Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation deliver results. Region Västerbotten operates broad primary care services throughout Västerbotten County and meets patients of all ages, both in urban and rural areas. With 33 health centers and health clinics, we are where you are. We actively work with research and development and utilize medical findings to offer high-quality care where the patient is involved. We want our employees to be involved, have influence, and take pride in working in primary care. Important focus areas for us are offering needs-based care services and continuing to develop digital services. We see great value in collaboration with other actors in society. We wish to strengthen our team and are therefore seeking a district doctor for Primary Care West and our health center in Vindeln. Primary Care West is a base unit with four health centers in both urban and rural areas, distributed across four municipalities: Vindeln, Vännäs, Bjurholm, and Umeå. The health centers work closely together within the base unit. Good connections with local and regional transport enable commuting to, from, and between our facilities. Vindeln Health Center is located approximately 60 kilometers from Umeå and is responsible for health and medical care within Vindeln Municipality with its approximately 5,000 residents. The health center has around 30 employees. The operations conducted are comprehensive and complete from a primary care perspective. Vindeln Health Center is a small and family-like unit with short decision-making paths and great opportunity to influence your own work situation. Several of our doctors at our facility combine the role of clinician with research in relevant areas. The work environment is good and ambitions are high. The role of district doctor at Vindeln Health Center offers an exciting and varied assignment for you as a specialist in general medicine. We hope you become curious and come to us with your experience and personal commitment. 1 position(s). JOB DUTIES As a specialist doctor in general medicine, also serving as a district doctor, at Vindeln Health Center, you contribute to taking good care of others and helping people feel better. You play a key role in offering security and high-quality care throughout the patient's life. This means caring for and treating a broad spectrum of health problems, including those not caused by a definable disease. The job duties range from child health care (BVC) to elderly care (residential care and home healthcare), and you will be an important part of our medical team, where collegial collaboration and participation in development work are encouraged. You are active in the base unit's physician group and collaborate with other professions. The role also includes supervision of students, ST doctors, and AT doctors. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking you as a licensed specialist doctor in general medicine, with experience of, or interest in, working in a varied and stimulating environment. A genuine interest in mentoring students and training doctors is also important. If you have completed research education and are active in clinical research, this is particularly meritorious. You are a present and positive person who, with expert knowledge and care, sees the patient and contributes to a holistic perspective that makes the care process better and safer. We would appreciate if you bring positivity, are flexible, and see the value in collegial collaboration. Include your specialist certificate with your application. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent. Work hours: Daytime. If your qualifications have not been formally reviewed previously, this will be done before you assume office in accordance with Regulation (1998:1518) on eligibility for certain positions in health and medical care, etc. Therefore, the following documentation must be attached to your application: 1) Scientific qualifications (if applicable) a. Certificate of academic degree, for example Doctor of Medicine or Docent b. Complete publication list 2) Pedagogical qualifications (if applicable) a. Certificate/documentation of teaching experience b. Certificate of supervisor training (basic or specialist education) 3) Clinical and other qualifications (if applicable) a. Certificate of sub-specialization b. Certificate/documentation of management assignments and/or operations development Read more about our benefits for you working with us on the website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. In preparation for the recruitment process, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar. If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then submit your application documents by mail.
- City
- Umeå
- GPS
- 63.7970413, 20.2816791
- Published
- 10. 8. 2026
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