Description of activities

The Department of Home Care is responsible for the work of nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists in both ordinary housing (home care) and special housing.The work is to some extent free, you are responsible for planning your day together with your colleagues

Work tasks

As a physiotherapist in Gällivare municipality, you are responsible for investigating and assessing the physiotherapeutic part of the rehabilitation efforts in both ordinary and special housing in the areas of elderly and disability care and psychiatry.
Based on the individual's needs, planning, implementation and follow-up of efforts such as prescribing aids, treatments and health promotion work then take place. Supervising and training nursing staff in transfers and handling of assistive devices is an important part of the work. As a licensed professional, there is also a responsibility for record keeping for the interventions that are planned, implemented and evaluated.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed physiotherapist / physiotherapist. You enjoy working in a team, are flexible and see solutions instead of problems. You have a holistic approach and a good ability to analyze and reflect from different perspectives and can find solutions depending on the needs and situation. Your cooperation with colleagues, users and the network around the user is good and you have a responsive, coaching and supportive approach. Your ability to plan and prioritize is good, both independently and with the support of your colleagues and immediate manager. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

B driving license is required.

Within the framework of the National Minority Languages Act, Gällivare municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli and Finnish. Knowledge of one of these languages is an advantage when applying for employment in Gällivare municipality.

Other

To your application, we want a CV, ID and driving license. Original documents will be provided on request. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.

Gällivare municipality offers you:

• Fresh care benefit in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret
• Fresh care hour
• Membership in GKFF (Gällivare municipality's leisure association)
• The opportunity to switch vacation days to days off

Working hours/Duration

Till, 100% Daytime work 40 hours/week

Salary

Monthly salary. Individual salary setting is applied. Please state salary requirements in the application

Access / Application

Access: 2025-08-01

Last day to apply 2025-06-08

Information

EC Karin Martinsson-Heikkilä tel 0970-818625. Mail karin.martinssonheikkila@gallivare.se

Union representatives

Peter Backefalk , Fysioterapeuterna/Sjukgymnasterna via the switchboard tel 0970-818000

Welcome with your application!