Physiotherapist/ Licensed Physiotherapist Habilitation Center Järva Vux

Are you interested in working with adults with permanent disabilities?

Our mission is to provide advice, support, and treatment to individuals with permanent disabilities such as movement disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and autism.

We work in a cross-professional manner where our efforts aim to facilitate the daily lives of people with disabilities and to strengthen the individual's ability to live a good and independent life. Support for relatives and people in the surrounding environment is also part of the team's tasks. We work closely in teams consisting of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, speech therapists, and psychologists.

With us, we ensure to think long-term to give the patient the opportunity to live the best life possible.

About the position:

You will be placed at Habilitation Center Järva Vux, located in Möllanhuset in Rinkeby. The center shares premises with Habilitation Center Järva for children, making collaboration between child and adult units smooth. Habilitation Center Järva Vux also collaborates closely with Habilitation Center Brommaplan Vux as they currently have shared management.

Your role involves providing interventions to patients regarding their disabilities, such as advice on physical activity and exercise, assessment/investigation of motor function and activity ability, as well as some treatment. The work includes prescribing assistive devices, for example, for standing training and orthoses, consultation for people in the surrounding environment, e.g., personal assistants, housing staff, and staff at daily activities. Collaboration with other healthcare providers, such as tone clinics, orthopedic workshops, assistive device centers, and other habilitation units is also included.

About you:

We are looking for a licensed physiotherapist with clinical experience working with individuals with disabilities.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability: You have a strong interest in people and are motivated to help those in need of your physiotherapeutic knowledge. You are confident in your professional role, attentive to the unique needs of different patients and families, and have a consultative working method. You plan, develop, and drive patient work forward in a structured manner. This requires both a sense of responsibility and initiative, as well as the ability to collaborate.

Employment form:

The position is a permanent full-time position. Start date according to agreement.

With us, you are offered:

Within SLSO, you have the opportunity for wellness grants and wellness hours as well as free health and medical care.

Contact:

Unit Manager Patrik Johansson 08-123 353 19 or Deputy Unit Manager Agneta Siegmeyer 08-123 353 38

Thomas Airio, Physiotherapists 070-484 60 52

About the organization:

Habilitation & Health is part of the Stockholm County Health Care Area (SLSO) within Region Stockholm. We are a knowledge organization that conducts our own research and development and operates several specialized units. Our work is based on the value foundation of the equal worth of all people and patient focus. We start from each individual's unique needs and conditions and have specialist knowledge about how disabilities can affect daily life, health, and development. We consist of about 700 employees and 30 clinics in Stockholm County. We collaborate with networks such as families, staff, and other healthcare providers to create greater participation in community life.

Please read our magazine Focus on Function or listen to our podcast Function Differently. You can also follow us on Facebook or read more about us at www.habilitering.se (http://www.habilitering.se).

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

In patient-related work within the Stockholm County Health Care Area:

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

Stockholm County Health Care Area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer health and medical care in Region Stockholm's management within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, and assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, we conduct research, education, and development. https://www.slso.sll.se/ (https://www.slso.sll.se/)

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