Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Clinic
Tired of big city life, stress, rush, queues, and long commutes? Do you want to experience greater quality of life and get closer to nature? In our jewel of a city by Lake Vättern, you have the luxury of being able to walk or bike to your work, to nature, the lake, school, shopping, or the gym.
Do you want to become our 8th full-time pediatrician? We hope so!
The Role of Specialist Physician
The work is conducted in specialized teams where you, based on your expertise, collaborate with dedicated colleagues from various professions. At our pediatrics and adolescent medicine clinic, we work within several pediatric areas, including endocrinology, gastroenterology, allergology, neurology, and infectious diseases. Specialist care in the Jönköping Region also has primary responsibility for children under 1 year of age. We have a well-established collaboration with stakeholders around the child, such as the children's clinic, child health services, and social services.
Mentoring and knowledge transfer to younger colleagues is a natural part of the work. We have an educational responsibility for trainee physicians within pediatrics and general medicine, among others. Our operations is also a training site for medical students in connection with their work-based education during the pediatrics course.
You will work daytime Monday through Friday in outpatient pediatric care at the pediatrics and adolescent medicine clinic in Jönköping. The position also includes on-call work as primary on-call at the children's clinic at Länssjukhuset Ryhov—one Saturday or Sunday, and one weekday evening every fourth week.
The position is a permanent full-time employment with start date by agreement.
Your Future Workplace
The Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Clinic is a well-established pediatric specialist operation with a clear mandate in outpatient care for children and young people. We are located in Jönköping, Eksjö, and Värnamo, and the unit also includes Child and Youth Health—three clinics that meet children with mental health issues at the primary and first-line level.
Our clinics are characterized by good collaboration, high expertise, and a positive work environment. In Jönköping, the team consists of approximately 25 dedicated employees—pediatricians, pediatric nurses, and administrative staff. Together across the unit, we are just over 120 employees, including approximately 25 specialist physicians, 5 trainee physicians, and 25 specialist nurses who all contribute to a secure and well-functioning operation. The team is very functional and stable with close and good collaboration with colleagues across the region; the physician group has regular opportunities for professional development.
Your Profile
We are looking for you who are a licensed physician with specialist competence in pediatrics and adolescent medicine. You can be a senior physician, specialist physician, or in the final stages of your training in pediatrics. What matters most is that you have a burning interest and that your heart beats for pediatric work.
To thrive with us, you are open to new ideas as a person and interested in working with quality and improvement initiatives. You are positively inclined toward good collaboration and see the importance of utilizing everyone's expertise on the team to continuously improve care for our patients. Furthermore, you adapt easily to changed circumstances and approaches. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability.
Our Offer to You
We offer you the opportunity to work in a well-functioning and stable operation within pediatric specialist care.
We also offer you the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children and their families. Together with well-established teams, it gives you broad expertise and good opportunities for your own development. Regardless of profession, we all have the same mission—to contribute to making life better, more fun, and healthier for all residents of the region. In a large organization, there are also great opportunities where we collaborate across boundaries and learn from each other. With us, professional development is not just education; it is part of daily work.
As an employee with us in the Jönköping Region, you have access to our employment benefits. Some of them increase your basic security, others add a little extra to everyday life. Read more about our benefits here: Benefits, Jönköping Region (http://www.rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Jobba-hos-oss/Formaner/)
Do You Have Questions About the Position?
If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Operations Manager Ann Grännö Alm, 070 528 9950, [email protected] ([email protected])
We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline from those selling ads and recruitment services.
Our Recruitment Process
The final application deadline is August 23, 2026. Selection and interviews may take place on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to submit your application as soon as possible.
Before employment, the employer will request that you provide an excerpt from the police criminal record. A result in this register may affect your opportunity for employment.
Read more about the Jönköping Region's recruitment process on our website: Our Recruitment Process (https://www.rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Lediga-jobb/Var-rekryteringsprocess/)Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Clinic
Tired of big city life, stress, rush, queues, and long commutes? Do you want to experience greater quality of life and get closer to nature? In our jewel of a city by Lake Vättern, you have the luxury of being able to walk or bike to your work, to nature, the lake, school, shopping, or the gym.
Do you want to become our 8th full-time pediatrician? We hope so!
The Role of Specialist Physician
The work is conducted in specialized teams where you, based on your expertise, collaborate with dedicated colleagues from various professions. At our…