Vacant job

Stockholm – our capital city of millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

The Skarpnack District Administration offers you a workplace where active employee participation and clear leadership are the foundation for providing Stockholm's residents with the best services. Since we create our work environment together, openness, respect, and responsiveness are important.

Welcome to us

Hemmet för gamla (The Home for the Elderly) is a care and housing facility for people over 65. The building is located on a nature-rich plot with access to a large, beautiful park, offering opportunities for walks and outdoor activities for our residents. Several bus connections and the subway are nearby. The facility comprises two units, one focused on dementia care and one on somatic care, totaling 63 apartments. Here, nursing assistants, nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists work. A doctor visits the facility once a week.

We offer

Join us and work as a physiotherapist in our facility. Your work makes a difference for those living with us who need care. Here you can find the benefits that apply to you as an employee: https://jobba.stockholm/formaner/ (https://jobba.stockholm/formaner/)

Your role

The tasks consist of standard duties for a physiotherapist in a care and housing facility. You conduct your own assessments and work according to the care process, which involves assessing, deciding on, implementing, following up, and evaluating interventions/measures. The rehab team consists of a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist. You will work in a team-based manner together with nurses and other care staff. Your role as a physiotherapist includes both independent work and collaboration with other professional categories, as well as supervising and training care staff. The role also involves contact with relatives, and supervising students may be part of your duties.

You train and supervise staff in rehabilitative interventions and approaches, ergonomics, and transfer techniques. Patients have access to a gym which is currently open 4 days/week, where you are responsible for and perform training for patients. You will collaborate with physiotherapists, nurses, and care staff through team meetings, care planning, etc.

Documentation is done in Vodok based on ICF. We also work with quality registers such as Senior Alert, the Swedish Palliative Register, and BPSD. The work is varied and involves meeting patients in different life situations. The work includes both acute and planned interventions, meaning you need to be able to make independent decisions. You take an active part in our joint work and our development work to achieve our set goals.

We work in cross-professional teams based on a person-centered approach. As a physiotherapist, you are part of the team surrounding the elderly, contributing your specialist competence in care.

Your qualifications and experience

You are a licensed physiotherapist, preferably with experience from elderly care, or similar education that the employer considers equivalent. You have prescribing rights or a diploma from the National Board of Health and Welfare's web-based prescribing education. You have knowledge of assistive devices and the prescribing process. You are computer literate in the Office package and have experience with documentation, preferably in VODOK according to ICF. As a person, you are structured, meticulous, and independent with good collaboration skills. You also have good verbal communication skills. You have the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively with a holistic perspective. You are open to improvements and would like to contribute to our joint development and quality work based on the facility's and the city's goals. In return, we offer you great opportunities for competence development.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Previous experience from working in elderly care
• Knowledge and experience of Vodok 2.0/ICF

When you apply for a job with us, we will ask you to show an extract from the Police Record. You need to request the extract yourself via the police website. You must show the extract to the recruiting manager if you become a candidate for employment.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Stockholm City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at considering each person's competence and thereby combating discrimination.

The department is HBTQi certified, and more facilities will be certified.