District Physician for Primary Care West in Vindeln

Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation yield results.

Region Västerbotten conducts broad primary care activities throughout Västerbotten County and meets patients of all ages, both in urban and rural areas. With 33 health centers and medical clinics, we are where you are. We actively work with research and development and utilize medical results to provide high-quality care where the patient is involved.

We want our employees to be involved, have influence, and feel pride in working in primary care. Important focus areas for us are to offer a needs-adapted care supply and to continue developing digital services. We see great value in collaboration with other actors in society.

We are now looking for a district physician for Primary Care West and our health center in Vindeln.

Primary Care West is a base unit with four health centers in both urban and rural areas, distributed across four municipalities: Vindeln, Vännäs, Bjurholm, and Umeå. The health centers collaborate closely within the base unit. Good connections with local and regional transport facilitate commuting to, from, and between our units.

The health center in Vindeln is located about 60 kilometers from Umeå and is responsible for health care within Vindeln municipality, which has just over 5,000 inhabitants. About 30 employees work at the health center. The activities conducted are content-wise broad and comprehensive from a primary care perspective. The health center in Vindeln is a small and familiar unit with short decision-making paths and great opportunities to influence one's own work situation. Many of our doctors combine the role of clinician with research in relevant areas. The work climate is good and the ambition is high. The role of district physician at the health center in Vindeln offers an exciting and varied assignment for you who are a specialist in general medicine.

We hope you become curious and come to us with your experiences and personal commitment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a specialist physician in general medicine, also a district physician, at the health center in Vindeln, you contribute to taking good care of others and helping people feel better. You play a key role in providing security and high-quality care throughout the patient's life. This means taking care of and treating a wide range of health problems, including those not caused by definable diseases.

The responsibilities range from child health care (BVC) to elderly care (special housing and home care), and you will be an important part of our medical collegium, where collegial cooperation and participation in development work are encouraged. You are active in the base unit's medical group and collaborate with other professional groups. The role also includes supervision of students, ST physicians, and AT physicians.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who are a licensed specialist physician in general medicine, with experience of, or interest in, working in a varied and stimulating environment. A genuine interest in supervising students and training physicians is also important. If you have completed research training and are active in clinical research, it is particularly meritorious.

You are a present and positive person who, with expert knowledge and care, sees the patient and contributes to a holistic view that makes the care process better and safer. We appreciate positivity, flexibility, and the value of collegial collaboration.

Please attach your specialist certificate with your application.

OTHER

Read more about our benefits for those who work with us on our website here (https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner).

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have decided on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly ask for no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then send your application documents by post.