Care Developer, Norrland Academic Dental Care, Umeå

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Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for research and innovation to deliver results. Would you like to help shape the future of dental care? Norrland Academic Dental Care is a base unit within Public Dental Care where general dental care, specialist dental care, clinical education, and research come together in a shared structure. Operations are conducted in close collaboration with the Department of Odontology at Umeå University. The base unit is characterized by clear mandates, long-term competence planning, and active development work where care, education, and research are integrated into daily operations. Here you work in a complex environment with high demands on quality, patient safety, resource efficiency, and good working conditions. To strengthen the organization's strategic capacity and create better conditions for management and governance, we are now seeking a care developer for Norrland Academic Dental Care. With us, you will receive a strategic and meaningful assignment with great opportunity to influence the development of dental care. You will become part of an organization undergoing change and development, with engaged colleagues and strong connections to academia and research. As an employee of Region Västerbotten, you are also offered good employment terms and benefits. 1 position(s). DUTIES As a care developer, you have a central and strategically important function in the base unit. You contribute to ensuring that the development of dental care occurs in a structured, coordinated, and long-term manner with a focus on equitable care, high quality, and good patient safety. You report directly to the operations manager and work closely with management and support functions. The role involves creating overview, analyzing needs, and providing materials that support prioritizations, decisions, and follow-ups that contribute to developing work methods and identifying long-term sustainable solutions. You actively contribute to patient safety work, which includes handling and analyzing deviations in close collaboration with the base unit's management. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone with relevant higher education or equivalent competence that the employer deems equivalent. You have several years of experience working in dental care within the public sector and educational dental care, as well as a good understanding of the dental care mandate within healthcare. Furthermore, you have experience with patient safety work as well as improvement and development work. It is advantageous if you have experience in management support or project management. We are looking for someone who works in a structured and analytical manner and who has the ability to handle complex issues with a clear holistic perspective. You take responsibility for driving issues forward and have a long-term approach in your work. As a person, you are initiative-taking and responsible, with good ability to communicate in a clear and trustworthy manner. You are attentive, collaborate well with different groups, and have a diplomatic approach with respect for others' knowledge and perspectives. You express yourself well in Swedish in both speech and writing and have good digital proficiency with ease in familiarizing yourself with new systems and tools. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start date by agreement. Working hours: Daytime. Read more about our benefits for employees on our website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner We strive for equal gender distribution and view diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. In preparing our recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, 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.Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for research and innovation to deliver results. Would you like to help shape the future of dental care? Norrland Academic Dental Care is a base unit within Public Dental Care where general dental care, specialist dental care, clinical education, and research come together in a shared structure. Operations are conducted in close collaboration with the Department of Odontology at Umeå University. The base unit is characterized by clear…

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job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Umeå

GPS

63.7970413, 20.2816791copyopen in

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Published

27. 7. 2026

Edited

30. 7. 2026

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