Vacant job

We at Boxholm Health Centre are looking for a new colleague and welcome you to apply to our workplace.

What we offer

For life forward. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about the people who live and visit here. We want to continue to be at the forefront with care, research, and education. This means daring to think new thoughts – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with efficient systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and relatives, while others create the conditions for vital interventions. Here, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and for life forward.

Primary Care Centre Östergötland consists of 33 region-run health centres, 4 emergency centres, Vårdcentrum Finspång, the Child Health Centre Unit, 1177, and the General Practice Education Centre. We provide a broad primary care service where we offer care to everyone throughout life; newborns, children, adolescents, adults, elderly, and patients in the final stages of life.

The health centre in Boxholm is a small health centre in a rural area. At the health centre, we create together a sense of security for citizens by making healthcare accessible nearby. The goal is to be available and meet citizens with respect and high competence. We work together in teams with the patient as a co-creator. Here we offer varied and stimulating work in a workplace with good atmosphere, good team spirit, where we help each other with the patient as a co-creator. The health centre handles a large variety of medical issues, from acute patients to elderly care and child health services, from a person-centred approach.

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Job Description

Here you will have the opportunity to work with people with various mental and social health conditions. The work is always based on a holistic perspective with the patient in focus, and you will work mostly with individual conversations. At our health centre, you will meet patients with mental and behavioural health issues. Your role is to meet patients' needs for psychosocial support through supportive and/or therapeutic conversations. You assess the patient's mental health from a holistic perspective and treat their mental and social health conditions using evidence-based methods, both individually and in groups. You are also a knowledge bearer within your profession to the team at the health centre. You are also expected to be part of the team working together with sick-listed patients. As a social worker/counsellor, you can support the person's return to work or help the person map their situation when they are at risk of long-term sick leave.

The assignment includes collaboration with social services, outpatient care, other healthcare partners, and relevant authorities. We also see that you will be an engaged participant in and have an interest in improvement and method development work. We strive to work according to integrated behavioural health.

Work Group

We who work at Boxholm Health Centre have different competencies, but we work together in teams. The health centre is staffed with a manager, district doctors, doctors in training, district nurses, nurses, assistant nurses, a chiropodist, and healthcare administrators.

At the health centre, we have a warm and open work climate. We view the will and strength in personal and professional development positively, which is why we offer good training opportunities. Improvement and development work is part of our daily life, and we also conduct teaching and research. We work with several specialist clinics and, of course, collaborate across boundaries and work together.

About You

We look for someone with CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) as a psychotherapeutic orientation and a relevant higher education degree such as social worker, psychotherapist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, or psychologist. The 60 ECTS Health and Social Care Counsellor Programme is an advantage. We would prefer that you are licensed by the National Board of Health and Welfare.

Experience working in primary care with counselling as a social worker is advantageous, as is basic further education in psychotherapy, CBT Step 1, preferably Step 2, and being a licensed health and social care counsellor.

We welcome you with a relevant higher education degree, qualified to work in Swedish healthcare, and good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing. We also appreciate that you have experience working in primary care. As a person, you have a genuine interest in people and work with the patient in focus while working towards the organisation's goals. You are secure in your professional role, positive, and contribute to a good work climate. Furthermore, you have good collaboration skills and are flexible regarding the varying tasks that may arise during a day at a health centre. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Application and Employment

Before employment in a patient-oriented role within Region Östergötland, you will be asked to fill in a health declaration.

We warmly welcome your application! If you need help registering in the system, contact Customer Service Support and Assistance, 010-103 60 00, during office hours.

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