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Registered Nurses in Sweden

Welcome to Sweden


Are you ready for a Nordic adventure and to start an exciting and magical journey in Sweden? Are you interested in working as a registered nurse from a holistic perspective, and in being part of a skilled team of doctors, nurses and other staff? 

Intrigued? Read on!

Are you a registered nurse looking for a rewarding career opportunity in Sweden? We are seeking dedicated and compassionate nurses to join our partners teams.

As a nurse in Sweden, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging environment, providing care and support to patients alongside other healthcare professionals. In addition to the satisfaction of helping others, nursing in Sweden also offers a number of benefits. With a competitive salary, generous benefits package, and opportunities for career advancement, nursing is a rewarding and fulfilling career choice. And with Sweden's high standard of living, beautiful natural landscapes, and vibrant cities, there is no shortage of opportunities to enjoy all that this country has to offer.

Working conditions for nurses in Sweden are generally favourable, with a strong emphasis on work-life balance, job security, and opportunities for professional development. Nurses in Sweden typically work 40-hour workweeks and have a maximum of 24 hours of continuous work. Additionally, Swedish law mandates that employers provide employees with a minimum of five weeks of paid vacation per year, ensuring that nurses have ample time off to recharge and pursue personal interests. Nurses play a crucial role in the Swedish healthcare system, and the country's healthcare industry is known for its patient-centered approach and high standards of care.

 

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Västra Götalands Region

Would you like to start a new life in Västra Götaland?

In Region Västra Götaland you have the opportunity for a good and balanced life, fabulous career opportunities and a wide variety of leisure activities. Västra Götaland is often described as Sweden in miniature, with large cities and small towns, smaller communities, forests and wide open countryside. In the region, you will find a calm and safe environment, where you can choose to live close to the city, the sea, lakes, deep forests, rolling hills or open fields. In addition to great career opportunities, the region offers you inspiring experiences in the form of outdoor life, entertainment, sport, music, theatre and art.

 
 

Open positions

Nurse - Psychiatric care

Multidisciplinary and holistic patient care in multi-professional collaboration using modern ways of working in state-of-the-art clinics and environments.

Nurse - Specialist positions

Utilising the nurse's special medical expertise during treatment, needs assessment, appointments and examinations in an independent way of working.

Nurse - General care

Utilising the nurse's special medical expertise during treatment, needs assessment, appointments and examinations in an independent way of working.

    The Offer?

    2 500€/ month
    START SALARY
    0 years of experience

    Salary quoted gross, i.e. BEFORE taxes and social contributions as a starting salary with no previous work experience after graduation, in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. This salary is paid as a monthly base salary without shift work, after you have received your Swedish license to practise your profession as a nurse.

    Shift work (bank holidays and inconvenient hours) will be paid in accordance to the amount of such hours worked, increasing the monthly salary with approximately 20%, bringing the salary  
    up to about 3 000€/ month

    2 650€/ month
    BASIC SALARY
    5 years of experience

    Salary quoted gross, i.e. BEFORE taxes and social contributions as a starting salary with minimum 5 years of previous work experience after graduation, in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. This salary is paid as amonthly base salary without shift work, after you have received your Swedish license to practise your profession as a nurse.

    Shift work (bank holidays and inconvenient hours) will be paid in accordance to the amount of such hours worked, increasing the monthly salary with approximately 20% bringing the salary  
    up to about 3 180€/ month.

    2 800€/ month
    BASIC SALARY
    7 years of experience

    Salary quoted gross, i.e. BEFORE taxes and social contributions as a starting salary with minimum 7 years of previous work experience after graduation, in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. This salary is paid as a monthly base salary without shift work, after you have received your Swedish license to practise your profession as a nurse.

    Shift work (bank holidays and inconvenient hours) will be paid in accordance to the amount of such hours worked, increasing the monthly salary with approximately 20% bringing the salary  
    up to about 3 360€/ month

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      What is the whole offer?

      When applying through us you can always count on the following basic principles of our partners job offers: 

      A full-time, permanent position with 40 hours per week working time

      A basic monthly, full-time, salary prior to reaching your licensed status and while studying 50% of working time

      After licensing, a basic monthly salary starting from 2 500€/ month before taxes (*please, see above)

      Additional compensation for inconvenient working hours (evenings, weekends, nights, holidays & overtime) which are paid on top of the basic monthly salary

      Induction to your new tasks and responsibilities when you start working
       

      Minimum 25 days of vacation per year starting after the first full working year acting as basis for calculations

      Work related healthcare plan and work related insurances

      Unemployment and retirement plans & benefits

      Additional benefits such as sports, lunch or culture benefits.

      We here at BBi Nordics have helped hundreds like you to make this step easier.

      Learn more about working in Sweden

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      How we assist & support you?

      We understand that moving to another country is challenging, so we support you in the following ways:

      Help to calculate and understand how much is left of your salary after taxes & social contributions

      Help to understand the general cost level in the area where you would relocate to, once we have a match for you


      Help & assistance to apply for any available financial support for your  & your family's relocation


      Free-of-charge language and intercultural training prior to your relocation


      Education & training alongside your work for you to be licensed as a registered nurse in Sweden after your arrival  


      Home finding & relocation assistance when it's time to move


      Help to find jobs, schools and daycare for your family members after relocation


      Tips for settling-in after arrival


      ... and more... 


       

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      We expect you to :

      Have a license to practice your profession within the field of nursing as a registered or as a specialised nurse, and that this license has been granted to you by European Union country officials.

      Have a genuine interest in working with patients

      Have an independent customer service attitude with an active listener mode easily activated

      Commit to free-of-charge language training, and to study a minimum 20 hrs per week in order to reach a B2/C1 level of the target language at the end of the training

      Commit to relocating and starting work in Sweden after reaching your target in language training

      Considered as a plus are:

      Experience from working in the area of nursing as a registered professional  after finalising your studies

      Intermediate to fluent English language skills

      Ready for an adventure?

      Sometimes, reconnecting with your inner self and finding balance calls for an adventure to some place new. If any of the above floats your boat, and you are interested in joining a growing team and working alongside an array of talented professionals who will help you to develop both personally and professionally, please click Apply now!

      Alternatively you can contact Alexia directly to discuss +306944568328 or click "Get in touch" to send us a message.