Interim Department Manager, Geriatric Center, Umeå

Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation deliver results. The Geriatric Center is a specialist clinic for patients requiring both acute and subacute geriatric care and rehabilitation. A comprehensive assessment of the elderly patient's medical, physical, mental, and social functioning during illness, as well as functional capacity, is performed by a multidisciplinary team, known as Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation are conducted with the patient's individual needs in focus. The target population is people 65 years and older with multiple conditions (multimorbidity) combined with the consequences of aging, requiring specialized care and rehabilitation. The Geriatric Center brings together several different professions in effective collaboration across and within departments. We focus on subacute general geriatric care and rehabilitation, as well as fast-track care with patient transfers from MAVA and the Infectious Diseases Clinic. We provide psychogeriatric specialized care, treatment, and rehabilitation for people with cognitive diseases and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) regardless of age. Additionally, we provide orthogeriatric acute and subacute care and rehabilitation. We also offer outpatient services including a psychogeriatric clinic, an osteoporosis clinic with bone density measurement, and specialist teams working in homes with people suffering from dementia, multimorbidity, and orthopedic conditions. As our current Department Manager at General Geriatrics is on parental leave, we are seeking an interim department manager to start by agreement and currently through February 15, 2028. As Department Manager at General Geriatrics, you will, together with another Department Manager, lead a team of approximately 70 employees who value close collaboration and responsibility with freedom. Together with engaged and experienced colleagues, you will have the opportunity to lead and drive development while being a team player in operational and collegial collaboration. If, like us, you believe in our guiding principles—close, skilled, and enabling—you will be an important contributor alongside us, and we look forward to your application! Selection and interviews take place continuously throughout the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible! 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As a department manager with us, you see the whole picture and potential and take us forward with courage. You serve as a role model, working to create shared visions and unlock agency in your operations. You challenge and question while encouraging and highlighting your employees. We want to support you in being courageous, open, and action-oriented. You take responsibility for your operations within your authority and represent the employer by leading and developing toward decided goals for the Region's benefit. As a department manager, your operations manager is your direct supervisor who leads and distributes work. You are part of the Geriatric Center's management group, which means you are an active participant in strategic work. You will work closely with the Assistant Department Manager, and together you are responsible for the operations' goals and mission. You will also work closely with the HR Partner, controller, other support functions, and management colleagues. We will tailor the introduction to your needs, and you will have opportunities for professional development in leadership through the leadership programs that Region Västerbotten arranges. QUALIFICATIONS You have higher education or other education/experience that the employer deems equivalent. You also have experience working as a manager, preferably including operations, personnel, and budget responsibility. It is advantageous if you have worked in a leadership position in an acute operation with 24/7 staffing and during major change initiatives where you have implemented some form of process work. Experience in geriatrics is an extra plus. We would like you to have some form of leadership training, with Region Västerbotten's leadership program "Managers of Tomorrow" being particularly valued. Computer skills and experience with Office programs are also required. You are confident in your leadership and as a person you are organized, strategic, stress-resilient, and driven. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. In this recruitment, we may conduct occupational psychological testing. Employment form: Fixed-term employment. Duration: 6 months or longer, start: Start by agreement. Working hours: Daytime. Read more about our benefits for those working with us on our website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media salespeople, recruitment sites, and similar. If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then submit your application documents by mail.

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