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Rehabilitation Medicine at Sandviken Hospital is Hiring a Physiotherapist

Rehabilitation Medicine at Sandviken Hospital receives patients from across the County of Gävleborg. Our largest diagnostic groups include stroke, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and certain neurological diseases. Patients' functional abilities vary from requiring total assistance to needing support with memory, problem-solving, structure, and speech, which can make participation in daily, family, leisure, and community life challenging.

On the department, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of nurses, assistant nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, rehabilitation assistants, psychologists, physicians, leisure leaders, and speech therapists.

1 position available.

Job Responsibilities

We work in teams with a behavioral medicine perspective, meaning we consider how behaviors and lifestyle factors affect the body's disease condition, onset, and especially its development. Adjacent to the department, we work in purpose-built training facilities and an adapted outdoor environment. We also have access to a pool, a training kitchen, a training apartment, and a garden. Some training takes place out in the community.

As a physiotherapist with us, you will among other things:

• Assess the patient's functional ability from both a motor and cognitive perspective.
• Be responsible for assessment, treatment/training, and discharge planning for 3–4 patients.
• Maintain contact and collaborate with the patient, relatives, other team members, and external partners (e.g., primary care and municipality) throughout the entire rehabilitation process.

What We Offer

• Membership in both the department's and the entire operation's physiotherapist group.
• Team work with various professional categories.
• Daytime working hours.

Read more about our benefits: Region Gävleborg Benefits (https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/)

Qualifications and Merits

As a person, we look for someone who enjoys working in teams while taking responsibility for their own tasks. You take initiative and want to contribute to the development of the operation. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

As a physiotherapist, you must be licensed. It is meritorious if you have education or experience in stroke rehabilitation, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Bobath, and behavioral medicine. We would like you to have or wish to develop specialist knowledge in neurology and spinal cord injury rehabilitation. We will offer opportunities for education in these areas.

Employment Terms

Employment Type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.
Start Date: 2026-09-15 to 2027-09-30.

Region Gävleborg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. In salary setting, factors such as assignment, responsibility, competence, experience, and results are considered.

With 7,500 employees, we are the largest employer in the county. This gives us the strength to drive development forward for a viable Gävleborg. Our mission is exciting and complex. Regardless of your role, you help the county's residents and make a difference in society. We are at the forefront of social development and invest in your growth and development as an employee. Here, you can use your full potential to create the Gävleborg of the future together with your colleagues.

The Health and Medical Care Board Administration's approximately 6,500 employees work together to provide the county's residents with the best conditions for an active life with increased quality of life. By providing good and close care throughout the county, we lay the foundation for a strong and healthy Gävleborg.

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