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Occupational Therapist for Söderhamns Municipality

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Employment type
Permanent

Description:

Do you want to be part of creating quality of life, security, and providing good and safe care to our patients? We are now seeking a new colleague for our wonderful team! Your Assignment You will assess individuals' activity capacity, body function, and environmental factors. By implementing measures such as activity training, assistive device prescription, and environmental adaptation, you will support and promote individuals' ability to be active, engaged, and independent. You will also guide and educate care personnel and collaborate with other team members, including through care planning and team meetings, to develop person-centered health plans. Description of the Workplace We provide rehabilitation services for short-term care, residential care facilities, and home healthcare in Söderhamns Municipality. The unit has seven physiotherapists, eight occupational therapists, three rehabilitation assistants, six nursing assistants in Safe Discharge and IHR (intensive home rehabilitation), and one unit manager. We are co-located, which gives us opportunities to develop together. We work patient-centered in teams with nurses, care personnel, unit managers, benefits advisors, and physicians when needed. What We Offer You as a New Employee • A good work environment with positive colleagues. • Introduction of a mentor who will guide you in your daily work. • Skills development through internal and external training. • Opportunities for further development within the Welfare sector. • Assistance with housing solutions if needed. We Are Looking for You Who Are a licensed occupational therapist. Experience working in home healthcare is a merit. A valid driver's license is a requirement for this position. Your role requires high levels of independence and accountability as you are responsible for planning and organizing your own work. You need to take initiative, prioritize, and make decisions within your professional area of responsibility. Since we work in teams, it is important that you have good collaboration skills, are solution-focused, and keep patient engagement in focus. It is also important to have empathy and good conduct in all situations. You need to easily adapt to changing circumstances, see the bigger picture, and consider the broader perspective. As a person, you are positive and motivated to be part of the organization's continued development. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. We process applications continuously, so do not delay submitting yours. Welcome with your application! As part of the recruitment process, we may request excerpts from the criminal record register and the suspicion register. This is done in accordance with applicable legislation and as part of our suitability assessment. Want to know more about our operations? Feel free to check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/rehabenhetensoderhamn/ What We Offer Your well-being is important to us! Söderhamns Municipality actively works with health, wellness, and work environment. We have health ambassadors and you have wellness benefits. It is also important to us that there is a balance between work and leisure, and we are committed to ensuring our employees get the recovery they need. Read more about some of our benefits: Benefits and Advantages - Söderhamns Municipality (soderhamn.se) In the archipelago municipality of Söderhamn—where Hälsingland meets the sea—we think big and bold. We have the ambition to grow to 28,000 residents and base our work every day on the needs of Söderhamn residents as we shape and develop our operations. Together, we make a difference for individuals and society. We use competence-based recruitment to create an inclusive and fair process. This means we assess candidates based on their competencies, experience, and abilities in an equal and equitable manner. Our goal is objective recruitment where everyone has the same opportunity to show what they can contribute. In this recruitment, we have already made our selection of advertising channels and partners. We politely but firmly decline any assistance with recruitment from external parties.Do you want to be part of creating quality of life, security, and providing good and safe care to our patients? We are now seeking a new colleague for our wonderful team! Your Assignment You will assess individuals' activity capacity, body function, and environmental factors. By implementing measures such as activity training, assistive device prescription, and environmental adaptation, you will support and promote individuals' ability to be active, engaged, and independent. You will also guide and educate care personnel and collaborate with other team members, including through care…

Overview

Type
job
Status
active
Visibility
public
City
Söderhamn
Address
Söderhamns kommun
GPS
61.3057323, 17.0412717
Email
Phone
Published
3. 8. 2026
Edited
5. 8. 2026

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Specifications

Region
Gävleborgs län
Duration
Ongoing
Employer
SÖDERHAMNS KOMMUN
Postcode
82680
Open positions
1
Profession
Arbetsterapeut
Salary Type
Fixed monthly, weekly or hourly pay
Scope Of Work
100–100 %
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