Care Worker to Adult Psychiatry, Department 95, Västerås

We are now recruiting a care worker for Department 95 within the Adult Psychiatric Clinic in Västmanland. This position is directed at you who are a trained nursing assistant or care worker and who want to work in adult psychiatric inpatient care. With us, every day is varied, educational and meaningful! Job Responsibilities As a care worker, you play a central role in patient care and in creating safety and structure for patients. Your responsibilities include care and support based on individual care plans as well as documentation in Cosmic and Cosmic Nova. The work includes blood sampling, NEWS monitoring and other routine care worker duties. You work both independently and in close collaboration with colleagues in a team together with nurses and other care workers. Additional shifts may occur as needed, both on your own department and on somatic departments. The work is patient-focused and includes therapeutic conversations, contact with family members and other stakeholders as well as participation in doctor consultations and examinations such as ECG, EEG and X-ray. The role also includes practical tasks that contribute to the daily operations of the department, such as meal handling, shopping and some cleaning. About the Workplace Adult psychiatric inpatient care in Västmanland consists of a psychiatric emergency clinic and five care units specializing in general psychiatry, psychosis and substance abuse disorders. The departments work closely together to meet the needs of adult patients requiring acute psychiatric care. Department 95 is a general psychiatric acute care unit with a broad focus. Here we care for patients with mental illness and health problems throughout adulthood, such as anxiety, depression, crises, suicidality, cognitive impairment and dementia. If you are interested in combining psychiatric and somatic care, there are good opportunities for this. During terms, the department is a psychiatric training unit, which means an extra focus on learning and skills development. For us it is important that you feel good and enjoy your work, so we offer you a tailored introduction program so you feel secure and confident in your professional role opportunities for skills development through internal training for example a workplace for different life stages, possibility of flexible working hours within certain frameworks free training at our fully equipped gym wellness allowance 3000kr/year More about your benefits can be found here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/ Qualifications We are looking for you who are a trained nursing assistant or care worker and have experience working in the profession. You express yourself well in Swedish both verbally and in writing. It is particularly meritorious if you have experience working in psychiatric inpatient care. Experience in somatic care, work in elderly care as well as knowledge of the Cosmic medical record system are also meritorious. To thrive and succeed in the role, we see that you are a stable and secure person who remains calm even in pressured situations. You adapt easily to changed circumstances, work independently and take responsibility for your tasks. At the same time, you have good teamwork skills, are empathetic in interactions with patients and relatives and conduct yourself professionally in different situations. We also value personal maturity, where you can distinguish between the personal and professional and reflect on your actions at work. Terms of Employment Permanent employment, 100%. Start date by agreement. Day, evening and weekend shifts. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting. Application Welcome to submit your application by August 30, 2026! When you apply, please only attach your CV and preferably relevant grades/certificates. You will also be asked to answer a number of questions that are part of our selection assessment. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment process. Read more about the region's recruitment process and how to write a good CV here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/att-soka-jobb-i-region-vastmanland/ If you proceed in the selection process, the next step will be to answer a number of video questions. Protected Personal Data If you have protected personal data, you should not apply through our recruitment system or by e-mail. Instead, contact the recruiting manager or Recruitment Support mailto:[email protected] who can inform you how to submit your application in a secure way. (Do not attach any personal data) About the Region If you want to know more about what it is like to work with us, you can see more on the region's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/ Before an employment offer, the employer has the right to request an extract from the Police's suspicion and criminal record register. We in Region Västmanland are responsible for health, medical and dental care for everyone living in the county. We also work with everything from public transport and culture to business issues, education and research. Together we are 7,000 employees, with 300 different professions, at ten locations. We are in the middle of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together we are driven to create a better society for everyone who lives and works here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people – where they are. That is how we can live up to the high expectations of those who have given us our mission and the residents. 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