Physical Therapist for Children and Youth Rehabilitation

REGION GÄVLEBORG · Vollzeit

Rektorsgatan 1, Gävle, Schweden

Children and Youth Rehabilitation (BUH) is a specialist regional activity where children and young people aged 0 to 17 with congenital or early acquired functional limitations are welcome. Here, children and adolescents together with their families can receive advice, support and treatment to prevent and reduce the difficulties that functional limitations can cause in daily life. We are 35 employees in Gävle working together with the goal that all children and young people receive the right conditions to function as optimally as possible. Come and make meaningful contributions together with us! 1 position(s). WORK TASKS As a physical therapist with us, you have an important role in rehabilitation work. You work with children and young people with motor functional limitations primarily, but also with autism and intellectual functional limitations. You are part of an interdisciplinary team together with occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, special educator, nurse, psychologist, rehabilitation assistant, social worker, physician and dietitian. In your work you also collaborate with other activities such as pediatric healthcare, orthopedic clinics, assistive devices SAM, orthopedic technology actors as well as preschools/schools. Communication and play are important tools in the work. As a physical therapist with us, you will work with, among other things: • physical therapy assessments for pronounced motor symptoms that limit the child in daily life • graduated physical therapy interventions in the form of self-care advice, group sessions and individual interventions • assessments and interventions regarding breathing/circulation and pain related to functional limitations • motivation work and coaching to increase physical activity in cases of inactivity and mental health issues. With us you get • rewarding work where you make meaningful contributions for children, young people and parents • work in a safe work group with helpful and supportive colleagues with great joy in the workplace • independent and varied work • opportunities for professional development in areas that concern our target groups. As an employer, we care about you as an employee and therefore actively work with targeted wellness initiatives to promote a healthy lifestyle. Read more about our various benefits on Region Gävleborg's website! https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/ QUALIFICATIONS As a person, we are looking for someone who is responsible and can independently drive processes forward in a varied daily routine. You also have the ability to plan and organize your work efficiently. Since the work can involve unforeseen changes, we see that you have the ability to adapt. You will have close collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders, which means you need to be responsive, able to communicate well and solve challenges in a constructive way. In your role as a physical therapist, you should • be a licensed physical therapist. For this position, it is meriting if you have further education in neurology, gait analysis and functional limitations. Experience working with children and young people with functional limitations is also seen as meriting. Please apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis. Before offering employment, the employer has the right to request an extract from the criminal record register. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Start date: by agreement. Region Gävleborg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. In salary setting, among other things, assignment, responsibility, competence, experience and results are considered. As part of a safe and transparent recruitment process, we consider any potential conflicts of interest or other circumstances that may affect an objective assessment. With 7,500 employees, we are the region's largest employer. This gives us the strength to drive development forward for a vibrant Gävleborg. Our mission is exciting and complex. Regardless of what role you have with us, you help the inhabitants of the region and make a difference in society. We are at the forefront of social development and are committed to you as an employee getting to grow and develop. With us, you get to use all your strength to create the future Gävleborg together with your colleagues. The Health and Medical Care Committee administration's approximately 6,500 employees work together to provide the region's inhabitants with the best conditions for an active life with increased quality of life. By providing good and accessible care throughout the region, we lay the foundation for a strong and healthy Gävleborg. Information to recruitment consultants and advertising sellers: We have already decided where we want to appear with our job postings and what support we want in recruitment. We will not purchase advertising space or services for current recruitment and therefore ask you not to contact us with such offers.