Vacant job

We are looking for an experienced colleague who wants to work on and develop rehabilitation within geriatrics together with us.

Jakobsberg Geriatrics has an acute geriatric mandate and receives elderly, frail, and multisick patients from emergency hospitals, directly from home or 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. The operations also include a team for enhanced discharge and a cognitive clinic.

Responsibilities:

Plan rehabilitation together with the patient, the team, and relatives. Your work includes assessments, training of physical functions, testing and prescribing of assistive devices. In daily work, our physiotherapists support staff regarding correct transfer techniques, train in rehabilitative working methods, and how to use different types of assistive devices.

Supervision of physiotherapy students occurs in the operations.

The position includes some weekend duties a few times/year, which allows for weekdays off. A probationary period may be applied.

Qualifications:

Licensed physiotherapist.

Merits:

Previous work experience within geriatric or somatic inpatient care. Experience of improvement and quality work within rehabilitation.

Personal qualities:

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

We offer:

Individual introduction based on needs and development opportunities in your role as a physiotherapist.

A gym is available in our premises. It is close to municipal transport, good cycling paths with access to locked bike racks, and staff parking subsidy.

We have flexible working hours agreements and are keen on a good working environment where there is also the possibility of a wellness allowance of 5,000 SEK/year.

SLSO benefits, e.g., free open healthcare and insurances.

Other:

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

Read more about us: Here (#)

The position is filled on the condition that it does not need to be taken for internal reassignment, according to current regulations.

In patient-related work within the Stockholm County Council (SLSO):

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

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

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