Vacant job

We offer a wonderful community at a clinic where we have about 60 employees collaborating with the patient at the center; ENT doctors, speech therapists, audiologists, hearing pedagogues, special educators, sign language teachers, hearing care technicians, nurses, nursing assistants, and medical secretaries.

With us, collaboration and providing good care and service is a given.

The clinic's speech therapy department is a general speech therapy clinic that works with all speech therapy diagnoses, with the main focuses being child language, neurogenic speech disorders, and voice therapy. Patients come to the speech therapy department both from our outpatient clinic and from the hospital's wards.

We offer a fixed-term employment from 2026-01-05 to 2026-09-30, with working hours scheduled Monday to Friday, during the day. The employment may be extended. If you currently live in another location, we can assist you in finding accommodation.

About you

You are a licensed speech therapist and are primarily interested in working with adult patients focusing on neurogenic speech disorders. The clinic treats patients in both outpatient and inpatient care. There may also be opportunities to work with other speech therapy diagnoses.

You are comfortable meeting people and value diversity. You are engaged and quality-conscious in your work and enjoy taking on new challenges, with a desire to change and improve. This requires the ability to switch between independent work and teamwork, as well as a commitment to improving the operations. Personal suitability is highly valued.

Selection and interviews are ongoing. The position may be filled before the application deadline, so please submit your application today!

Your future workplace

At the clinic, we have about 60 employees collaborating with the patient at the center; audiologists, ENT doctors, audiologists, hearing pedagogues, special educators, sign language teachers, hearing care technicians, speech therapists, nurses, nursing assistants, and medical secretaries. The specialty treats congenital and acquired diseases and injuries, covering both acute and non-acute conditions in patient groups of all ages. Our primary catchment area encompasses about 140,000 inhabitants.

The Kalmar County Hospital is one of three hospitals in Kalmar County. The hospital is an emergency hospital with specialized care, maternity care, and postnatal care. Over 2300 people work here to provide good care and high patient safety for the county's residents. Our employees' continuous development efforts result in good outcomes in several national measurements. The hospital is located near Kalmar city center and Kalmarsund.

Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development. We have over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's residents. With us, you will receive many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people at all stages of life and have a meaningful and developing job – every day.

Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% employment. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of the position may be offered at another workplace.

We ask that you attach your CV, cover letter, and relevant educational certificates to your application. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we ask that you apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.

We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.