Nurse – Welcome to the Children's Diabetes Clinic!

VÄSTRA GÖTALANDSREGIONEN · Vollzeit

Vitaminvägen 26, Göteborg, Schweden

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. Working alongside patients, we strive for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within an integrated health and medical care system in the Västra Götaland Region. Our vision and goals are aimed at care of the highest quality, where the patient is always in focus. We offer health and medical care locally and regionally, but also highly specialized care for patients throughout the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength and they contribute to knowledge exchanges nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new ways of working, we can simplify daily operations at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality. About Us The Children's Diabetes Clinic serves 650 children and young people ages 0 through 17 on a regular basis. The treatment goal is high quality of life, normal growth and development, and freedom from acute and long-term complications of the disease. For children and young people to manage their self-care, they need extensive education and support from us and their families. We work in a team consisting of a diabetes nurse, pediatric nurse, physician, dietitian, social worker, psychologist, play therapist, and secretary. Our diabetes team maintains contact with preschools, schools, and other institutions around the family. We educate school staff, other healthcare personnel, and students. What Can We Offer You? You'll work at a Center of Excellence! What is that? Well, it happens that we top the statistics for clinics with the most successful diabetes care in the world. We are incredibly proud of this and we want to fight to maintain our position. This means that research is a natural part of our daily work. It means we work with and are trained in the very latest technology in diabetes devices. In turn, this requires that you have a technical interest and can follow curves and variables to optimize treatment. It's good if you have an aptitude for learning new technology, but above all you need to embrace the challenge of teaching others how the technology can/should be used, which is sometimes a BIG challenge. The opportunity to work with children and their families at a clinic with great variety that offers excellent opportunities for personal development. A rewarding job with good support from experienced colleagues. Competence development and training based on your needs and the organization's needs. A safe and secure introduction with experienced nurses adapted to your needs and experience. The position includes weekend shifts every fifth weekend or according to an agreed arrangement in one of the organization's around-the-clock units. Job Responsibilities As one of six patient-responsible nurses at the diabetes clinic, you guide the child and family from the life-changing initial diagnosis through follow-up visits and continue to be an important part of the puzzle until the child turns 18 years old. In your role, you will educate and guide families so they can perform and feel confident with treatment, feel informed about the disease, and be knowledgeable about the technical and digital aids available. You will conduct both scheduled and acute nursing visits that vary between in-person and digital visits. Your work includes telephone counseling, work at the physician's clinic, prescribing aids, and training of preschool and school staff. About You We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse with work experience in pediatric care and/or diabetes care. Specialist training in health and medical care for children and young people or in diabetes nursing is a merit. Experience with clinic work is also desirable. As a person, you are interested in working with children and families. You are skilled at building relationships and at inspiring trust and confidence. You enjoy meeting people with different backgrounds and circumstances. You have plenty of patience and are good at teaching others. You are good at organizing and taking your own initiative while also having good collaboration skills. You are interested in working with technical and digital solutions. Great weight is placed on personal suitability. We look forward to receiving your application! Meet some of our employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital In the event of recruitment of nurses/physicians with foreign credentials/specialist certificates, the position will be preceded by a process to meet the requirements for Swedish credentials/specialist certificates. Would you like to know more about the opportunities you have to develop with us at Sahlgrenska University Hospital? Visit: Career Development Model - Sahlgrenska University Hospital About Västra Götaland Region With us, you become part of something larger. 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. We are in the midst of a digital transformation where you get to help shape the working methods of the future to improve and simplify daily life for residents and organizations. As a permanent employee, you will be designated as essential personnel as part of our shared responsibility for ensuring that society-critical functions continue to operate even during a crisis. 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