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Are you a physiotherapist with experience in orthopedics, looking to work with children and adolescents in a highly specialized care environment? Do you want to become part of a dedicated team where clinical work, research, and education go hand in hand? Then you might be the person we are looking for at the Children's Section Solna within the Medical Unit Health Professions.

What we offer

• A developing and inclusive workplace with high competence and close cross-professional collaboration
• Continuous competence development and good opportunities for professional growth
• An individually tailored introduction based on your previous experience
• The opportunity to work in an environment where clinic, research, and education are a natural part of daily life.

Naturally, you will also benefit from our general benefits offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the position

The Children's Section Solna consists of approximately 30 physiotherapists who, together with other professions within the Child Health theme at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, provide highly specialized care in both outpatient and inpatient settings. The section has broad and high competence, including several specialist physiotherapists, PhDs, and docents.

We are now looking for a physiotherapist for pediatric orthopedics. The work covers both outpatient and inpatient care, where you will be part of cross-professional teams alongside other professional groups to provide the best possible care for children and adolescents.

The role also includes supervising students and the opportunity to contribute to operational development and the implementation of evidence-based practices.

Inclusion of weekend shifts within inpatient care.

We are looking for someone who

• Is committed to children and adolescents and wants to work within highly specialized pediatric care
• Collaborates well with others and contributes to good teamwork through a listening and solution-oriented approach
• Is flexible and adapts easily to changing conditions
• Is confident in your professional role, works independently, and has a professional attitude
• Wants to develop within your profession and contribute to the continued development of the unit.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability in the selection process.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed physiotherapist with eligibility to practice in Swedish healthcare

Merits:

• Experience in orthopedics
• Experience in pediatric care
• Specialist competence in a relevant area for the position
• Doctoral education

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering these questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application - Together we are Karolinska!

In connection with the appointment of a position involving care for children and adolescents, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden register. Here you can read more about the recruitment process and the checks performed at Karolinska.

As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be subject to wartime placement. Read more about what this entails here.

If you are or have previously been employed by Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or former manager if you become a candidate for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main task is to educate future healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research together with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of the patient. We work within a number of different areas and professions.

You can read more about our mission in care, research, and education here.

Our vision - We shall cure and alleviate tomorrow what no one can cure and alleviate today.

Please read more about us at karolinska.se and follow us on social media!

Theme Women's Health and Health Professions

Women's Health covers all activities within reproductive medicine, benign gynecological care, pregnancy, childbirth, and fetal medicine care in both Huddinge and Solna. We also have a national highly specialized mandate within fetal medicine. Here you can read more about us.

Health Professions; physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, dietitians, speech therapists, and psychologists meet the patients' needs and create added value in collaboration with other professions within all the hospital's themes and functions.

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