Primary Health Care Skåne (Primärvården Skåne) consists of 110 health care centres and other units all over Skåne, and is responsible for 75 percent of all the primary health care that is provided to the population of the region. The units are run with a high degree of autonomy, which means that you as an employee have a great responsibility as well as an opportunity to influence your daily work. The new strategy for health care in Skåne will mean a promising future for us!
Most units offer consultations with doctors, district nurses, physiotherapists, counsellors and special child care units. Some units also have diet counsellors, and nurses specialized in the treatment of diabetes or asthma/COD. Efforts are also been made to support a healthier lifestyle, e g we help people quit smoking, be more physically active and lose weight. We are also responsible for on-call duty; units specialized in teenagers’ problems and the care of elderly people with many health problems. We encourage research, development and continuous education. If you want, you can choose a sideline in the field of leadership, quality assessment or co-operation with other health care providers.
To work as a doctor in Primary Health Care Skåne means that you have to be a specialist in general medicine (family medicine). General medicine became a speciality of its own in 1981, and is equivalent to the term GP (General Practitioner) in the UK. Specialist training (ST in Swedish) to become a GP is as extensive as other specialist programmes (or more!) and usually covers about 7 years of training after graduation from Medical School. It requires wide knowledge, an ability to work independently and good judgement. Just a few examples of what is expected of you: treat patients of all ages (even newborns!), psychiatric evaluations including determining the use of force, smaller surgery like removing birthmarks, atheromas and lipomas, open boils etc. You will also make advanced medical investigations on your own without the help of other specialists. On a daily basis, you will co-operate with other care providers and authorities, like district nurses, hospital doctors and the National Health Insurance Authority. You will often be asked to give a written report of your findings.
If you have a Swedish licence to practise but no specialist qualification in general medicine you can apply for a temporary job at one of our units. It can also be a good way to get experience before applying for specialist training.
If you don’t have a Swedish licence to practise you should contact the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) to get the necessary information on how to get a Swedish licence. If the Board decides that you should have 6 months of probationary service as a condition for your licence, we are sorry to say that we have limited possibilities to offer any positions at this moment. Instead, we recommend that you take the official test of medical competence (TULE) and then apply for an 18-month period of practice (Allmäntjänstgöring, AT).
Of course you have to communicate in Swedish with your colleagues as well as your patients of all ages and of all levels of education. You can not expect people to understand or speak English. You will have to show a certificate that you have reached level B in Swedish, which means the equivalent of high school level. A special training in medical terminology in Swedish is an advantage. Find out more about language tests and language courses at the Open University (Folkuniversitetet).
For job applications turn directly to the manager of each health centre, who can be a doctor, a nurse or any other profession. You can send your application via e-mail or post. Do not forget to include your CV and translated and authorized copies of your education in medicine and Swedish as well as years of service. You will also be able to find available jobs at our website,
www.pvskanejobb.se.
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