Department Manager, Southern Lapland, Ambulance Services Västerbotten

REGION VÄSTERBOTTEN · plný úvazek

Lycksele , Švédsko

Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development reinforce each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation deliver results. Ambulance Services Västerbotten is a regional operation where ambulances are run by the region and operate from the towns of Skellefteå, Norsjö, Umeå, and Vindeln. Southern Lapland is divided into two departments, with Lycksele, Tärnaby, Sorsele, and Malå in one department and Vilhelmina, Storuman, Åsele, and Dorotea in the other. We are responsible for the care of acutely ill or injured patients at home, at the scene of an incident, and during transport to the hospital. We perform around 34,000 assignments annually in Västerbotten. As a department manager, your employees will be stationed in Åsele, Storuman, Vilhelmina, and Dorotea. The total number of employees is 25 full-time staff, whom you will primarily lead through remote management. Your base location as department manager will be determined in dialogue with the operations manager and will be Lycksele, Storuman, Vilhelmina, Dorotea, or Åsele. As a department manager, you will work closely with the manager responsible for the other stations in Southern Lapland as well as other managers within Ambulance Services Västerbotten. You will lead engaged and driven employees who appreciate a responsive, present, and action-oriented manager. We offer you work with significant responsibility where you have good opportunities to manage your working hours and develop both personally and professionally. We encourage you to read about our leadership philosophy here https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/VLL/Filer/Region%20V%C3%A4sterbottens%20ledarskapsfilosofi.pdf If you are seeking a management position where you get to work independently as well as in a team, you have found the right place! We are now looking for a department manager who wants to be part of Västerbotten's ambulance services with us - are you the one we're looking for? We welcome your application! 1 position(s). DUTIES As a department manager with us, you see the big picture and potential and take us forward more boldly. You have a clear employer role based on your assignment, responsibility, and authority. This means you represent the employer by leading and developing toward decided goals. As a department manager, the operations manager is your immediate superior who leads and distributes the work. You are part of Ambulance Services' management team, where you actively contribute to strategic work. Together with colleagues from different areas of expertise, you work continuously to develop and improve operations. You have personnel and budget responsibility and lead the strategic and operational work at your stations, such as ambulance maintenance, staffing, scheduling, and equipping ambulances. You will conduct employee conversations and performance reviews with your staff. As part of your assignment and when ready, you will participate in on-call duties at inconvenient times when you serve as an on-call ambulance manager (ACIB). The ACIB assignment is distributed according to a rotating schedule, and the manager who is ACIB works across the region during on-call duty. You will work closely with HR Partners, controllers, other support functions, and managerial colleagues. We will tailor the introduction based on your needs, and you will have opportunities for professional development in your leadership through the leadership programs that Region Västerbotten arranges. The management position within Region Västerbotten is a time-limited assignment of 4 years. The assignment is combined with a permanent employment within your area of expertise. QUALIFICATIONS You have a university degree or other education/experience that the employer considers equivalent. It is advantageous if you have experience working as a manager including personnel and budget responsibility, preferably if previous management assignments have involved remote leadership. It is further advantageous if you have worked in a leading position within an emergency operation with around-the-clock staffing and during major organizational change. We would like to see that you have some form of leadership training, such as Region Västerbotten's leadership training program, Tomorrow's Managers. Furthermore, computer skills are required and you must have a valid B-category driving license, as travel during work is necessary. You are confident in your leadership and as a person you are structured, strategic, stress-resilient, and driven. We place great importance on personal suitability. In this recruitment process, we may conduct an occupational psychology test. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Indefinite, 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 a balanced gender distribution and view diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. In preparing for this recruitment, 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 materials by mail.