Physiotherapist at Jakobsberg Geriatrics

We are now looking for a colleague who wants to work with us during the summer of 2026 and from autumn onwards, substitute for a colleague on parental leave.

Jakobsberg Geriatrics has an acute geriatric mandate and receives elderly, frail, and multi-morbid patients from emergency hospitals, directly from home or by ambulance, as well as referrals from general practitioners. There are five care wards, two of which specialize in stroke and cognitive medicine, respectively. Here, you can broaden your knowledge in several medical areas together with knowledgeable and engaged colleagues.

Responsibilities

As a physiotherapist, you plan rehabilitation together with the patient, the team, and relatives. Your work includes assessments, training of physical functions, fitting, and prescribing of assistive devices.

Requirements

• Licensed physiotherapist.

Merits

• Previous work experience or internship within geriatric or somatic inpatient care.

Personal qualities

You have a genuine interest in the geriatric patient. You prioritize patient safety and work environment by contributing good communication and collaboration skills, flexibility, and professional conduct. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We offer

• Individualized introduction based on needs.
• A gym is available in our premises. It is close to municipal transport, has good cycling paths with access to locked bike racks, and offers staff parking subsidies.
• We have flexible working hours agreements and care about a good work environment, which also includes the possibility of a wellness allowance of 5,000 SEK/year.
• SLSO benefits, e.g., free open healthcare and insurance.

Other

We will continuously review applications and may call for interviews before the final application deadline.

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The position will be filled subject to the condition that it does not need to be taken for internal transfer, according to current regulations.

For patient-facing work within the Stockholm County Council (SLSO):

• A register check applies before a decision on employment according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for register checks upon employment.
• Employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination, according to current directives, which takes place through occupational health services before employment.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required, in addition to a Swedish professional license. The same requirement is guiding for non-licensed personnel with patient contact.

Stockholm County Council (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare under the auspices of Region Stockholm within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, as well as assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more about SLSO here.

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