About this role
Make a difference. Every day.
We warmly welcome you to the habilitation department, a knowledge organization characterized by respectful interactions, engagement, collaboration, and high competence! Here, we approach everyone based on their individual circumstances, and our work is grounded in the value base of Region Skåne – welcoming, driving, caring, and respectful.
The habilitation area caters to children, youth, and adults with permanent disabilities such as mobility impairments, autism, and/or intellectual disabilities. We also serve the patients' families, close relatives, and staff. Our operations are based on an interdisciplinary and person-centered approach, which means that our patients have full participation in the planning, evaluation, and follow-up of interventions. Various professions work in our organization, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, psychologists, social workers, special educators, dietitians, nurses, doctors, leisure consultants, swimming instructors, administrators, and medical secretaries.
At the Habilitation Clinic for Children and Youth in Lund, we cater to children and youth up to the age of 18 and their families. We are approximately 30 employees in the unit, and you will be one of several occupational therapists. Here, we offer you a varied job, close teamwork with many professionals, and excellent development opportunities.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
We are currently seeking a physiotherapist for a fixed-term position.
In your role, you will help children, youth, and their parents achieve the best possible conditions for a well-functioning everyday life. Your work will involve assessing and treating children and youth with delayed and/or atypical motor skills. Additionally, you will participate in various educational and group interventions and provide guidance on motor training in daily activities, play, and other physical activities to parents and networks. You will plan interventions together with children, youth, and parents, as well as other key individuals in the network. Interventions will be provided individually and/or in groups. The position also includes assessing the need for medical and orthopedic aids, as well as prescribing, fitting, and following up on these aids.
Upon employment, you will receive orientation and supervision from experienced colleagues in the unit and area, providing you with support in your daily work based on your prior knowledge and experiences.
Working hours are scheduled on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with evening hours until 6:30 PM on Mondays.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for a licensed physiotherapist with authorization to practice within the Swedish healthcare system. Moreover, you should have Swedish language skills equivalent to at least level C1 according to the Council of Europe’s language proficiency scale, along with a valid B driving license. Experience working with children/youth with disabilities and/or habilitation work is an asset for the position.
To be successful in your role and thrive with us, you are someone who places great importance on ensuring that children and youth are heard and that their opinions are taken into account. It is natural for you to involve children in the process, and you actively work to increase and support this participation. In your work, you are self-driven, proactive, and flexible. You have strong collaboration skills as interventions are planned based on patient needs and together with other team members. Personal suitability for the position is of great importance.
A background check will be conducted before any employment offer.
We warmly welcome your application and look forward to getting to know you!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Region Skåne exists to ensure that everyone living in Skåne feels well and has hope for the future. Through boundless collaboration and care, we create the best conditions for a healthy life within business, public transport, culture, and health care in Skåne. Together, we make life more possible.
The psychiatry, habilitation, and assistive technology department is the second largest administration with operations throughout Skåne. We have a broad mandate where many different competencies come together to provide our patients with the best care and support. With curiosity and great interest, we also invest in development and research.
The task in psychiatry is to conduct specialized care in publicly operated child, adult, and forensic psychiatry. Habilitation provides habilitation and rehabilitation within publicly operated child, youth, and adult habilitation. Assistive technology is responsible for managing aids prescribed to patients in Skåne. The administration also includes vision, hearing, and deaf services as well as youth clinics in Skåne.
At https://www.skane.se/ledigajobb, you can see the current status of Region Skåne’s recruitment and how many have applied for the positions.
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