Description of the workplace:

Haugtun Care Center is Gjøvik’s answer to a health center, and here you’ll find, among other things, a palliative care unit, a rehabilitation unit, a somatic short-term care unit, municipal acute care beds, respite care, rotating care, and short-term care beds. The care center has its own skilled doctors, and there is good nursing and professional staff coverage on-site.

This job posting is for a temporary position as a healthcare assistant in a 90% role in Nursing Home Unit 2CD at Haugtun Care Center.
The unit, which is a short-term care unit, is currently undergoing exciting changes as it transitions from being a sheltered long-term care unit to a short-term care unit, where there will be a need for a healthcare assistant in a temporary position during the coming period. This person will, together with the rest of the staff, help shape and lead the unit through this process. The unit serves a wide range of patients with diverse challenges and needs.

We are looking for a healthcare assistant who is innovative, committed, and eager to help shape the direction of a unit undergoing change.
You must have strong clinical skills and good collaboration skills; experience from short-term care units will be a major advantage, allowing us to benefit from any relevant experience you may have.
We recognize that the focus on task shifting will be a highly relevant topic going forward, and we are currently working on a project in collaboration with NAV where we are testing a number of practical tasks that can be performed by unskilled staff. This will also provide nurses and healthcare workers with greater opportunities to focus on patients and their professional duties.
The department operates on a two-shift rotation and has been trialing new work schedules for two and a half years, including voluntary long shifts on weekends with work every fourth weekend.
It is also a department with a positive work environment, a high level of expertise, and a focus on professional practice and development. In this context, the department has, among other things, piloted the use of VR headsets for training purposes on topics such as first aid, CPR, violence, and threats. The department focuses on courses and training, including both in-person courses and e-learning courses.
The department has also adopted a significant amount of new assistive technology and is currently implementing the use of “night owls” and other alert devices that are integrated with our wireless nurse call system.
In our experience, new employees enjoy working here and tend to stay, and interns who have completed their practical training in the department often return to take their certification exam with us. Students who have completed their internships with us provide positive feedback on their time here and often extend their stay by becoming on-call temporary staff afterward.
We aim to build a collaborative professional environment focused on helping each other succeed.

There may also be an opportunity to extend the duration of the temporary position by mutual agreement in 2027.

We look forward to receiving your application, and please feel free to apply even if you can start somewhat later than the stated start date.

Shift schedule: 2 split shifts (day/evening) with weekend work

Job responsibilities:

• Professional follow-up, guidance, and care of patients based on their challenges and needs.

• Environmental care with a focus on the individual patient.

• Medication administration

• Use of assessment tools, observation, and measurement of patients’ vital signs, as well as other relevant measurements.

• Tracking tasks and planning using patient boards.

• Documentation in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines.

• Serving as the primary point of contact for several patients in collaboration with the nurse in charge of patient care.

• Striving for good collaboration with patients, family members, and colleagues.

• Chairing and participating in meetings.

• Taking responsibility for personal development and innovative thinking within the profession and in one’s work.

• Expressing interest in participating in courses to further professional development.

• Mentoring/training of staff, students, and trainees.

• When necessary, take on special assignments in addition to general duties, such as serving as a point of contact with specialized expertise.

(A separate job description forms the basis for this position).

Qualifications:

• Licensure as a healthcare worker in Norway is required.

• Relevant continuing education and experience with this patient group are desirable but not required.

• Relevant continuing education may include, for example, clinical health care, habilitation, dementia and geriatric psychiatry, observation and assessment in cases of acute deterioration in health, as well as medical procedures

• Good verbal and written communication skills in Norwegian.

• Basic computer skills.

• Basic course in medication administration; may be taken upon starting the position.

• Interest in and commitment to professional development and project work.

• Personal suitability for the position is emphasized.

• A valid police clearance certificate is required.

Personal qualities:

• Focuses on patient care, demonstrating empathy, patience, and a professional perspective.

• Ability to provide guidance and focus on safeguarding the patient’s resources and autonomy.

• Is solution-oriented, committed, and flexible, as well as willing to contribute and responsible.

• Ability to work efficiently, yet thoroughly and in a structured manner.

• Possess strong collaboration and communication skills with patients, family members, and colleagues.

• Have a positive attitude toward work and a focus on being present in the moment.

We offer:

• An excellent work environment and a supportive atmosphere where we look out for one another.

• Exciting, interesting, and varied work tasks.

• A strong professional environment with a focus on professional development.

• Necessary training in professional systems, procedures, and tasks.

• Salary to be negotiated.

• Company sports team.

• Good pension plan through KLP.
  

• Focus on local labor-management cooperation and systematic, preventive HSE work

Exceptions to public disclosure must be justified:

Gjøvik Municipality practices a policy of greater transparency, cf. the Public Administration Act § 11.

This means that all applicants are listed on a public applicant list. There must be special circumstances to be granted an exemption, cf. the Public Administration Act § 25.

Application:

All applications must be submitted electronically via our application system. 

We strive for a diverse work environment and encourage all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of gender, ethnic background, religion, disability, or age.

Link to the application form: Apply here