Head of Nursing Unit

About Lerum Municipality Lerum Municipality is known for its scenic locations with lakes and forests. The municipality has 3,200 employees and 43,000 residents, and expects significant growth in the coming years. Located just 20 minutes from Gothenburg, Lerum is currently entering a development-intensive period with many exciting projects underway, ranging from education to housing. The municipality works to ensure good service, high welfare, and a thriving business climate. Dagens Samhälle recently named Lerum the winner in the metropolitan municipality category (2025) - an award based on a comprehensive comparison of 290 Swedish municipalities in areas including education, healthcare, economy, culture, recreation, attractiveness, business, and future factors such as digitalization and civil preparedness. We are now a "Super Municipality"! JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are seeking a Unit Manager for the Nursing Unit who wants to take on the challenge of continuing to develop municipal primary healthcare and its employees. The position involves shared leadership of the nursing unit in close collaboration with fellow managers. It is a challenging assignment, but with good support from a stable organization, engaged and competent employees, and a well-functioning management team. You will receive clear, present, and committed support from the operations manager. Exciting organization-wide development work is ongoing to improve all managers' daily conditions and to improve the organization's culture. We have an open and constructive collaboration climate with social services, elderly care, home care services, support functions, private providers, and our healthcare neighbors. We have good employee survey results and excellent patient safety culture measurements. We are not satisfied, however, and want to continue developing both leadership and employee engagement to smartly meet the future. Our direction is towards an even more team-based, proactive, and patient-centered care. We seek someone who wants to participate in further developing a digitized, patient-safe, and cost-effective municipal healthcare with approaches that create job satisfaction and sustainable work environments. You will lead together with other unit managers but have individual responsibility for a portion of the unit's employees, finances, and work environment tasks. You will ensure patients and their families receive personalized, secure, and safe care that exceeds expectations in a cost-effective manner. An important part of your responsibilities will include continuing to develop work methods and relationships within healthcare collaboration SAMLA. As unit manager, you are responsible for leading and inspiring employees to achieve organizational goals. You are expected to work with a present and coaching approach, creating conditions for the organization's improvement groups, coordinators, and administrators to continue developing skills and work methods. Your tasks significantly include ensuring employees can develop and contribute to good collaboration with other organizational representatives. QUALIFICATIONS To succeed in the role, we seek candidates with: - At least one year of verified experience as a first-line manager in municipal primary healthcare - Multiple years of experience as a licensed nurse in municipal primary healthcare - Formal competence in Developmental Leadership, economics, and work environment, especially focusing on social health risks - Documented experience leading patient safety, improvement, and development work in similar areas, preferably with digitalization and career path model orientation - Strong communication skills and ability to express yourself in Swedish, both verbally and in writing - Good knowledge of administrative systems and digital tools used in municipal operations Significant emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. Advantageous if you: - Have work experience from Lerum's Nursing Unit - Have special interest in digitalization and improvement/development methods you can implement in your leadership Start date: To be determined ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Lerum Municipality's development shall be sustainable, with governance based on Agenda 2030's global goals. We believe our differences enrich and positively develop individuals, operations, and society. As an employer, Lerum Municipality actively works for equality, diversity, and against all forms of discrimination and degrading treatment. We prioritize good work environments where you can balance work and personal life. Employees receive various benefits, including wellness allowances and employee care programs. Applicants may be required to use personal Bank-ID for system logins and verification. Please submit your application through the provided link. We kindly request no further contact regarding recruitment services. Welcome to apply!