We are looking for a new colleague for our geriatric care departments!

Jakobsbergsgeriatriken has an acute geriatric mission and receives elderly, frail, and multi-sick patients from acute hospitals, directly from home or ambulance, as well as referrals from general practitioners.

There are five care departments, two of which focus on stroke and cognitive medicine respectively. With us, you can broaden your knowledge in several medical areas alongside knowledgeable and engaged colleagues. The organization also has a team for enhanced discharge and a cognitive reception.

We offer you an interesting and developing job where you become an important part of the multiprofessional team, which continuously works for a good work environment, puts the patient first, and strives to develop and improve patient care.

Responsibilities:

Plan rehabilitation together with the patient, the team, and relatives. Your work includes assessments, training of physical functions, testing and prescribing aids. In daily work, our physiotherapists support staff regarding correct transfer techniques, educate in rehabilitative approaches, and how to use different types of aids.

Supervision of physiotherapy students occurs in the organization. We can proudly say that several of our students return to us as summer assistants during the later part of their education and thereafter as licensed colleagues.

The position includes some weekend work a few times a year, allowing for weekdays off. A probationary period may be applied.

Qualifications Required:

• Licensed physiotherapist

Meritorious:

• Previous work experience from geriatric or somatic inpatient care.

Personal qualities:

You have a genuine interest in the geriatric patient. You prioritize patient safety and work environment by contributing with good communication and collaboration skills, flexibility, and professional demeanor. You are unpretentious and willingly share your knowledge and ideas. We place great importance on personal suitability.

We offer:

• Individualized introduction based on needs.
• A gym is available in our premises. It is close to public transport, good cycling paths with access to locked bike racks, and staff subsidies for parking.
• We have flexible working hours and care about a good work environment where there is also the possibility of a wellness allowance of 5000 SEK/year.
• SLSO's benefits e.g. free open healthcare, insurance, salary exchange.

Other:

We will continuously review applications and may call for interviews before the application deadline.

Read more about us: Here (https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/)

The position is filled on the condition that it is not needed for internal relocation, according to applicable regulations.

For patient-related work within the Stockholm County Healthcare Area:

• background checks are applied before hiring decisions according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for background checks during employment.
• employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment examination, according to applicable directives, which is done through occupational health services before employment.
• proficient knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required, in addition to Swedish professional licensing. The same requirements guide non-licensed staff with patient contact.

Stockholm County Healthcare Area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare in the Region Stockholm's management within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation, and health as well as aids. In collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, we conduct research, education, and development. https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/ (https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/)

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