Family doctor position in the healthcare centre in Ockelbo, Gävleborg
Qualification required
Licensed specialist in Family Medicine. Educated in EU or recognized and having at least 3 years of experience in an EU-country.
Description of work at the actual clinic and its assignment and goal
Adults and children in need of care are welcome to us at Ockelbo Health Centre. We have 5,500 listed patients and together we provide primary care with both planned and emergency visits. We who work at the health centre are general specialists, ST doctors, psychiatrists/rehab doctors, district nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychosocial team, secretaries, assistant nurses, rehabilitation coordinator and childcare centre. We have specialist receptions containing diabetes, asthma/COPD and hypertension, which means we can provide close, high-quality care on site. Ockelbo Health Centre is part of Min vård (My care) Gävleborg, which provides the opportunity for digital care services, which is an important piece of the puzzle to create more accessible and equal care.
What is attractive about the position
Ockelbo is a community in the countryside with 5,500 inhabitants and located 3 miles from the nearest town, Gävle. The health centre is geographically located in the middle of the community, at a close distance from the railway station – approx. 10 minutes’ walk – which means that you can easily get to other places in the county. The workforce is stable and most have worked for us for many years and live in the community. Special accommodation for the elderly and the municipality’s home health care are in the same building as the health centre. This means that we have a close collaboration with our municipality. Our family centre with open preschool is also located in the building. The central location in the middle of the community, surrounded by beautiful countryside means that you can live in the country, with a short commute to work.
Challenges and areas of development within the business
We continue our good development in good and close care according to national guidelines. Something we work a lot on is the development of digital patient meetings.
Number of employees
A total of 30 employees:
1 general practitioner, 1 psychiatrist/rehab doctor, 2 senior general specialists, 1 ST doctor (resident), 10 nurses, 2 physiotherapists, 1 occupational therapist, 1 counsellor, 1 psychiatric nurse, 1 health educator, 1 rehabilitation coordinator, 3 assistant nurses, 3 secretaries, 1 manager, 1 deputy manager.
Job description
As a general specialist with us, you will, among other things:
• carry out usual reception work
• carry out home visits
• have the opportunity for medical responsibility for the municipality’s special housing for the elderly (SÄBO)
• have the opportunity to work at BVC (child health centre)
• supervise future AT and ST doctors (trainees and residents)
• work in a team with medical colleagues as well as other professions around sick patients.
Requirement
B driver’s licence.
Important personal qualities
The people we hire must have good cooperation skills, be able to work independently, be flexible, have an empathetic approach and drive development work forward.
Responsibilities/requirements linked to the position
The position includes on-call at our family doctor’s emergency in Gävle, alternatively on-call 2-3 times/ month. It is required to participate in training and meetings organized by the employer. There is also a requirement to be able to act as a supervisor for training doctors at a later stage.
Salary (as of 2024)
The following gross salary is valid for 2024. From next year, a bit higher salary can be expectable.
Salary as:
– Assistant doctor, general fixed-term employment (during Swedish studies B2 – C1 in combination with work 50/50 before Swedish legitimation and specialist licence): 45 500 SEK/month.
– Legitimated assistant doctor, general fixed-term employment (after receiving a Swedish license and specialist certificate): 52.600 SEK.
– Specialist doctor, permanent employment, when the candidate manages his/ her duties independently: minimum of SEK 81.300. This minimum is for newly graduated specialist. For those who already have had more or less experience as specialists in their home-country, it can be higher such as 85-110.000 SEK.
Services offered by the employer and Mediflexible
- During the personal visit which is part of the interview process, the cost of travel, accommodation and meals are financed by Mediflexible
- Free Swedish course from A1 to C1 level. Between A1 and B2 online and B2 – C1 in the workplace in combination with work. The candidates will study each afternoon after work. Financial support during the course (the amount is topic of negotiation).
- Free language education for family members – to B2 level for spouses and school-age children is obligatory.
- Help with the application for Swedish license to practice, supervision of the process
- Free Swedish legal and social training which consists of 40 lessons
- Integration assistance (assistance in registering at tax authority, opening bank account, etc.)
- Assistance in finding school/kindergarten for the children
- Assistance in the organization of moving and in apartment-seeking
- Support for moving: 30.000 SEK for singles and 45.000 SEK for families for furniture transport + 5.000 SEK for travel costs.
Documents required for application:
- Professional English CV in which your experience is detailed
- Cover letter
- Scanned version of license to practice in home country with English translation (no official needed)
- Scanned version of medical and specialist certificates with English translation (no official needed)
- Two English-speaking reference persons, one is a chief and one is a colleague.
Further requirements
As a part of the application process, we need to take a personality test with our candidates and its result must be presented for the Swedish employer.
The reference sheets must be signed by the respective reference persons.
If you are interested, please send your detailed professional CV and other necessary documents to info@mediflexible.com before 2nd December.