Place of work:

Østre Toten municipality is beautifully situated by Lake Mjøsa, and is known for its vibrant local community, strong volunteering and good services. With the vision "Quality of life by Lake Mjøsa", we work purposefully to create a safe, inclusive and sustainable community for our residents.

The municipal area of Health and Coping has a central role in this work. We offer services that promote coping, independence, belonging and participation, and are organized into five service areas. Our work is anchored in the municipal plan's community section,

Our core values are: "We are proud to work in Østre Toten municipality, where we meet challenges with courage and optimism." "We dare to challenge ourselves and each other, think new and care." "We are professional and collaborate on good solutions." "We will create good services together with the citizens."

We are proud of our employees - people with high competence, great commitment and warm hearts. Together we create services that make a difference in people's lives, every day. With us, you'll have the opportunity to contribute in an inclusive work environment with good development opportunities, pension schemes and support for professional growth.

Østre Toten municipality is built on the values of pride, courage, cooperation and drive. These values should be recognized in the way we meet both colleagues and residents - with openness, responsibility and consideration.

Service area institution:

Institutional services include full-time care in nursing homes and currently consist of 2 dementia departments and a long-term care department. Østre Toten municipality has modern facilities, including Labo health and care center, which opened in 2020.

The service area has high professional coverage and works actively with person-centered care, dementia care and interdisciplinary collaboration. There is a strong focus on professional development, technology and holistic patient pathways. Institutional services are also part of the national development program TØRN, which promotes full-time culture and competence-based organization.

Institutional services also consist of a separate night watch department that serves residents and users at night, both inside the institution and out in the home service. In addition, a separate department of AKS (Advanced Clinical Nursing) has been established under the institutional service. This is a small department of specialist nurses who assist all the service areas within health and coping with their specialist expertise, and who contribute to interdisciplinary collaboration both internally and externally with hospitals, for example.

Facts about the positions:

The positions belong to department 4/ long-term department.
As a nurse / health professional / assistant, you will be responsible for ensuring that the user's assistance needs are met, and that the unit is operated in line with current goals and legislation. Nurses/health care workers/assistants in the department have health care responsibility for the residents in collaboration with colleagues and other relevant agencies. Whoever is hired must provide health care and assistance in accordance with applicable measures, professional competence and ethical guidelines.

We have an annual rotation at Labo, and the positions involve day/evening work.

There are available weekend positions of different percentages, 12-25% position.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

• Authorized nurse/health professional. HPR number must be stated in the application. Assistants can also apply.
• Approved police certificate.

Desirable requirements:

• Relevant work experience.
• Additional education in palliation/geriatrics.

Qualified people are encouraged to apply regardless of age, gender, disability or cultural background.

Personal qualities:

• Good collaboration skills that work independently, take initiative and find creative solutions.
• Service-minded towards our users / relatives, and that you develop a good and professional relationship with your colleagues.
• Ability to change, innovation and flexibility.
• Demonstrate a willingness to work hard, reliability and loyalty to the employer.
• Demonstrate initiative, that you take responsibility and follow up.

Personal suitability will be emphasized.

Appointments will be made on an ongoing basis.

We offer:

As an employee of Østre Toten municipality, you will be covered by a good pension and insurance scheme. We have meaningful work tasks and an inclusive working environment. Employees are employed by Østre Toten Municipality on the terms and conditions set out in applicable laws, regulations and the General Collective Agreement. After the expiry of the application deadline, a public list of applicants will be drawn up containing the name, age, position or job title and municipality of residence or work for each applicant. Exemptions from access to information about an applicant may be made if the applicant so requests. Information about an applicant may become public even if the applicant has requested not to be included on the list of applicants. If the request is not complied with, the applicant will be notified of this.