Summer Substitute Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist

Are you a physiotherapist or occupational therapist looking for a meaningful summer job where you can contribute to a safe and secure discharge from the hospital? Do you want to work in a cross-professional team where collaboration, holistic view, and individual needs are in focus? Then this could be the right opportunity for you!

The Department of Health, Care, and Social Services is now looking for summer substitutes for physiotherapists and occupational therapists for our unit SVU (collaboration at discharge)/Short-term.

Job Responsibilities

As a summer substitute physiotherapist or occupational therapist in Malmö City, you contribute to creating good conditions for individuals to live as independently and safely as possible. The work is based on the individual's needs, resources, and participation and is carried out in close collaboration with other professions.

You will be part of a care planning team within SVU/Short-term and have a central role in planning a safe and secure discharge from inpatient care as well as in following up on interventions during short-term stays. Your responsibilities include assessing functional ability, planning and following up on rehabilitative interventions, and contributing your professional expertise to care planning.

Planning is done in collaboration with colleagues and can be conducted digitally, through personal meetings at the hospital, or by phone. You work both independently and in a team and have close cooperation with other professional categories to ensure a coherent and safe care process.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a licensed physiotherapist or occupational therapist
• Has good knowledge of applicable legislation, established goals, and guidelines
• Is experienced in using various IT tools
• Can express themselves well in Swedish, both orally and in writing

It is an advantage if you:

• Have experience in the profession and with SVU
• Have experience with the documentation system Procapita

To thrive in this role, you need to be able to easily adapt to changing circumstances in the work and have a solution-focused and service-oriented approach. As an employee, you are proactive and actively participate in the development of our operations. You have good service sense and communication skills and are attentive to patients' individual needs.

Criminal Record Extract

When you apply for a job with us, we will ask you to present an extract from the Police's criminal record. You need to request an extract from the criminal record yourself, which you can do digitally or via a form found on the police's website: Check your own information (https://polisen.se)

Once you have received your extract, you will then present it to the recruiting manager if you are called for an interview. Please note that the normal processing time at the police is about two weeks, so please order the extract when you apply for the position.

About the Workplace

The authority department in Health, Care, and Social Services is organized into three units, one of which is responsible for collaboration and planning at discharge from inpatient care and follow-up of short-term decisions. In everyday language, we call ourselves SVU, an abbreviation for collaboration at discharge from inpatient health and medical care. The unit consists of about 80 employees divided into three sections with cross-professional teams including social workers, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and assistants. The professionals in the team decide based on their assignments on the need for assistance according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and interventions according to the Health and Medical Services Act (HSL).

Here you can find stories from some of our current employees describing what it is like to work with us:

• Security and strong team spirit are important components for Amine - Malmö City (#)
• Sofia Ramos Knudsen, physiotherapist - Malmö City (#)

Malmö City's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable community development. Together with the residents of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

Read about Malmö City as an employer here malmo.se/jobb (https://malmo.se/jobb)

Information about the Position

Employment Type: Temporary
Extent: Full-time
Number of Positions: 3
Start Date: As agreed

We will be conducting ongoing selections and interviews during the application period, so please submit your application today!

Other

Malmö City strives for its employees to reflect the diversity that exists among the population. Therefore, we welcome applicants who can contribute to our ability to meet the needs of Malmö residents.

Malmö City has been a Finnish administrative area since 2015. This means that the municipality must inform about the rights of the Finnish minority, offer elderly care entirely or to a significant extent in Finnish, and promote the Finnish language and culture. It also means a right to use Finnish in contact with us in the municipality. Since Malmö City is a Finnish administrative area, it is an advantage if you can speak Finnish. Warm welcome with your application! / Tervetuloa hakemuksesi kanssa!

Read more about the Finnish administrative area here: Finnish Administrative Area - Malmö City (https://malmo.se)