Together with our patients, we strengthen public health and develop health care so that it can contribute to a world-class quality of life for our 290,000 inhabitants. We run health centres throughout the region and there are three emergency hospitals here.
Our healthcare is knowledge-based and appropriate, individualized, efficient and equal. We work with a person-centred care that is based on the individual patient’s needs. Care should be given close to the patient, and on the patient’s terms.
We are looking for colleagues
Are you a specialist in Surgery or Gastroenterology with focus on Endoscopy, looking for a workplace with a good working climate, friendly employees and close proximity to beautiful nature?
There is a Surgery clinic in West-Sweden, which is looking for an endoscopist.
About the workplace
The hospital
The hospital functions both as a county hospital for the entire region and as a local hospital for the residents of some municipalities.
At the hospital, there is the highly specialized care, care that most people need on a few occasions in life. There are about twenty different specialties including eyes, skin, gynaecology, renal medicine, paediatrics, surgery, PCI and oncology. There are about 500 care places. The hospital has about 3,800 employees, of which about 500 are doctors, 1,300 nurses and midwives, 80 physiotherapists, 750 assistant nurses, 750 laboratory staff, 255 care administrators and 350 service staff. Surgery Clinic The Surgery Clinic offers a wide range of care, including inpatient departments, surgery receptions, urology receptions, a breast centre and an endoscopy reception. Our endoscopy reception is one of Sweden’s finest, and both planned and emergency examinations and advanced procedures in the gastrointestinal tract are performed here during the day. The happy team consists of around twenty competent employees from different professional categories who enjoy working together and support each other. A familiar yet professional feeling permeates the operation, and we often hear from both patients and doctors in training that they felt well received and cared for by us. We have a clear development focus with a focus on quality and regularly hold training courses in colonoscopy technique for doctors and scopists from all over Sweden. A couple of years ago, we also had help from a specialist from Japan, where we had a targeted training effort to perform ESD. Duties The duties include performing diagnostic endoscopic examinations and various procedures in the gastrointestinal tract. It also includes administrative work such as assessing referrals, participating in polyp conferences and being helpful in consultation questions, etc. Now we need to expand the medical team and are looking for you who are a specialist doctor and who want to work full-time with Endoscopy. On-call assignments may occur but may be discussed on an individual level. Competences and skills
We are looking for you who are a specialist in Surgery or Gastroenterology with a few years of experience from Endoscopy. You need to be able to communicate well in both Swedish (we will provide you with a language curse) and English.
We place great importance on personal qualities where a desire to provide good, high-quality care with a strong patient focus is a requirement. It is a prerequisite that you work well in a team and that you can make decisions independently. It is also of great value that you have a solution-focused attitude. Other qualities that are highly valued are openness, drive and a positive attitude and we would like to see that you have an interest in business development.
Do you like endoscopy and recognize yourself in these qualities? Do you long to work in nice premises with colleagues who feel great job satisfaction? Then you should definitely apply to us!
Your benefits as an employee
Within the region, we have an important assignment. We are there for everyone in the region to feel good. That is why we as an employer take care of you. Here we list some benefits:
• All employees with us have at least 25 vacation days and as a new employee you have paid vacation earned from the very first day. We offer more days than the holiday law says.
• We give employees the opportunity for learning and developing skills in their daily work.
• We take care of you as an employee and create conditions for financial security throughout life. We have good benefits and various insurances.
• In most of our operations, there is the possibility of flexitime. Salary By individual agreement. The average salary for specialist doctors in Sweden is between 85-95.000 SEK. However, a young specialist right after taking the specialist exam (with 0 year of experience as a specialist) earns 82.500 SEK which is the starting salary for a newly graduated specialist in the region. The more year one has as a specialist, the higher salary one receives. A consultant doctor can earn even up to 110.000 SEK or more.
A more comfortable life by our place
We offer you a fulfilling lifestyle in a vibrant region with a rich history, majestic forests and a wild, beautiful natural landscape ready to be explored. Our region is home to innovation, creativity, a competitive business sector with international reach and enriching cultural experiences. Welcome to us, a place to enjoy a bright and prosperous future.
Welcome to us!
Are you moving to our region from another part of Sweden or from abroad? We can help you and your family get in touch with housing agents, employment agencies, schools, childcare and more through our partner company in Sweden. The company’s services are well-known and admired throughout the country.
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
• 6-7 months long, free intensive Swedish course up to C1 level, financial support during the course (the amount is topic of negotiation)
• Free language education for adult family members – up to B2 level
• 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 job-searching for the spouse
• Assistance in finding school/kindergarten for the children
• Assistance in the organization of moving and in apartment-seeking
• When moving, travel of the family and transport of furniture is partly financially supported by the employer. The sum is individually agreed, however, usually it is 15.000 SEK.
Documents required for application:
• Professional English CV in which your experience (number of completed examinations/surgeries, with differentiation between pre-and post-specialization experience) are 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) who are reachable on phone
If you are interested, please send your detailed professional CV and other necessary documents to info@mediflexible.com before 26. November.