Nurse for Adult Psychiatry Emergency Department in Lund

Make a difference. Every day. Do you have a genuine interest in psychiatric nursing and are looking for new exciting challenges? Are you seeking a workplace with a good atmosphere and positive culture? Then you might be the one we are looking for! We now have the opportunity to welcome a nurse to our psychiatric emergency department in Lund. We offer a pleasant and exciting workplace with excellent opportunities for professional development. The psychiatric emergency department in Lund consists of over 30 staff members, all collaborating to provide the best care and quality of service to our patients. The emergency department is open around the clock and is responsible for urgent psychiatric assessments as well as telephone advice to patients, relatives, healthcare partners, and authorities. Our catchment area includes the residents of central Skåne. Does this spark your interest, and would you like to know more? Contact us for more information and the opportunity to shadow! JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are now welcoming a nursing colleague for shifts during the day, evening, and weekends. In the role of a nurse, your primary responsibilities will include making assessments and decisions regarding the patient's care needs. As support in your decisions, you will have the triage system RETTS and the triage handbook, as well as the opportunity to consult with other nurses and doctors. Your tasks will also include telephone advice, psychiatric and somatic care, as well as urgent medical interventions. You will also collaborate closely with healthcare partners and authorities such as the police, correctional services, and social services. The tasks are often varied and exciting as you uniquely encounter the full spectrum of mental health issues in different phases. You will become an expert in patient interaction and will have time for each patient. There is also the opportunity to take on various areas of responsibility and have roles such as fire and safety representative, environmental representative, influence representative, ethics representative, or child representative. In addition to a pleasant and exciting workplace, we offer you an introduction and shadowing tailored to your skills and previous experiences. We believe that everyone has an individual learning process and see it as essential that you receive support from colleagues to feel confident in your new role. Internal training is continuously provided to enhance skill levels and streamline care work. QUALIFICATIONS We welcome you who are a licensed nurse with the authority to practice within Swedish healthcare. Proficiency in Swedish at least at level C1 according to the Council of Europe’s scale is a requirement. If you are a specialist nurse in psychiatry and/or have experience working with patients with mental health issues within psychiatry, this is considered an asset. We also welcome those who are new to the profession and have an interest in psychiatric care. Regarding personal qualities, we appreciate flexibility, engagement, drive, and a positive attitude towards improvement and development work. You are confident, resilient under stress, structured, and meticulous in your work, with an empathetic approach towards our patients. The job requires the ability to switch from a fast-paced environment to a more calm pace and vice versa. We believe that you view collaboration as a prerequisite for doing good work and contribute to a positive atmosphere within the team. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. A background check will be conducted before any potential employment. In this recruitment process, we apply continuous selection. We warmly welcome your application today; we look forward to getting to know you! OTHER Region Skåne exists to ensure that everyone living in Skåne feels well and has hope for the future. Through boundless collaboration and care, we create the best conditions for a healthy life within business, public transport, culture, and healthcare in Skåne. Together, we make life more possible. Psychiatry, habilitation, and assistive technology is the second largest administration with operations throughout Skåne. We have a broad mission where many different competencies work together to provide our patients with the best care and support. With curiosity and great interest, we also invest in development and research. The mission within psychiatry is to provide specialized care in publicly operated child, adult, and forensic psychiatry. Habilitation provides habilitation and rehabilitation within publicly operated child, youth, and adult habilitation. Assistive technology is tasked with managing assistive devices prescribed to patients in Skåne. The administration also includes services for vision, hearing, and deafness, as well as youth clinics in Skåne. At https://www.skane.se/ledigajobb, you can see the current status of Region Skåne's recruitment processes and how many have applied for the positions. To staffing and recruitment companies and to you as a salesperson: We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or salespeople regarding additional job advertisements.