Nursing Home Physician – Permanent Full-Time Position (100%)

Do you enjoy working with complex patient pathways, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a workday without evening, night, or weekend shifts? Landmo Care and Rehabilitation Centre is seeking an interested, committed, and professionally confident physician for a permanent full-time position as a nursing home doctor.

Landmo is the municipality’s nursing home and consists of three departments: two long-term care units and one rehabilitation unit with municipal acute care beds (KAD). In the same building, there is a GP practice with six general practitioner positions and one LIS1 doctor. The municipality also has a GP practice in Torpa with three general practitioner positions and one LIS1 doctor.

The nursing home has high professional competence, skilled employees, and well-established routines and procedures. There is close and well-functioning cooperation with home care services, GPs, the municipal allocation and coordination unit, and other health and care services.

Nordre Land municipality is an approved training institution for general practice and has certified supervisors for ALIS doctors among its GPs. The general education plan can be found on the municipality’s website.

The nursing home has a total of 65 beds:

• 27 long-term care beds

• 18 long-term care beds for persons with dementia/cognitive impairment

• 20 rehabilitation/short-term beds

• 2 KAD acute care beds
  

About the Position

As a nursing home physician at Landmo, you will have overall medical responsibility for patients admitted to institutional care. The position is daytime only on weekdays, with a 37.5-hour working week.

Work Tasks

Medical Responsibility and Patient Follow-Up

• Medical responsibility for the physician service, including ward rounds, diagnostics, treatment, and continuous follow-up of patients

• Ensure safe and appropriate patient care in accordance with current legislation, regulations, and professional guidelines

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and treatment planning

• Conduct conversations with relatives when needed

• Collaborate with nursing staff, GPs, municipal health and care services, and specialist health services

Guidance, Teaching, and Knowledge Sharing

• Provide guidance and teaching to colleagues and other healthcare staff

• Offer information and advice to patients and their relatives

• Contribute to internal training and professional development within the organisation

Professional Development and Quality Improvement

• Actively participate in professional development and quality improvement initiatives

• Implement and follow up on procedures and professional standards

• Be a visible advocate for evidence-based practice

Patient Safety, Quality, and Service Development

• Ensure patient safety and quality in the physician service in line with current legislation, including the Regulation on Management and Quality Improvement in Health and Care Services

• Contribute to the development of competence, structure, and service content

Qualifications

• Completed LIS1/internship and Norwegian medical authorization

• Specialist in general practice, geriatrics, or another relevant specialty, or currently in a specialization pathway, in accordance with regulations on competency requirements for municipal physicians

• Experience in geriatrics, internal medicine/palliative care, and/or general practice is an advantage

• Good oral and written Norwegian language skills (minimum level B2)

• A valid police clearance certificate must be presented prior to employment

• Valid Norwegian work and residence permit

Personal Qualities

• Positive and committed, with a desire to contribute both professionally and personally in an interdisciplinary environment

• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to build trust and good relationships

• High work capacity, enthusiasm, and sound decision-making skills

• Structured, independent, goal-oriented, and flexible

• A genuine interest in and commitment to nursing home medicine

Personal suitability will be emphasised.

We Offer

• A permanent position at a professionally strong and development-oriented nursing home

• A good professional and interdisciplinary working environment with engaged colleagues in both the nursing home and GP practices

• Varied and meaningful work tasks

• Good pension and insurance schemes through KLP

• Salary by agreement

• Opportunity to participate in GP small group activities/professional meetings

Additional Information

• Diplomas and certificates should not be submitted with the application but brought to a potential interview

• Employment conditions follow applicable laws, regulations, and collective agreements

• Approved police clearance certificate is required in accordance with the Health and Care Services Act § 5-4 (helse- og omsorgstjenesteloven § 5-4)

• As a general rule, applicant lists are public, cf. the Freedom of Information Act § 25 (offentlighetsloven § 25). If you wish to be exempted from the public list, this must be justified in your application

• We aim for a diverse and inclusive working environment. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of age, disability, gender, or minority background

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