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Are you a social worker and want to work directly with patients in a setting where a holistic view, teamwork, and rehabilitation are at the center? Do you want to be part of an engaged multidisciplinary team and contribute psychosocial expertise when meeting patients with rheumatological diseases? Then you could be the social worker we are looking for at the Rheumatology Clinic in Danderyd.

What we offer

• An interesting and developmental role where you are part of a multidisciplinary team within outpatient care and rehabilitation
• Close collaboration with colleagues from various professions, including social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, nurses, assistant nurses, and physicians
• A individually tailored introduction program
• Working hours during daytime, Monday to Friday
• Engaged colleagues who work together from a holistic perspective regarding the patient
• Opportunities to contribute to the further development of the department

Naturally, you will also benefit from the general perks offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the role

As a social worker here, you primarily work with social and psychosocial assessment, evaluation, and treatment based on a holistic view of the individual. You meet with patients and their relatives at various stages of illness and treatment, offering crisis and support conversations as well as guidance on life circumstances, social conditions, and contact with authorities or voluntary organizations.

The overarching goal of the social worker is to create the best possible conditions for patients to handle a changed life situation during the investigation of symptoms, acute, or chronic illness. The work is carried out both independently and in collaboration with team colleagues, through individual conversations and group discussions in cooperation with other professions.

You will become part of a multidisciplinary team within outpatient care and rehabilitation, where several professions collaborate to provide the patient with coordinated support based on medical, functional, and psychosocial needs.

This is a full-time temporary position.

We are looking for you who

• have a holistic view and the ability to see both the patient's needs and the department's goals, as well as how different parts fit together in a complex care situation
• take initiative, drive your work forward, and identify what needs to be done in daily work
• collaborate well with others and contribute to a flat-hierarchy collaboration within the team to create the best possible support for patients
• are independent in your working style and confident in making your own decisions within your area of responsibility

Personal suitability is given great weight.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Degree in Social Work (Social Worker)
• At least two years of professional experience as a social worker

Merits:

• Licens as a Health and Medical Social Worker
• Experience as a Health and Medical Social Worker
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience leading group discussions

About the recruitment process

Screening 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 positions involving care for children and adolescents, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and criminal record register. You can read more about the recruitment process and the checks performed at Karolinska here.

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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

At Karolinska University Hospital, we 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 train 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.

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Theme Inflammation & Aging

The Theme Inflammation and Aging includes internal medical specialties such as endocrinology and metabolism, nephrology, gastroenterology and pulmonology, as well as geriatrics, rheumatology, dermatology and venereology.

You can read more about us here.

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