Counselor with possibility to work as Elderly Coordinator – Fixed-term 60–100 %

Samariterhemmet Health Centre

Our 1,800 employees work with primary care and health in Uppsala County. We offer a wide range of services within primary care. Our patients meet us at Region Uppsala's own health centres or within habilitation services, and we provide advice by phone via 1177. Education, research, and development are important to us, as we adapt our offerings based on the needs of the residents. We already offer mobile teams, video visits, and smart e-services.

We warmly welcome you to apply for the position of Counselor!

We offer a fixed-term position of 60–100 % with a start date to be agreed upon. The position consists of 60 % work as a counselor, with the possibility to increase the workload up to 100 % through additional work as an Elderly Coordinator. We focus on secure employment and good benefits through our collective agreement. In addition to your individual development plan, we also have regular training days for competence development. This ensures you are part of a large network of knowledgeable colleagues.

Your assignment

The work as a counselor involves meeting and treating people in crisis, providing individual psychosocial counseling, assessment, support conversations, and treatment for adults over 18 years of age. There is scope for group activities. You will be part of a psychosocial team together with one counselor and two psychologists. You will contribute to developing operations and collaboration methods, both within and between health centres as well as with our care partners. Your consultation to colleagues at the health centre is an important part of the work, and cross-professional working methods are central to us.

As part of the position, there is an opportunity to work as an Elderly Coordinator at our elderly clinic, with the aim of creating safety, continuity, and quality in care for the elderly with increased care needs. You will work together with two other Elderly Coordinators and a cross-professional team. The work involves early identification of persons over 75 years old at risk of significant care needs, preventive work through, for example, health conversations, and coordinating care efforts both within the health centre and with other actors. The assignment also includes planning, following up, and developing interventions based on a structured patient process. There is a well-developed induction program for Elderly Coordinators.

Your qualifications

We are looking for you with a degree in Social Work and with good experience in psychosocial work. We prefer that you are a licensed Health and Social Care Counselor or are in the application process for licensure. We also prefer that you have basic psychotherapy training (Step 1) as well as knowledge of insurance and rehabilitation medicine.

As a person, you are good at planning, organizing, and prioritizing work effectively. The work requires that you are flexible in your working methods and have strong initiative. The job assumes that you have good cooperation skills and enjoy working in a team, but also that you have the ability to work independently and lead yourself. You enjoy developing operational and collaboration methods, both within and between health centres and our care partners.

Our operations

Samariterhemmet Health Centre is located in central Uppsala, a stone's throw from the Travel Centre. Our health centre is a large operation with just over 14,000 registered patients. Together we are just over 80 employees, and all professional areas within the health centre's mandate are represented. The broad variation of patients creates a stimulating workplace.

The health centre belongs to the Primary Care and Health administration in Region Uppsala. We want you to thrive and develop with us. Therefore, we offer you good development and career opportunities in an stimulating environment. Our health centres are located throughout the county. We work with the patient, in teams at the health centre, and collaborate with colleagues at different care levels – together for your health.

With us, you get benefits that make a difference. Read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/).

Application

Apply via the link below. We will call for interviews during the application period, so do not hesitate to send in your application as soon as possible.

Attach a copy of your license, curriculum vitae, and other relevant attachments that prove your knowledge and experience.

Do you want to work with us?

Apply via the link below. For questions, email Group Manager Karin Gustafsson Norring: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the operations. We therefore welcome applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

This recruitment is conducted entirely through Region Uppsala. We therefore decline telephone calls from recruitment agencies and advertising sales.

We offer

With us, you get benefits that make a difference. Read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/).

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about the position and operations, you are welcome to contact Group Manager Karin Gustafsson Norring, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Union representatives can be reached via the switchboard at 018-611 00 00.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the operations and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala mobilizes all permanent staff based on the needs of the total defense. This means no obligations for the individual employee in peacetime, but is solely a planning measure.

Before a decision on employment, a check of suspicion and criminal records is conducted for all job seekers who, in the sought position, may come to work within psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or involuntary care of addicts, areas covered by optional record extracts. This thus applies to all who will work close to patients, even if the tasks at present are not intended to primarily contain work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely through Region Uppsala, and we decline telephone calls from recruitment agencies and advertising sales.