Assistant nurse for home care – daytime 100%, dementia and mental illness

ASSISTANT NURSE FOR HOME CARE – DEMENTIA AND MENTAL ILLNESS

We are looking for you who are a trained assistant nurse, have experience from home care and/or residential care for the elderly, and have a strong interest in working within one or more of the organization's focus areas.

Stockholm's Dementia and Special Team is a home care organization that works with people with dementia, mental illness, functional impairments, and substance abuse problems. The work is adapted to each client's needs, and we focus heavily on interaction, motivation, and various creative approaches to make the help work in the client's everyday life.

OUR TEAMS AND FOCUS AREAS

The organization is divided into different teams.

The Dementia Team works with people who have various dementias. Within the Dementia Team, there is also a Specialist Dementia Team, where a specific group of staff works with clients who have more advanced dementia and a greater need for adapted interaction and working methods.

The Special Team works with people who have mental illness, functional impairments, or substance abuse problems. The Special Team also includes the Housing Support Team.

Depending on your experience, knowledge, and interest, you can work within one or more of our teams and even combine work in home care and housing support.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for someone with a genuine interest and commitment to one or more of our focus areas.

You need to be able to create a sense of security, treat people professionally, and adapt your working methods to the client. The work requires that you can take your own initiative, work independently, and motivate clients to accept the help they have been granted.

You also need to be able to collaborate with colleagues and management, receive supervision and feedback, and document and inform management when something changes with the client.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability, especially interpersonal skills, responsibility, initiative, communication, and commitment.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION

You must be a trained assistant nurse and be able to present:

• approved Swedish grades of at least 1,500 points from assistant nurse education
• protected professional title as assistant nurse
• previous work experience from home care and/or residential care for the elderly

You need to be able to speak and write very good Swedish because you will communicate with clients, read instructions, and document in the clients' records.

Experience working with people who have dementia and/or mental illness is meritorious.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Employment: Full-time, 100%

Working hours: 07:30–16:30

Working hours measure: 37/37

Schedule: Rolling four-week schedule with work every other weekend

Start: Immediately

Salary: According to collective agreement, Almega Vårdföretagarna

Probationary employment: 6 months according to collective agreement

Starting point: The organization's premises in Södermalm, Stockholm. You start and end each work shift at the premises.

The organization has clients in several different districts in Stockholm. During the workday, you may work in one district or in nearby districts depending on which clients you are scheduled with. Which area you work in is governed by the clients' needs, the organization's planning, and which staff member best suits each client. The work area may therefore change over time.

You travel between clients by public transport. The organization has no cars, and an SL card is a requirement for the position.

JOB DUTIES

You work in the clients' own homes and perform granted services such as personal care, showering, dressing and undressing, meals, social interaction, walks, shopping, laundry, cleaning, and escorting.

An important part of the work is being able to motivate the client and adapt your interaction and working methods so that the help can be carried out. Documentation and feedback to management are part of the work.

SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT

You work independently with clients but have ongoing support from management. You receive both practical and theoretical supervision as well as continuous skills development within the organization's various focus areas.

TIME REGISTRATION AND DOCUMENTATION

We use Paragå for time registration and documentation. You log in and out at each client visit using a mobile phone and NFC tag. The system registers time and position and is also used for documentation in the client's record.

YOUR APPLICATION

Please describe your experience with our client groups and which one or more of the organization's focus areas you are most interested in. For us to process your application, it must include a complete CV and personal letter, where your education and relevant work experience are clearly stated.

Applications are not accepted by phone or in-person visits.