Nursing Assistant for Palliative Care and ASIH in Trelleborg

Make a difference. Every day. We are now looking for our next nursing assistant colleague for the Palliative Care Unit in Trelleborg! Are you looking for your next challenge with the opportunity to develop both in your professional role and as a person? Do you have the patient at the center and an empathetic approach? Do you want to make a real difference for people in the final stages of life and contribute to care characterized by dignity, compassion, and quality? Then this might be the position for you. The Palliative Care Unit is organizationally part of the Close Care and Health Administration, operating unit mobile teams and specialized palliative care in southwestern Scania. We offer specialized palliative care with the aim of alleviating symptoms and preventing suffering related to terminal or chronic illness, regardless of age or diagnosis. Care can be provided as inpatient care on the unit which has six beds, enrollment in advanced home care (ASIH), outpatient care at our palliative clinic or at home and in special residential facilities. Care is specialized based on each individual patient's needs. The operation in Trelleborg is a unit consisting of a team with nurses, nursing assistants, social worker, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, physician, psychologist, and medical secretary. We are constantly working to develop and strengthen teamwork to create an attractive workplace. Each employee contributes their specific competencies where our collective efforts make a great difference for patients and their families. Our service area includes Trelleborg, Svedala, and Vellinge municipalities. 1 position(s). WORK DUTIES In your role as a nursing assistant with us, you will perform nursing care for patients with specialized palliative needs. You will actively participate in planning the patient's daily care together with other professionals. We offer you stimulating and rewarding work where different competencies and experiences enrich and complement each other. The goal of specialized care is to collaborate with the patient and other care providers to alleviate the symptoms that trouble the patient in order to achieve the highest possible quality of life. This means meeting the patient's physical, psychological, and existential needs as well as providing support to family members around the clock. The position therefore involves work at inconvenient times during day, evening, and weekends. With us there is a commitment to development and continuous improvement. Therefore, we are looking for someone who wants to contribute ideas, participate in our development work, and together with us continue to develop palliative care of high quality. We strive to have a person-centered approach and to meet the patient's physical, psychological, social, and existential needs. We care for patients of all ages who are in a palliative stage where all forms of diagnoses may occur. With us, there is an opportunity to make a difference and be satisfied when your shift is over. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who is a trained nursing assistant and meets the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare's requirements for a protected professional title regardless of whether you studied according to the previous or current program structure. Good language skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, are a requirement. It is advantageous if you have experience as a nursing assistant, preferably in palliative care. If you have a specialist qualification in palliative care, that is also a merit. You are confident in your professional role and have a well-developed empathetic approach along with the ability to see the patient as an individual and their needs. Since part of the work involves support and conversations, it is important that you find it easy to communicate with both patients and family members and are empathetic, calm, and have the ability to meet people on different levels. Since the work is team-based, it is required that you have good collaboration skills and that with your positive attitude you contribute to a good work climate. You also have the ability to see the whole picture around the patient's and family's needs. Great importance will be placed on personal suitability. In this recruitment, we apply continuous selection. We warmly welcome your application! Employment form: Permanent position. Duration: Start date: According to agreement. For your application to be considered complete, you need to attach your proof of protected professional title from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. If you have not yet received your proof of protected professional title, you should enclose your grades (not just your diploma) from your care and nursing education and grades in Swedish or Swedish as a second language at upper secondary level. If you were permanently employed as a nursing assistant on July 1, 2023, and do not have proof, attach your certificate of employment and your grades (not just your diploma) from your care and nursing education and grades in Swedish or Swedish as a second language at upper secondary level. You need to present proof of protected professional title from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. If you have not yet received your proof of protected professional title, you should enclose your grades (not just your diploma) from your care and nursing education and grades in Swedish or Swedish as a second language at upper secondary level. If you were permanently employed as a nursing assistant on July 1, 2023, and do not have proof, attach your certificate of employment and your grades (not just your diploma) from your care and nursing education and grades in Swedish or Swedish as a second language at upper secondary level. If you do not have the proof, you will be employed as a care assistant on a fixed-term basis while waiting for the proof. On the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare's website, you can read more about the protected professional title for nursing assistants and what transitional rules apply https://legitimation.socialstyrelsen.se/skyddad-yrkestitel-for-underskoterska/ Region Scania exists so that everyone living in Scania feels well and has confidence in the future. Through cross-boundary collaboration and compassion, the best conditions are created for a healthy life - in business, public transport, culture, and health and medical care - in Scania. Together we make life more possible. At https://www.skane.se/ledigajobb you can see what stage Region Scania's recruitments are in and how many have applied for the positions. If you have protected personal information, you should contact the contact person specified in the advertisement so that your application is handled according to special procedures. 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