Physiotherapist at Avesta Municipality

There is something special about Avesta! Here you will find not only Dalarna horses and roaring rapids, but also willpower and courage, drive and optimism for the future. It is the strength of the people that makes Avesta unique. Together we are building Avesta's future – do you want to be part of it?

The Care Administration works according to the core values that all people we meet have the same value and are unique. Within the administration, there are activities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (IFO), support and service for people with disabilities (LSS), social psychiatry, healthcare, home care, and special housing. Approximately 900 employees work here, available around the clock for our target groups.

Municipal Rehabilitation works with the entire municipality as its field of operation. We are responsible for patients in ordinary housing, special housing, short-term care, LSS, and social psychiatry. The unit includes occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants, and MAR (Medical Rehabilitation Assistants). We are a team that gets along very well, which is often reflected in our daily work. As a new employee, you will participate in our introduction program and receive mentoring to ensure you get the best possible start.

As an employee of Avesta Municipality, you enjoy many benefits. You receive fitness hours and a fitness allowance, access to the staff gym, free entry to the municipal swimming pool, and other free fitness activities organized by the municipality. You have flexible working hours with the possibility to work partially remotely, you can swap vacation days, and you are entitled to 10 hours of reduced working time annually, which you can take out during the year.

We are now looking forward to welcoming a new colleague. Could this be you?

1 position(s).

Job Description

As a physiotherapist at Avesta Municipality, you play a vital role in creating security, independence, and quality of life for people in their daily lives. You work with rehabilitation in ordinary housing, home healthcare, care and nursing homes, short-term care focused on elderly care, LSS, and social psychiatry. Here you have great freedom to plan and structure your workday yourself, while maintaining close collaboration with occupational therapists and other colleagues. We always offer opportunities for dialogue, support, and joint reflections when needed.

Your tasks are varied, independent, and meaningful. You work to strengthen the individual's mobility, independence, and ability to live an active life based on their own prerequisites. The role includes, among other things:

• Perform functional assessments of mobility
• Plan, implement, and follow up on rehabilitative interventions/training
• Work with fall prevention measures
• Prescribe, trial out, and follow up on assistive devices
• Mentor and educate care and nursing staff
• Collaborate with other professions within healthcare
• Contribute to and participate in the development of operations

The position is primarily directed towards ordinary housing and/or special housing, but if you are interested in LSS/social psychiatry, there is an opportunity to work in this area as well.

You collaborate daily with occupational therapists, nurses, and nursing staff. Together, you create the conditions for secure and person-centered care where the individual's needs are always the focus.

Documentation is done in Pulsen Combine. You are based at our premises on Skogsgläntan in Skogsbo, but you work throughout Avesta Municipality, which provides a varied and dynamic workday.

As a physiotherapist, you also contribute to ensuring that care and nursing staff have a secure and sustainable work environment. We provide training in transfer techniques based on Modern Work Technology's transfer concept. Those who have not yet completed the instructor training will be offered the opportunity to do so.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed physiotherapist or who are currently studying the final year of such a program.

It is meritorious if you have experience working as a physiotherapist, preferably in rehabilitation within municipal healthcare. If you have instructor training in transfers, this is also meritorious.

You must be able to work independently but also have the ability to collaborate with other colleagues around the patient. You should adapt easily to new tasks. We are looking for someone with interest, willingness, and ability to help others, who communicates clearly.

Since a large part of your tasks involves communicating with various parties and working with documentation, good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written, is required.

Basic computer skills to document and handle different systems are also a requirement. Experience with the Pulsen Combine system is meritorious.

You will be driving a car in this position, so a valid B-driver's license is a requirement.

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Start date according to agreement.

Are you looking for experiences, do you want to see an art exhibition, meet prehistoric animals, dance yourself warm, or just relax in untouched nature? Welcome to Avesta! Here you will find both wilderness and open agricultural landscapes, mountains and waterways, city and countryside. If you are interested in culture, love good food, or enjoy industrial history exploration, southern Dalarna is the place for you.

To ensure quality in the recruitment process at Avesta Municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally, not via email or paper format.

We warmly welcome your application!

Regarding the recruitment process, Avesta Municipality has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar services.