Specialist Physician for Primary Care Ward in Tierp

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 centers or within habilitation services, and we provide advice by phone via 1177. Education, research, and development are important to us, as we tailor our offerings based on the needs of the residents. We already offer mobile teams, video visits, and smart e-services.

Your Role

We are now looking for a new colleague for the primary care ward in Tierp. Start date is by agreement, and the position is 70–100%.

Here, you work closely with a care team consisting of nurses, assistant nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, and dietitians as needed. The work involves assessing patients for potential inpatient care on the ward, managing inpatient care, and planning for discharge. We place great emphasis on individualizing care and involving both patients and relatives, as well as planning ahead together with the health center and municipality to create security and clarity after discharge.

Currently, two specialists work part-time at the unit, and we are now expanding with a specialist colleague with the goal of always having two doctors on duty who share the medical responsibilities on the ward. At our workplace, you work weekdays between 08:00–16:30. Compensation is provided related to the geographical location.

On-call duties are not included in the role.

Our Operations

The primary care ward is part of Tierp Health Center. The ward has 18 care beds with shorter lengths of stay and adapted admission and discharge flows. The assignment is at the primary care level for patients aged 17 and above. The ward primarily cares for older patients with complex needs who require inpatient medical care but are not assessed to benefit from hospital resources.

Patients are admitted from health centers, the municipality, the emergency department, mobile primary care teams, and Akademiska Hospital. The ward also has some day-care activities.

We work from a patient-centered approach, placing great importance on involving the patient and relatives in the care.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a specialist in general medicine, internal medicine, or geriatrics and hold a Swedish medical license. You have a commitment to meeting patients with increasing frailty and adapting care based on the individual's wishes and conditions. You are accustomed to working independently and taking initiative but are also interested in a team-based approach.

It is important that you are a good communicator in Swedish, both orally and in writing. You have good collaboration skills and appreciate teamwork. Since the primary care ward is a relatively new form of care, we are keen for you to be interested in developing the operations together with other employees.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about us or the position, you are welcome to contact Operations Manager Nathalie Henriksson by email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or Medical Manager Lena Nyström by email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

You can also contact a representative from your trade union organization via Region Uppsala's switchboard 018-611 00 00.

Application

Apply via the link below.

Read about employment terms and salary setting within Region Uppsala here: Become our new colleague (https://regionuppsala.se/jobb-och-utbildning/bli-var-nya-kollega/)

Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to operations and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different birth backgrounds, functional 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 making 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 register extracts. This thus applies to all who will work close to patients, even if the tasks at present are not intended to mainly involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely through Region Uppsala's own channels, and we decline phone calls from recruitment agencies and advertising sales.