Department of Orthopedics and Hand Surgery

We are Uppsala University Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer services to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is celebrated as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se (https://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). Welcome with your application!

Our Operations

The Department of Orthopedics and Hand Surgery has expertise across the entire spectrum of the field and treats both children and adults. We provide care for both acute and elective orthopedic conditions with emergency intake around the clock. The department has an academic profile with education for medical students and doctors at all career stages, basic training for other professions, and specialist training for nurses. We conduct research with national and international partners and quality and patient safety work with a focus on proactive operational development.

Your Mission

You will be part of the orthopedic clinic's medical team, which means participating in the management of patients throughout the acute and elective flow of orthopedic injuries and conditions. The work includes duties in the emergency department, ward, orthopedic outpatient clinic, and surgery. During on-call hours, you will independently manage orthopedic injuries in the emergency department, but with support and guidance from specialist doctors around the clock. The work involves close collaboration with other specialties such as medicine, surgery, and infection. The role includes mentoring residents and medical students.

You will be part of a cheerful and professional community with high competence. You will quickly acquire a broad knowledge base in many orthopedic issues.

Your Qualifications and Competence

We are looking for a licensed physician with strong personal drive and a great interest in orthopedics and emergency care. The work requires you to be responsible, have good collaboration and communication skills. The role also requires a pedagogical ability and an interest in operational development. We place great emphasis on personal qualities such as initiative, flexibility, and teamwork.

We Offer

We offer a temporary position for 11 months with continuous supervision and the opportunity for training in line with step 1 of the guidelines for orthopedic specialist training. Start date according to agreement.

With us, you will receive benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/).

Want to Know More?

Contact one of the following;
Medical Manager of the Orthopedic Emergency Department Hannah Eriksson, 018-617 40 37
ST Director of Orthopedics Miriam Wadström, 018-611 90 33
Union Contact Persons UAL Maria Wahlström and Greta Snellman, 018-611 00 00

Do You Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Selection and appointment may occur continuously during the application period, so do not wait to send your application to us!

Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanent staff based on the needs of total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime, but it is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted for all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to everyone who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not currently intended to primarily involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers not to contact us.