Ward Physician

Helsingin kaupunki; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rented apartment via Aurora Linna

Epassi Flex package

Lunch benefit

City bike for staff

Access to recreation island for staff

Job summary

Laakso Hospital in Helsinki seeks a ward physician for a permanent role starting October 1, 2026. You will lead clinical work as the ward's senior physician, guiding trainees and working within a multidisciplinary team. The role includes participation in ward and hospital development and optional on-call duties with defined hours.

The hospital groups several specialties and serves as a major training site. Applicants should be licensed in Finland with geriatrics qualifications and Finnish

Qualifications

• Physician licensed in Finland with specialist qualification in geriatrics or equivalent.
• Right to train/supervise (for geriatrics) and good Finnish language skills.
• Satisfactory spoken Swedish and ability to work in a ward setting in a city hospital.
• Experience working on a ward in a city hospital.
• Knowledge of Apotti system is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Act as the ward's senior physician in clinical work and in guiding physicians in the specialization phase.
• Work in the ward's multidisciplinary team and participate in development projects for the ward and hospital.
• Opportunity to be on-call; on-call timings weekdays 15-09 and weekends/holidays 09-09.
• Contribute to cooperation with specialist medical care and elderly services in the area.
• Support training and development as a city employee.

Job description

We are seeking a ward physician for Laakso Hospital for a permanent position starting October 1, 2026.

As a ward physician, you will act as the ward's senior physician in both clinical work and in guiding physicians in the specialization phase. You will work in the ward's multidisciplinary team. You will participate in the development work of the ward and the hospital. The ward physician is not obliged to be on call at the hospital, but there is an opportunity to do so. On-call time is weekdays from 15-09 and weekends/holidays from 09-09, the weekday following the on-call shift is free.

We have a high level of expertise at Laakso Hospital. We have wards profiled for acute geriatric care, internal medicine, trauma rehabilitation, care of demanding wounds, and rehabilitation of ABI patients - a total of 11 wards and 271 hospital beds. Our patients come for follow-up care and rehabilitation from the emergency department and specialist care wards.

Several specialties are represented at Laakso Hospital; currently, we have internal medicine physicians, a pulmonologist, geriatricians, general practitioners, a nephrologist, a physiatrist, and a rheumatologist. There are 12 specialist physician positions at Laakso Hospital. We hope for the start date of the official relationship to be October 1, 2026.

We cooperate strongly with the specialist medical care and elderly services in our area. Consultants from various specialties from HUS regularly visit Laakso Hospital for consultation. We are also a significant training site for physicians and specialists. The quality of our patients' care is improved by both the specialist physician expertise and consultation purchased from HUS and our functional cooperation with various parties.

Laakso Hospital is part of the Helsinki Hospital, which also includes Malmi Hospital, Suursuo Hospital, the geriatric outpatient clinic, the home hospital and home care physicians, and rehabilitation services. Laakso Joint Hospital is a new, advanced hospital being prepared for the joint use of HUS and the Helsinki Hospital. Construction of the new hospital building is underway, and the move will take place in phases starting in 2028.

In addition to interesting and varied work, we offer you extensive training and development opportunities. As a city employee, you can apply for a rental apartment from Aurora Linna, whose apartments are cheaper than market level and our employees' apartment applications are prioritized.

Since life is not just about work, we also take care of the balance between work and leisure. You will have access to the Epassi Flex package including sports, culture, commuting, and wellbeing benefits.

• You can apply for a rental apartment from Aurora Linna, whose apartments are cheaper than market level and our employees' apartment applications are prioritized.
• You will have access to the Epassi Flex package including sports, culture, commuting, and wellbeing benefits.
• A benefit of up to 550 euros per calendar year can be obtained. The available balance is determined based on the length of your employment relationship.
• In addition, a lunch benefit is available.
• You will also have a city bike as a staff benefit and can visit the city employees' own recreation island if you wish.

Eligibility requirements:

• Physician licensed in Finland and the right of a specialist physician in a suitable specialty. We are primarily seeking a geriatric specialist with the right to train.
• Language requirements are good oral and written skills in Finnish and satisfactory oral skills in Swedish.
• The person selected for the position must present an occupational health assessment of their ability to perform the duties belonging to the position.
• The position requires vaccination protection according to Section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act and a tuberculosis investigation according to Section 55.
• In addition, we require experience working on a ward in a city hospital.
• Knowledge of the Apotti system is considered an advantage.
• Physician licensed in Finland, Specialist physician qualification in a suitable specialty (primarily Geriatrics), Right to train/supervise (for Geriatrics), Good oral and written proficiency in Finnish, Satisfactory oral proficiency in Swedish, Experience working on a ward in a city hospital, Occupational health assessment of fitness for duty, Vaccination protection according to Section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act, Tuberculosis investigation according to Section 55 of the Communicable Diseases Act