Occupational Therapist for Sala Municipality

Do you thrive on variety in your work, problem-solving, and development work in your daily life? Are you passionate about helping individuals achieve a meaningful everyday life by creating opportunities for them to live as independently and actively as possible? Then this is the workplace for you! We are now looking for an additional occupational therapist to join our team, primarily for work in ordinary housing/home healthcare.

About Us

The rehab team in Sala Municipality is a wonderful and ambitious group consisting of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and rehab assistants. We are responsible for rehabilitation efforts for patients in ordinary housing (home healthcare/home rehabilitation), in short-term units, in special housing, and within the disability area. We are a relatively large workgroup of about 27 employees, which is divided into smaller workgroups based on operational area. What unites us all is our strong commitment to ensuring that the municipality's residents receive the best possible care based on their individual needs, goals, and circumstances. By sharing ideas, thoughts, and experiences with each other, we constantly seek improvements and see opportunities in the challenges we face. You will be offered a positive and secure work environment with many dedicated and knowledgeable colleagues! We actively work to ensure good and safe care for our patients according to the municipality's values: Simple - Efficient - Citizen-friendly.

Your Responsibilities

As an occupational therapist in ordinary housing, you will work throughout the municipality, with our office premises at Sala Hospital as your base. You will be part of a team together with a physiotherapist, nurse, rehab assistant, and home care staff, and you will be responsible for occupational therapy assessments and interventions for the municipality's residents who need rehabilitation efforts in their own homes. You will also collaborate closely with the unit manager and coordinator in home care, case managers, and external actors such as primary care and inpatient care. There are great opportunities for exchanging experiences and receiving assistance when needed, as you will have daily contact with your colleagues in the rehab team. Sharing premises with the region's rehab staff at the hospital also provides opportunities for knowledge exchange and facilitates collaboration during discharge from the care department.

Through a person-centered approach, you will plan and perform occupational therapy assessments, interventions, and follow-ups based on the individual's personal goals and circumstances. You will have a natural and active role in the team around the patients regarding preventive, function-preserving, and activity-promoting interventions. Together with the unit manager and other colleagues, you will also participate in the quality and development work of the operations. In addition to patient-related work, your responsibilities will also include supporting, mentoring, and to some extent educating care staff in function- and activity-preserving methods and assistive device management. It may also be relevant to mentor students from the occupational therapy program that has recently started at Uppsala University.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for you who are a licensed occupational therapist, preferably with a couple of years of experience in the profession. Previous experience in municipal elderly care or home rehabilitation is advantageous, as is having prescribing rights for assistive devices in Västmanland. If you have further education in, for example, geriatrics, dementia diseases, or other areas that the employer finds suitable for the position, this is also a plus. You are engaged in your work, enjoy collaborating, have a good approach, and possess good communication skills with patients, relatives, colleagues, and others. The tasks are varied and of different character, which requires you to be responsible, structured, flexible, and solution-focused.

What You Get

We want you to thrive and feel good with us, and therefore Sala Municipality offers several benefits to you as an employee. We are very keen that you receive a good and individually tailored introduction, and in addition to friendly colleagues and varied work, you will receive:

• Flexible working hours
• Wellness allowance of 2000 SEK/year or the option to convert the wellness allowance to a health examination
• Opportunity for vacation and salary exchange
• Opportunity to work some time remotely
• Opportunity for professional development during work hours

Other

A valid driver's license and experience driving a car are required. You also need to be able to ride a bike. The work requires good computer skills and a good ability to communicate in Swedish, both orally and in writing. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

Employment Conditions

Permanent position. A probationary period may be applied.
Full-time 100% (40 hours/week)
Working hours: daytime, Monday to Friday, excluding weekends
Start date according to agreement
Individual salary setting applies

Application

Welcome with your application by April 21. Selection and interviews are ongoing, so please send in your application as soon as possible!
Applications are made from www.sala.se/ledigajobb (www.sala.se/ledigajobb). We do not accept applications via email.

Inquiries

If you would like to know more about the positions, please feel free to contact:
Unit Manager Therese Hellqvist, phone 0224-74 93 47, therese.hellqvist@sala.se

Union Contacts:

Sveriges Arbetsterapeuter: Sabina Nilsson, phone 076-227 97 51, Viktoria Pettersson, phone 0224-74 93 56.

Welcome with your application!

Sala Municipality seeks individuals who can contribute to our operations regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnic background, religion or belief, disability, and age. We kindly but firmly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.