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Do you want to make a real difference in people's lives through qualified psychosocial work in a highly specialized care environment?

At Karolinska University Hospital, you will become part of a dedicated team where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and development are in focus, giving you the opportunity to meet patients during life's most challenging phases.

What We Offer

• A thorough introduction to your new role and as an employee at Karolinska University Hospital
• Becoming part of an exciting, evolving operation
• Collaboration with other professions regarding patients with complex problems
• Unique opportunities to access the knowledge of other professions and develop in your role
• Joining a team with high ambitions, striving for world-class psychosocial work.

Of course, you will also benefit from our general employee benefits offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the Position

Social work within healthcare has the mission to conduct clinical work, research, and education. We perform social interventions, psychosocial treatment, and social counseling for patients and their relatives in coordination with Karolinska University Hospital's various mission clinics as well as other commissioning bodies.

The section receives patients from Infection, Inflammation and Ageing, Heart Vessel Neuro site-overarching, primarily in Solna and Huddinge, both in inpatient and outpatient care. The work is structured so that you primarily have a responsibility towards a specific clinic and/or ward. Current areas at the time of the announcement are the HIV clinic and nephrology. As an employee, you are expected to meet patients from other medical themes within and outside the section, as well as at other sites if needed.

As a social worker, you will meet patients undergoing investigation or who have recently received a somatic diagnosis, as well as people affected by acute and traumatic events, those with chronic diseases, or those in palliative stages within various medical fields. The assignment also includes providing support to relatives and conducting bereavement conversations.

Your main task is to work curatively with social and psychosocial investigations, assessments, and treatments – always with a holistic view of the human being. The work takes place in a medical team around the patient, where the social worker is expected to take an active part.

Daily duties include among others:

• crisis and support conversations with patients and relatives
• counseling on social issues
• contact with authorities
• collaboration with other healthcare providers and voluntary organizations
• receiving and supervising social work students
• leading group activities.

The duties also include contributing to operational development, for example in working methods, quality, and processes based on evidence and patient needs. Weekend work may be included as part of the position.

The announcement concerns two fixed-term positions of 11 months.

We Are Looking For

• Someone who sees the big picture and considers the broader perspective. Understands their role but prioritizes the best interests of the entire operation in actions and decisions.
• Takes initiative, starts activities, and achieves results.
• Makes correct assessments and prioritizations. Weighs together complex information and different types of considerations, showing judgment in statements, actions, and decisions.
• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes work efficiently. Sets and maintains timeframes.
• Is calm, stable, and controlled in stressful or pressured situations. Maintains a realistic perspective on situations and focuses on the right things.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability, and you are expected to be a role model in accordance with the hospital's values; responsibility, humanity, and holistic view.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Degree in Social Work (Social Work Master's degree)
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written

Merits:

• Licensed healthcare social worker
• Experience in social work within healthcare
• Master's degree in Social Work
• Experience in psychosocial work with HIV patients or nephrology

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 the 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 positions involving care of children and young people, the person offered the position is checked against the suspicion and criminal record register. Here you can read more about the recruitment process and which checks are performed at Karolinska.

As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be assigned to wartime duties. 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 mission is to educate tomorrow's 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!