Physical Therapist for the SVU/Short-term Care Unit within the Authority Department

Malmö kommun · Full-time

Kalendegatan 1, Malmö, Sweden

Ref: 20262082 We are now seeking an engaged physical therapist who wants to work in our care planning team within the SVU/Short-term Care Unit! With us, you will have independent and developmental work where you, together with a multidisciplinary team, work to create safe and secure hospital discharges and follow up on short-term care measures. You will be offered a thorough introduction that is tailored to your experience, knowledge, and individual needs. We are a team that works very well together and where we put the team before ourselves. We support each other in our cases to create a holistic view of the individual. The team consists of 10 social workers, 5 nurses, 3 occupational therapists, 3 physical therapists, and 1 assistant. Together, we contribute different experiences and expertise that enrich our activities. We warmly welcome your application! Job Responsibilities As a physical therapist in the care planning team, you are responsible for safe and secure discharge of patients from inpatient care and follow-up during short-term stays. You work from an individual-centered approach with a focus on creating conditions for each person to live as independently, participatory, and meaningfully as possible. Together with your colleagues, you plan for hospital discharge through digital planning, personal meetings, or telephone contact. The work also involves making assessments and reports according to the Health and Medical Care Act (HSL) to other activities in connection with hospital discharge and short-term care. You collaborate daily with several different professions both internally and externally. An important part of the work is to create good relationships with family members and work closely with social workers, occupational therapists, and nurses to provide users and relatives with security and good service. Want to know more about what it's like to work with us? Feel free to read an interview with one of our colleagues here: https://malmo.se/Jobb/Vi-jobbar-i-Malmo-stad/Sofia-Ramos-Knudsen-fysioterapeut.html Qualifications Requirements for the position: Licensed physical therapist (180 hp) At least 2 years of experience as a physical therapist in municipal care and/or in inpatient care/primary care Previous experience with the SVU process Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written Good knowledge of applicable legislation, established goals, and guidelines Good computer skills It is meritorious if you have experience with: Multidisciplinary work Mina planer/Procapita As a person, you are positive, engaged, and open to new challenges. With the right attitude, you contribute to a good work environment to promote good collaboration. Since we work in a team, we have high demands on your ability to work well with others. In your daily work, you treat patients, relatives, and colleagues in a respectful and professional manner. You have good customer service awareness and communication skills and are responsive to patients' individual needs. Since we work in a fast-paced process, we require that you have a good ability to adapt to unforeseen changes. The work also requires that you have good knowledge of applicable legislation, established goals, and guidelines. You will be offered a thorough introduction that we tailor based on you as a person and your knowledge and experience level. We are committed to having the right person in the right place and therefore place great emphasis on personal suitability. About the Workplace The Authority Department within the Health, Care, and Social Services Administration is organized into three units, one of which is responsible for coordination and planning at discharge from inpatient care and follow-up of short-term care decisions. In everyday language, we call ourselves SVU, an abbreviation for coordination at discharge from inpatient health and medical care. The unit consists of approximately 80 employees divided into three sections with multidisciplinary teams including social workers, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists/physiotherapists, and assistants. The professions in the team make decisions based on their assignments regarding the need for assistance according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and measures according to the Health and Medical Care Act (HSL). Malmö City's activities are organized into 14 departments. Our shared mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the residents of Malmö, we develop an even better city to live, work, and be in; diversity, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here. Read about Malmö City as an employer here https://malmo.se/Jobb.html Position Information Employment Type: Permanent Scope: Full-time Number of Positions: 1 Start Date: By agreement Selection and interviews are ongoing! We welcome your application today. Background Check When you apply for a job with us, we will ask you to provide a background check. The extract we want to see is "Extract for work in the home with elderly and people with disabilities" and you need to request it yourself digitally or via a form that you can find on the police website: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/arbete-i-hemmet-med-aldre-och-personer-med-funktionsnedsattning-e-tjanst/ Some background checks can be sent digitally to your e-mail box. Others can currently only be sent in paper form. Only extracts without findings are sent out as digital mail. Extracts that contain a finding or suspicion are sent as physical mail. You can read more here: http://bit.ly/Information-om-utdrag Other Information As a candidate, we recommend that you check your spam folder during the application period to ensure that you do not miss reply emails from Malmö City. Please note that Malmö City has removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, to create a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you as a job applicant. Your answers will be an important part of our selection process. Malmö City strives for employees to represent the diversity that exists in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can help us as an employer meet the needs of the residents of Malmö. Since 2015, Malmö City has been a Swedish-Finnish administration area. This means that the municipality must inform about the rights of the Finnish minority, offer elderly care wholly or substantially in Finnish, and promote the Finnish language and Finnish culture. It also means a right to use Finnish in contact with us in the municipality. Since Malmö City is a Swedish-Finnish administration area, it is meritorious if you can speak Finnish. We warmly welcome your application! / Tervetuloa hakemuksesi kanssa!