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Are you a physiotherapist with an interest, knowledge, and experience in gynecology, obstetrics, and urology? Do you want to work with highly specialized care alongside experienced colleagues and contribute to development, research, and teaching? Then this might be the position for you.

What we offer

• Individually tailored introduction and mentorship
• Opportunity to work within highly specialized care alongside experienced colleagues with specialist competence
• Work in multidisciplinary teams where multiple professions collaborate around the patient
• Opportunity to participate in internal training, practice-oriented development projects, and clinical research
• Broad experience within advanced medical areas.

Naturally, you will also benefit from our general perks offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the position

The Health Professions Unit plays a vital role in the care provided at Karolinska University Hospital. We are now looking for a physiotherapist for the Section of Cancer, Infection, Inflammation, and Women's Health in Huddinge.

Here, you will work within gynecology, obstetrics, and urology in a highly specialized operation where physiotherapy within pelvic floor health is a central part of the treatment. You will meet patients with complaints from the pelvic floor muscles, bladder, and bowel, as well as patients with pain issues. You will also work with follow-up of women who have suffered severe birth tears according to regional guidelines.

Your responsibilities include, among other things:

• Assess and treat patients with complex pelvic floor dysfunction and pain issues
• Perform vaginal and rectal examinations
• Develop individual treatment plans based on the patient's needs
• Provide counseling, education, and support within rehabilitation and pelvic floor health
• Collaborate closely with gynecologists, midwives, urotherapists, sexologists, and counselors
• Supervise Swedish and international students as well as junior colleagues
• Contribute to the development of care programs and workflows based on evidence and the patient's needs.

The assignment involves work with manual treatment, body awareness, exercise, and pain management.

We are looking for you who

• Are confident and professional in your role as a physiotherapist and have the ability to meet patients with empathy and respect
• Work independently and take responsibility for driving your work forward
• Are flexible and easily adapt to changed conditions and patient needs
• Collaborate well with others and contribute to a good work climate in the team
• Want to contribute to development, research, and teaching within the operation.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed physiotherapist with permission to practice within Swedish healthcare
• Further education in pelvic floor anatomy, function, and health status through university education or training at this clinic
• Experience and education in pelvic floor anatomy, function, and health status
• Good knowledge of pain and its mechanisms.

Merits:

• Master's degree and/or specialist competence.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application - Together we are Karolinska!

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Theme Women's Health and Health Professions

Women's Health covers all activities within reproductive medicine, benign gynecological care, pregnancy, childbirth, and fetal medicine care in both Huddinge and Solna. We also have a national highly specialized assignment within fetal medicine. Here you can read more about us.

Health professions; physiotherapists, occupational therapists, counselors, dietitians, speech therapists, and psychologists meet the patients' needs and create added value in collaboration with other professions within all themes and functions of the hospital.

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