About this role
At Folktandvården Västra Götaland, you contribute to equitable health and quality of life for all individuals at every stage of life. Here, you will encounter a culture characterized by collaboration, commitment, and joy, with access to modern technology and experts in all fields. There is always someone to learn from and many to enjoy working with. We offer the stability for a secure everyday life and opportunities for growth throughout your professional career.
Become part of something greater. Welcome to Folktandvården!
Do you enjoy working with children and adolescents and are interested in participating in clinical supervision of future dentists and dental hygienists? We offer a varied and enjoyable job, even for those at the beginning of their careers!
Main Responsibilities and Tasks
The educational clinics and specialist dental care in Gothenburg, located at Odontologen, constitute Folktandvården's university dental care.
This means that as an employee, you actively participate in the basic training of dentists and dental hygienists, contribute to dental research, and are part of developing dental care throughout the region. Alongside the educational mission, we provide general dental care for children and young people aged 0-19. The children's educational clinic, with around 22 employees, is characterized by creativity, engagement, and continuous learning, offering a stimulating environment where knowledge and experience are utilized to the fullest.
The clinical supervision/teaching of students is conducted in close collaboration with the Department of Odontology at the University of Gothenburg, where the theoretical education and dental research primarily take place.
The teaching team consists of several groups with dental nurses, general dentists, dental hygienists, and specialists in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics, all working together with the students. The dental nurses are highly valued and play an important role in the team, as reflected in the students' evaluations.
The position includes assisting and, in the longer term, supervising dental and/or dental hygiene students, but also other standard dental nurse tasks such as patient work, sterilization, and reception duties, which may vary. Working with students provides variety and challenge in the role, allowing our dental nurses to utilize their skills both in student work and in the treatment room. All regular supervisors receive training in pedagogy, and the goal is for all staff working clinically to receive nitrous oxide training, as it is part of our treatment arsenal. As a dental nurse with us, you will have the opportunity for further development and will be offered a training plan to become a teaching dental nurse. A teaching dental nurse has expanded documented competencies in pedagogy and other aspects related to student activities.
We see opportunities to combine clinical work, for example within General Dental Care, with a position with us, creating a combined role.
Please feel free to read more about our opening hours and how to find us: Children's Educational Clinic - Public_Intra (vgregion.se)
Qualifications and Profile
- Qualified dental nurse with education from MYH (The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education)
- Preferably experience in, but primarily an interest in, pediatric and adolescent dental care
- Interest in supervision and working in an inspiring environment alongside students
- Proficiency in the Swedish language equivalent to Swedish high school or Swedish C1, both spoken and written
- Ability to independently manage administration
- Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively and wisely
- Ability to present a stable and calm impression even when busy
- Ability to collaborate and relate to others in a responsive manner
About the Recruitment Process
If you are not already employed with us, you will be contacted by a recruiter from the HR unit for an interview. After the application period ends, the clinic manager will select candidates and invite them for interviews at the clinic. These interviews are scheduled for weeks 49 and 50.
Folktandvården Västra Götaland conducts background checks in case of suspicion and criminal records before employment.
About Västra Götalandsregionen
Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good health and medical care for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communications throughout Västra Götaland. Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should possess basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and are motivated to participate in development to learn new things. Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in reserve for emergencies.
If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion. You can also read more in the presentation at https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion