Together we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe's leading university hospital by 2032. Working alongside patients, we strive for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within an integrated healthcare system in the Västra Götaland region. Our vision and goals are centered on healthcare of the highest quality, where the patient is always the focus. We provide healthcare locally and regionally, as well as highly specialized care to patients throughout the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength and they contribute to knowledge exchanges nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new ways of working, we can simplify everyday operations at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality.
Description
Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy for Children currently consists of 5 occupational therapists, 13 physiotherapists, and 2 rehabilitation assistants with a clinic located at Queen Sylvia's Children's Hospital. The unit is part of the Health Professions and Child Radiology operations and functions as an independent referral center for departments and clinics within the Children's Hospital as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP). The unit carries out assessments and treatments within somatic and psychiatric inpatient and outpatient care in collaboration with relevant clinics. Our patients are children and young people between 0-18 years old.
What can we offer you as an applicant?
We offer developmental work in a dynamic, positive, and well-functioning unit where clinical activities, education, research, and development work are conducted side by side.
We have good cohesion and share our knowledge and support each other in daily work. Upon hiring, we have an introduction program with a designated mentor to ensure a solid foundation and confident start.
Work Tasks
As a physiotherapist at the children's hospital, you will meet children and young people with a wide variety of diagnoses and needs. We see patients in both outpatient and inpatient care and collaborate with specialist clinics at the hospital; in many cases, you will work in multidisciplinary teams around patient groups. You perform initial assessments and evaluations, offer treatment, and provide follow-up care. In the unit, we participate in follow-up programs for many different diagnostic groups and follow up through standardized assessment instruments. You take independent responsibility for performing assessments and treatments in line with available evidence and existing guidelines.
Qualifications
We are looking for you who are a licensed physiotherapist. Professional experience and work with children and young people is meriting. Your personal characteristics are marked by curiosity, good organizational ability, collaboration skills, and a desire to learn and develop new knowledge. You enjoy working in a team. You should be comfortable working flexibly and independently. Since this position involves daily contact with many different people, high social competence and good interpersonal skills are required. In this recruitment process, we will consider personal suitability.
We warmly welcome your application!
Meet some of our employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital
About Västra Götaland Region
With us, you become part of a larger whole. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives throughout Västra Götaland every day.
You contribute to safe and equitable healthcare as well as to a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communications create quality of life.
We are in the midst of digital development where you can help shape the future ways of working to improve and simplify everyday life for residents and operations.
As a permanent employee, you will be designated for civil contingency planning as part of our shared responsibility to ensure that socially critical functions work even in a crisis.
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Application
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