Pulmonology South-Sweden
Pulmonology Reception, Medicine and Geriatric Clinic
Requirements for education
Specialist exam in Pulmonology from within the EU.
Double speciality in Pulmonology and Internal Medicine.
Required experience
There is not a definite period of years as pulmonologist what is required.
One has to be able to take care of internal medicine patients as well and that is why one has to have the specialty of Internal Medicine.
Job description
Specialist in Pulmonary Medicine and Internal Medicine.
As a specialist in Pulmonary Medicine, you work with the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of patients with lung diseases. The work includes both reception activities and department work. You also participate in development work and may have the opportunity to participate in the training and supervision of younger colleagues.
Competencies and skills required for the position
As a person, you are secure and stable with a good ability to distinguish between the personal and the professional. You are confident in your knowledge and skills, dare to make your own decisions and take responsibility for your work tasks. As the work involves a lot of collaboration with other colleagues, we see that you find it easy to work well with other people. Great importance is placed on personal suitability.
Personal qualities required for the position
Secure, stable and has a high degree of professionalism. Is independent and used to working in a structured team. You work well with other colleagues and are responsive and communicative. You make correct trade-offs and priorities. You are used to weighing up complex information and different types of considerations. You continuously maintain your specialist knowledge and are a knowledge resource for others.
Further requirements
A specialist doctor supervises younger colleagues and this is a natural part of the job. The position may involve travel in the form of training/conferences. We would like the doctor to have a driver’s license.
On-call duty
As an Internal Medicine and Pulmonary specialist, you will vary your work between the department, reception and emergency services. We offer you a varied work at a smaller hospital where all expertise is close at hand. Here you will receive favourable working hours that involve working Monday-Friday between 08:00-16:30. Usual emergency duty is included in the service but not during the first period of employment due to introduction and language training. Emergency work is then guided by competence and experience.
Salary for staff with Swedish legitimation
Depending on professional background and competences, the general salary is 100.000 – 120.000+ SEK / month before tax for a double-specialist in Sweden.
However, it is not from the very beginning. First, employed as an assistant doctor with a general fixed-term employment as a form of employment for a period of 6 months while the language development and introduction take place in the workplace, the salary is 59,000 SEK. The salary is slightly lower at the beginning, even though you are a specialist doctor in your home country. This is because you have an introduction at the beginning and are not expected to carry specialist responsibility. At first you will walk alongside, get to know the operation, colleagues, systems, working methods, PMs and more.
During your introductory period of 6 months, you will study advanced Swedish (healthcare Swedish) 2 days a week through the Folkhögskolan. This increases your chances of a good introduction to your new work in Swedish healthcare and new workplace.
When Swedish licence to practice and proof of specialist competence has been issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare and the introduction is complete, the employment is transferred indefinitely and a new salary setting takes place as a specialist doctor according to agreement. The salary will reach the above mentioned 100.000 + SEK gradually, within 1-2 years.
Planned date of employment
As soon as possible.
The hospital
The hospital is one of the three hospitals in the Region. Around 85,000 people live in the hospital’s catchment area. It consists of the four municipalities.
Specialized care is provided here – planned as well as emergency – for diseases and injuries that cannot be investigated or treated at the health centres.
The hospital has approximately 230 beds, which means that it is just the right size to offer a pleasant and collaborative environment and also a breadth of activities.
We have several newly renovated care wards, and we have a modern dialysis unit and an equally modern ambulance intake. The operating room and intensive care clinic premises are also new.
The hospital is used to receiving doctors with foreign education and we have many good examples of where families have found what they are looking for when they have been employed by us. We hope that you will want to come to us and become part of our fantastic workplace!
Description of the clinic
The Medicine and Geriatrics Clinic is the largest clinic at the hospital with many activities under one roof. We have various inpatient care units with different specializations in specialties such as Stroke, GAVA (Geriatric Emergency Care), Endocrinology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Haematology and Cardiology. The premises are well-planned and state-of-the-art and we work with the patient in focus. Here you work together with both experienced colleagues and new employees, all with great commitment. The Medicine and Geriatrics Clinic has a dialysis unit, medicine reception and geriatric reception. We are around 230 employees and together we want to achieve commitment and participation. We want our employees to be able to develop in a good way. We strive to provide equal and good care and high accessibility for the patient.
Pulmonary medicine
In pulmonary medicine there are treated respiratory diseases. The most common disease is COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Asthma and Pneumonia. Further diseases which are treated here: Interstitial lung diseases, Sarcoidosis, Sleep apnoea, Pulmonary embolism, Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, Tuberculosis, PAH (Pulmonary arterial hypertension) etc.
Treatment of tumours in the lungs is done at the medical clinic at the County Hospital.
About the city
Living here means experiencing small-town life up close. Everyday life is simple here! The entrepreneurial spirit is strong in the area. New business ideas, starting your own business, culture and collaboration are hallmarks.
We are proud to announce that in 2023 we have been appointed both Sweden’s Outdoor Municipality and Sweden’s Cultural Municipality. It is a very pleasant medium-sized city with around 34,000 inhabitants.
Services offered by the employer and Mediflexible
- During the personal visit which is part of the interview process, the cost of travel and accommodation is financed by Mediflexible
- 6-7 months long, free Swedish course, 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, to C1 level for spouses who have jobs with licence requirement
- Assistance in the application for Swedish license to practice, supervision of the process
- 40 hours long free Swedish legal and social training
- 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
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
- 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 who are reachable on phone
If you are interested please send your detailed professional CV and other necessary documents to info@mediflexible.com before 31. March.