Specialist Physician in Palliative Care

The Palliative Unit is part of the oncology area and consists of four multiprofessional teams in Gävleborg that work with specialized palliative care. Here, doctors, nurses, social workers, hospital chaplains, and medical secretaries work together for the best possible quality of life for patients and their relatives. Together with your physician colleague and others in the team, you will be responsible for palliative care in southern Hälsingland, which involves work in both Söderhamn and Bollnäs. We work closely together across team boundaries to create security for both patients and staff.

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference for patients with incurable diseases. Welcome with your application!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a specialist physician with us, you will work, together with the rest of the team, to alleviate symptoms, improve quality of life, and provide support to patients with life-threatening illnesses and their relatives. Working hours are daytime Monday to Friday, as well as participation in weekend on-call duties (daytime) with telephone readiness.

As a specialist physician with us, you will:

• make home visits together with a nurse and/or the team’s social worker
• provide telephone advice and information to patients and relatives, and have close cooperation with home care nurses and other actors involved in patient care
• spread knowledge in palliative care by, among other things, conducting training for other healthcare personnel.

With us, you will receive:

• personalized introduction with an individual development plan
• a job in palliative care where you have good development opportunities, such as the possibility of training in the additional specialty of palliative medicine and research in the field
• the opportunity to participate in competence exchange and business development through joint meetings between the different teams in the region
• work in a secure workgroup where there is always someone to consult.

We collaborate and have internal training within our unit, and there is an opportunity to participate in the ST course in palliative medicine that we organize twice a year. We are flexible regarding the degree of employment. There is also the possibility of shared employment, which allows you to try working in specialized palliative care.

Read more about our benefits: https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/ (https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/)

QUALIFICATIONS

As a person, we see that you have the ability to work independently while enjoying close collaboration with other professionals in a varied everyday life. You are stimulated by varied tasks and can easily shift focus when the situation requires it. Seeing the whole and the context in which each patient and relative finds themselves is a large part of our mission.

In the role of specialist physician, you should:

• be a licensed specialist physician authorized to work within Swedish healthcare
• hold a B driver's license.

For this position, it is meritorious if you are specialized in palliative medicine.

Selection and interviews will take place continuously during the application period.

OTHER

With 7,500 employees, we are the region's largest employer. This gives us the strength to drive development forward for a viable Gävleborg. Our mission is exciting and complex. Regardless of your role with us, you help the residents of the region and contribute to society. We are at the forefront of societal development and invest in your growth and development as an employee. With us, you can use all your strength to create the future Gävleborg together with your colleagues.

The Health and Medical Care Committee's approximately 6,500 employees work together to provide the region's residents with the best conditions for an active life with increased quality of life. By providing good and close care throughout the region, we lay the foundation for a strong and healthy Gävleborg.

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