About this role
The Geriatrics department consists of a care ward and a memory clinic. Here, we work together to create the best conditions for our elderly and multi-sick patients at Gävle Hospital. Our team has diverse experiences and backgrounds, making us inclusive, curious, and skilled at supporting each other. Our patient group demands our ability to see the whole individual, which makes the work particularly enjoyable, challenging, and educational. It is crucial for us that the elderly and their relatives are met with understanding, knowledge, and warmth.
We are now seeking a junior doctor with an interest in geriatrics for our geriatric care ward. Here, you will have a truly meaningful job! The position is a full-time temporary role from February 1, 2026, to October 31, 2026.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
The mission of the Geriatrics ward is to provide medical and rehabilitative treatment to elderly patients in the region. As a junior doctor with us, you will collaborate with other doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, as well as physiotherapists and occupational therapists. Cooperation also occurs with other healthcare providers and agencies. The work is varied, challenges conventional thinking, and allows space for new ideas that help our elderly patients achieve a better daily life.
Your main responsibilities include:
- Conducting admissions and discharges
- Reviewing medication lists
- Rounding, being responsible for the care team, and being available to other professionals
- Maintaining communication with patients and their relatives.
With us, you will:
- Follow the patient throughout their hospital stay
- Receive security and support from our specialist doctors who are always present
- Be part of a small, close-knit team with colleagues who enjoy their work and support each other.
We care about you as an employee and offer benefits that create security, health, and development, regardless of where you are in life. Read more about our benefits on the Region Gävleborg website.
[https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/](https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/)
**QUALIFICATIONS**
We are looking for someone who is confident in their role as a junior doctor and who, with good initiative, takes responsibility for driving the work forward. You are flexible and easily adapt when circumstances change, while also seeing opportunities and finding solutions to everyday problems. Your humility allows you to meet patients, relatives, and colleagues with respect and attentiveness, contributing to a positive work environment. With your strong collaborative skills, you will work closely with colleagues from various professional backgrounds, ensuring that all parts of the care chain function well together. By combining initiative with a problem-solving approach, you will become an important part of the team and contribute to the long-term development of our care services.
In the role of junior doctor, you should:
- Have completed the 9th semester of the medical program
- Be able to communicate in Swedish, both spoken and written, at a minimum of C1 level.
Experience working within the Swedish healthcare system and clinical experience with elderly and multi-sick patients is advantageous.
**OTHER**
With 7,500 employees, we are the largest employer in the region. This gives us the strength to drive development forward for a vibrant Gävleborg. Our mission is exciting and complex. Regardless of your role with us, you will help the residents of the region and contribute to society. We are at the forefront of societal development and invest in your growth and development as an employee. With us, you will be able to use your full potential to create the future of Gävleborg together with your colleagues.
The approximately 6,500 employees of the Health and Medical Care Administration work together to provide the region's residents with the best conditions for an active life with increased quality of life. By providing good and close care throughout the region, we lay the foundation for a strong and healthy Gävleborg.
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