About this role
Do You Want to Strengthen Legal Certainty? At the National Board of Forensic Medicine, experts in forensic medicine, forensic chemistry, forensic genetics, and forensic psychiatry collaborate to provide the judicial system with the answers they need. Every detail can be crucial, and whether you work directly with analyses and investigations or in a supportive role, you contribute to a legally secure society.
We are now seeking a Forensic Medical Assistant for the Forensic Medicine Unit in Uppsala. The unit consists of approximately 20 employees who work together to perform forensic autopsies and issue forensic medical certificates.
Your Assignment
As a Forensic Medical Assistant, you will primarily work with practically preparing and assisting in forensic autopsies. This includes performing organ removal and sample collection, preparing deceased individuals, and associated morgue work. The role also involves contact with police, relatives, and funeral directors. You will be involved in the unit's donation work. Other tasks within the framework of the unit and department's mission may also occur.
Qualifications:
• Minimum high school diploma, e.g., nursing assistant education, or equivalent education assessed as comparable by the National Board of Forensic Medicine
• Current work experience deemed relevant by the employer
• Good Swedish language skills, both spoken and written
Meriting
• Documented course/training in anatomy
• Experience with deceased individuals, for example, from autopsy services, healthcare, or emergency services
Personal Qualities and Abilities
Handling the work requires both integrity and personal maturity. The tasks are both physically and mentally challenging. They include fine motor skills and physically demanding moments, requiring good physical condition, as well as the ability to manage difficult situations during death investigations.
The work requires high quality awareness and good collaborative skills. We seek someone who is attentive to the organization's and colleagues' needs and contributes to a positive work environment. Other tasks within the unit and department's mission may occur, so a flexible approach is essential in the role.
We place great importance on your personal qualities.
Employment
We offer a permanent position starting with a six-month probationary period at the Forensic Medicine Unit in Uppsala. Start date by agreement. The agency's units are located in various places in Sweden, so travel may be required. The National Board of Forensic Medicine applies individual salary setting.
The National Board of Forensic Medicine is part of the legal chain, and we have high requirements for employees' judgment, security awareness, and respect for law and order. As a representative of the National Board of Forensic Medicine, you follow the state's core values and contribute to legal certainty, legal security, and trust in the agency through your actions.
Background checks may be conducted in some recruitments. We apply a competency-based recruitment process that may include work psychological tests, knowledge assessments, or work trials. Before employing licensed healthcare personnel, checks with the National Board of Health and Welfare and the Health and Social Care Inspectorate are performed.
Employment at the National Board of Forensic Medicine may include an obligation to be war-placed.
Would You Like to Contribute to a Legally Secure Society?
Welcome to apply no later than 2025-12-02. We use selection questions and request that you answer these when applying; please do not refer to CV/cover letter.
Certificates and other documents should be brought to a potential interview.
Want to Know More?
For more information, please contact Unit Manager Lisa Pettersson, +46 10 483 47 67. Union representatives can be reached through our switchboard: +46 10-483 41 00. Union representatives for Saco is Maritha Torkildsen Nilsson, for ST/OFR Selma El Hadi, and for Seko Christer Johansson.
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National Board of Forensic Medicine Website: www.rmv.se