Värnamo Hospital

In Värnamo, we not only offer an attractive emergency hospital for our resident doctors. We are also proud to announce that Värnamo municipality has received fine awards in recent years as both Sweden's Outdoor Municipality and Sweden's Cultural Municipality. Hooray! Here, it is truly easy to enjoy both work and leisure.

We offer you

At Värnamo Hospital, we strive to provide the residency you want. Our goal is to be flexible and listen to your wishes, thereby creating satisfied and skilled doctors. We offer a residency with good introduction, educational activities, and great opportunities to influence through collaboration.

We offer 10 residency blocks starting in September and March 2026.

All residency blocks cover 21 months and are distributed as follows:

• Six months of surgery (four months of surgery, two weeks of anesthesia, and six weeks of orthopedics)
• Six months of medicine including geriatrics
• Three months of psychiatry
• Six months of general medicine

Within your residency block, you have six elective weeks (observation).

As an employee with us in Region Jönköping County, you will have access to our employment benefits. Some of them increase your basic security, while others add a little extra to your everyday life. Read more about our benefits here: Benefits (http://www.rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Jobba-hos-oss/Formaner/)

We are looking for

You must have a medical degree by the planned start of the residency block. Foreign applicants must have permission from the National Board of Health and Welfare to do residency in Sweden and have documented language skills corresponding to C1 level in Swedish.

Our goal is to have a competent group with diverse characteristics, which we believe benefits both the residents and our hospital. However, we see that you are responsible, calm, secure, and stable in stressful situations and that you have good collaborative skills. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Application and interview

Your application should include:

• Personal letter
• CV
• Transcript from LADOK/medical degree certificate
• At least 2 clinical references
• Photo

Applicants with medical education from another country must also attach the National Board of Health and Welfare's decision on permission to do residency in Sweden.

We aim to have a quick recruitment process where interviews are conducted continuously after applications have been received. Admission notifications will be made shortly after the application deadline. Responses are requested within a few days.

If you are offered a residency position, we will request a criminal record extract.

Being an employee within RJL

As an employee in Region Jönköping County, you make a difference for many – for real. Regardless of profession, we all have the same mission – to contribute to making life better, more enjoyable, and healthier for all residents of the county. In a large organization, there are also great opportunities where we collaborate across boundaries and learn from each other. For us, competence development is not just education; it is part of daily work.

How to apply if you are interested

For inquiries regarding applications and interviews, please contact AT manager Margareta Wernvik, phone 010 244 7392, [email protected] or AT coordinator Pia Bolmgren Svensson, phone 010-244 7081 (#) or [email protected]

We want your application by March 4, 2026, at the latest. Selection and interviews are conducted continuously, so do not wait to apply. Welcome with your application!

We kindly decline all contact with advertisement sellers and recruitment companies.