AnOpIVA East seeks Ward Manager for Postoperative Unit

VÄSTRA GÖTALANDSREGIONEN · plný úvazek

Bruna stråket 15, Göteborg, Švédsko

Together we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming health and medical care with the goal of being Europe's leading university hospital by 2032. Together with patients, we work toward quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education and innovation – within a unified health and medical care system in the Västra Götaland Region. Our vision and goals target care of the highest quality, where the patient is always in focus. We offer health and medical care locally and regionally, as well as highly specialized care to patients throughout the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength and they contribute to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify daily operations at the hospital and provide modern, accessible and efficient care of the highest quality. About the Business Area The AnOpIVA East operation encompasses an intensive and postoperative care unit, two operating departments with shared management, Pain Center, Hyperbaric Chamber, Complex Fatigue Unit, Prehospital Intensive Care Unit and Swedish Air Ambulance (KSA). Within the business area, continuous development and teaching work is carried out, as well as broad research comprising both clinical studies and basic laboratory research. At Intensive Care Unit 343 East (ICU/PostOp), critically ill patients requiring advanced treatment and careful monitoring due to vital function failure are cared for. The patient group is unique in its variation and reflects the business areas present at East Hospital: Surgery, which conducts advanced abdominal surgery with several national assignments; Infection, including tropical medicine; Internal Medicine; Psychiatry; Scandinavia's largest maternity unit; and the Hyperbaric Chamber, which is Sweden's only facility with 24-hour readiness for hyperbaric medical treatment. Postoperative care is provided both at the postoperative unit located adjacent to the intensive care unit and open 24/7, and at a day-care postoperative unit adjacent to operating department 2. The unit is staffed by both general nurses and nurses with intensive care competence as well as other care personnel. Currently, focus is on planning and implementing new working methods as well as improving and streamlining the perioperative flow. What Can We Offer You? As a new manager, we offer an introduction package with management training, mentoring and supervision. You will actively participate in managing the entire operation within a large and well-functioning management team with good atmosphere and openness. We offer an opportunity to take full responsibility for building and developing a unit that is an important part of an efficient perioperative flow with the patient at the center. About the Position The Intensive Care Unit East currently has three ward managers leading together. As ward manager, you will join this management team with special responsibility for perioperative care with shared leadership of the entire unit. As a ward manager, you are responsible for the unit's operations, which includes staff, budget and working environment. This includes developing the operation for the best possible care and promoting a good working environment where employees feel community and have opportunities to develop. As ward manager, you work closely with other ward managers and have close collaboration with the medically responsible ward medical director. You also work closely with ward managers at our operating departments and with our external contacts. You are also part of the AnOpIVA East management team. The position involves a time-limited five-year management assignment with permanent employment in your base profession. About You We are seeking you with relevant academic education. It is advantageous to have experience with postoperative care and development work as well as academic education such as a degree (magister), master's or doctoral degree. Previous experience in management and leadership is also advantageous. To succeed in the role of ward manager, we see that you have good collaborative skills, are clear in your communication and confident in your leadership. You have excellent ability to make decisions and implement changes. You easily build relationships and have the ability to create involvement and utilize others' ideas. Based on the operation's goals, you are expected to be able to set clear goals for the unit and employees, but also communicate and follow up on goals in a clear and structured manner. We also see that you have good digital competence. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability. We look forward to receiving your application! Interviews are scheduled to be conducted on October 1 and 2. Meet some of our employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital About Västra Götaland Region With us, you become part of a larger whole. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives throughout Västra Götaland every day. You contribute to safe and equitable care as well as to a sustainable society where environment, culture and good communications create quality of life. 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