operations, we daily encounter patients suffering from serious mental disorders, often combined with somatic illness. Our unit receives and cares for acutely mentally ill patients primarily under the Forensic Psychiatric Care Act (LRV). We care for patients recently sentenced to forensic psychiatric care, patients who are remanded in custody or clients of the correctional service in need of psychiatric compulsory care. We also receive patients whose condition has deteriorated during their stay on our care units, as well as patients attending our forensic psychiatric outpatient clinic. More information about us and Helix can be found here: Work at Helix in Huddinge Job Duties As a nurse with us, you are offered stimulating and varied work. You have a clear central management function on the unit with primary responsibility for care planning and manage a care team together with several care assistants/nursing assistants. As a nurse, you act confidently in acute situations and are part of a team of physicians, psychologists, mental health care workers/nursing assistants, social workers, and occupational therapists to create the best possible care for our patients together. You will be given an individually tailored introduction, and thereafter we offer a salary supplement that is unique to the acute unit. As a nurse, you hold expanded management responsibility during evenings and weekends. In this role, you get a unique opportunity to work with patients with complex psychiatric needs and the opportunity to have a positive impact on patients' lives. Qualifications We are seeking someone who is a licensed nurse; specialist training in psychiatry is an asset. Previous experience working in psychiatry, addiction care, and/or correctional services is an asset. In your interactions with patients, you are always professional, attentive, and unbiased. You are helpful, but can also be clear and set boundaries when necessary. You have excellent teamwork skills and thrive working in a team while being able to work independently and lead others. To work with us, you need to be communicative, solution-oriented, and flexible in facing a varied workday. Other Information As an employee with us, you have opportunities to develop in your role as a nurse while having access to benefits such as wellness allowance up to 5,000 kr/year, free healthcare, flexible working hours, and the opportunity to work 2 weekends out of 5. Healthcare is built on respect for human dignity. All people have equal value and the same rights regardless of personal characteristics and functions in society. We expect you as an employee with us to share these values. We conduct drug testing and background checks in connection with employment. Trial employment may be applied. The position is filled on the condition that it does not need to be used for internal reallocation, according to applicable regulations. For patient-facing work within Stockholm County Healthcare Area: - background checks are applied prior to employment decisions according to SLSO's comprehensive guidelines for background checks in hiring. - employees who will have patient contact must undergo a new hire medical examination, according to current guidelines, which occurs through occupational health services before employment. - in addition to Swedish professional licensure, good knowledge of Swedish is required at level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The same requirement is applicable guidance for unlicensed personnel with patient contact. Stockholm County Healthcare Area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We provide healthcare within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, local acute care, somatic specialist care, rehabilitation and health, and medical aids under the auspices of Region Stockholm. In collaboration with the Karolinska Institute, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more about SLSO here. Applying for Jobs in Region Stockholm We strive for gender equality and equality in our workplace and welcome applicants with different backgrounds and circumstances. We only accept applications through this system. Apply by clicking the "Apply" button. Applications by mail or email will not be considered. We decline contact from staffing and recruitment companies and sellers of additional job advertisements. Our recruitment system cannot handle anonymous applications or applicants with protected personal information. If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact the contact person specified in the advertisement. Your application will then be handled outside the recruitment system. You should also be careful about what information you provide in your application and only include information relevant to the current position. 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