Vacant job

Within the field of pain and rehabilitation medicine, our clinic conducts specialized team-based assessments, treatments, and rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injuries, acquired brain injuries, complex pain, fatigue, and Ehlers Danlos syndrome.

The clinic is a resource unit for the southeastern healthcare region and has inpatient beds for neurorehabilitation patients. We have a specialized outpatient service with several different focuses and work consultatively with other units. We conduct interprofessional teamwork where the patient, relatives, and involved professionals jointly formulate goals for the current rehabilitation period. We strive for close collaboration with other services and have an assessment function linked to insurance medicine and traffic medicine.

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. This means daring to think innovatively – 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 vital interventions. With us, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and for life ahead.

The clinic is a university healthcare unit where research and development play a significant role in our efforts to develop expertise in several areas. We have an open and inviting workplace culture where our teams are characterized by great commitment - we support, help, and learn from each other. The clinic is in a period of development, so it is important that the applicant has an interest in contributing with creativity and willingness to collaborate.

Please read about our career ladder for doctors and also about your benefits with us.

Job Description

The work at the clinic is team-based (highly) specialized care of patients within our assignments and aims to help patients return to an active life from their perspective. As a resident physician, you will receive a personally tailored training program and a supervisor. The position involves work in both inpatient and outpatient care, and at the end of the residency, also on-call work with home readiness. Common tasks include outpatient visits, team rounds, ward work, and consultative work for inpatients in other departments. You practice holistic thinking, functional analysis, consider abilities and participation, and take into account personal and environmental factors to eliminate, reduce, or compensate for impairments in function and activity ability.

Work Group

You will work in a team with other professionals and will be part of a group of physicians with experienced specialists in rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry, general medicine, geriatrics, anesthesiology, neurology, and physicians in training.

About You

A Swedish medical license is required. Language skills in Swedish equivalent to at least level C are required. You should be able to communicate fluently with patients, relatives, and colleagues. A supplementary specialty in pain management is an advantage.

Previous experience in rehabilitation is advantageous, as is experience from relevant or related fields. Work with patients with complex comorbidities and composite problems is viewed positively. Experience in teamwork with other professional groups and good knowledge of the biopsychosocial approach and insurance medicine is preferred. An interest in rehabilitation medicine and organizational development is important.

We work in Cosmic and would like you to have good knowledge of the system.

To thrive in the position, we see that you are self-driven and take your own initiatives where needed, you are flexible and can shift your focus as necessary. You maintain professionalism towards colleagues, patients, and relatives, and strive for good collaboration in all your contacts. You are clear in your communication and have the ability to empathize with others' situations appropriately.

Application and Employment

Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will need to fill out an application (https://ledsys.lio.se/Document/Document?DocumentNumber=54500).

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