Physiotherapy Student Wanted at the Surgical Clinic of Vrinnevisjukhuset

The Surgical Clinic at Vrinnevisjukhuset in Norrköping (ViN) is part of the Center for Surgery, Orthopedics, and Cancer Care (CKOC) in Östergötland.

The clinic has a care department, department 10, with 32 care places. There is both a planned and an acute intake of patients with surgical and urological diseases, as well as a reception where we receive and investigate patients for colon cancer, skin changes, esophageal diseases, and obesity.

Our Offer

For life ahead. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about those who live and stay here. We want to continue to be at the forefront, with care, research, and education. It is about daring to think anew – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with effective systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and relatives, while others create the conditions for life-saving interventions. With us, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and for life ahead.

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Job Description

The operations within the surgical clinic at Vrinnevisjukhuset are focused on diagnostics and treatment of diseases in the gastrointestinal tract, other acute abdominal conditions, and trauma. The clinic also has a urological unit. The clinic conducts both acute and planned operations.

In your daily tasks, you will assist and work together with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and other healthcare personnel regarding patients who have or will undergo surgeries or have been admitted acutely with various surgical diseases. You will train transfers and go through training programs with patients and train patients during their stay. You will also write reports for handovers and provide information and advice to patients.

Work Group

You will work with our physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, nursing assistants, doctors, dietitians, and social workers in a team-based approach regarding the hospitalized patients. Guidance and introduction will be provided by the regular physiotherapist at the clinic, and there will be a regular physiotherapist on duty for supervision throughout the summer.

About You

You are studying to become a physiotherapist and have completed semester 4 or semester 5 by June 2026 and have completed an approved clinical placement in acute somatic inpatient care.

Guidance and introduction will be provided by the regular physiotherapist at the clinic, and there will be a regular physiotherapist on duty for supervision throughout the summer.

Please attach your CV, grades, or certificates that show you are qualified at the start of employment.

Experience with the Cosmic journal system is an advantage but not a requirement.

As a person, you are stable and easily adaptable to different situations, and you have very good collaboration skills.

For us at the surgical clinic, teamwork is an important tool for providing safe care and the best possible experience.

You work independently, plan, organize, and prioritize effectively. We see that you have a positive and professional attitude in your work, where the patient is the focus.

As you will communicate with patients, relatives, and colleagues, it is important that you have good Swedish language skills in both speech and writing.

Application and Employment

Interviews are ongoing. Employment according to agreement. It is desirable to be able to work the entire summer. Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will need to fill out a link (https://ledsys.lio.se/Document/Document?DocumentNumber=54500).

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