Vacant job

Do you want a role where you truly make a difference – for real?

Here, you follow the patient through the entire care journey, from intensive care to recovery, in one of Sweden's most highly specialized units.

What we offer

Department K129 is a highly specialized ward for burns, hand, and plastic surgery, where we meet patients in some of life's most challenging situations. We receive patients from all over the country and follow them through the entire care journey – from intensive care to recovery.

Here, you work in an engaged and supportive team with high competence and strong cohesion. We value close collaboration between professions where everyone's knowledge is utilized and where the patient's needs are always at the center.

We want you to thrive and develop with us. Therefore, we offer a work environment characterized by openness, learning, and the opportunity to influence – both in daily work and in the development of future highly specialized care.

We offer a rewarding and meaningful job in an engaged and competent team. Here, you have the opportunity to work closely with the patient throughout the entire care process and contribute to a unit that is at the forefront of highly specialized care.

Please read about your benefits with us.

Job Description

As a physiotherapist at Department K129, you have overall therapeutic responsibility for our patients on both the ward and the Central Intensive Care Unit (CIVA). You plan, implement, and follow up on physiotherapeutic interventions and are an active part of the team surrounding the patient.

You follow the burn patient's entire care journey – from intensive care to finished treatment – and are also responsible for the physiotherapy of inpatients in plastic and hand surgery.

The work is varied and includes both inpatient care and outpatient clinic work. You participate in the Burns Clinic and the Facial Palsy Clinic and work within our three National Highly Specialized Care assignments (NHV): burns, facial palsy, and gender-affirming surgery.

You collaborate closely with other professions and seek support from other physiotherapists and occupational therapists as needed to ensure the best possible care.

About You

We are looking for you who are a licensed physiotherapist and want to take an active and independent role in a complex and developing care environment.

You:

• Are confident, self-reliant, and take responsibility for your patients
• Have good collaboration skills and thrive in a team
• Take initiative and contribute to the development of the unit
• Have a professional and patient-focused approach

It is an advantage if you have previous experience working with intensive care, surgery, or burn care.

Application and Employment

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