Uddevalla – a place for life

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work together with us to provide our residents with even better service.

We offer an attractive workplace that provides you with great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire career. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to make the best use of your knowledge and engagement. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone.

Uddevalla municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy working with us!

About us

We now need to bring in new competence to our team.

You are offered a permanent position in our wonderful team and we hope you are interested in applying for a job with us.

The Health and Medical Care area in Uddevalla municipality is responsible for rehabilitation for individuals enrolled in municipal primary care both in ordinary housing, in care and nursing homes, short-term units, and within basic habilitation. We have occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants, and assistive technology specialists working with us. We offer you stimulating and meaningful tasks in a positive work environment. The unit is located at Rosenhäll in Uddevalla, with good train and bus connections. There are also free parking opportunities.

We continuously develop our working methods and in Uddevalla municipality, we are at the forefront regarding welfare technology. This is to create a good everyday life for the patients who need our support and help. We are open to new ideas on how we can reach out to our patients with preventive and health-promoting work. We also actively collaborate with other professionals to spread knowledge about a rehabilitative approach.

Job responsibilities

Your job responsibilities include, among other things:

• Working as an occupational therapist within your area of responsibility.
• Working independently and in a team with assessments and rehabilitative interventions.
• Testing and prescribing assistive devices.
• Enabling activity and participation for patients and relatives.
• Instructing, delegating, guiding, and educating nursing staff.
• Working closely with nursing staff, unit managers, case managers, nurses, rehabilitation assistants, and physiotherapist and occupational therapist colleagues.
• Contributing to the development of the work with Close Care.
• Following up, evaluating, and documenting.

Together with your colleagues, you contribute your competence and good attitude to provide our patients with the best possible rehabilitation/habilitation.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who:

• has a genuine interest in people
• has good collaboration skills
• is flexible and works in a structured manner
• can work independently and in a team
• has a person-centered and pedagogical approach
• is open to new working methods

Qualifications

• Licensed occupational therapist with an interest in the area of operations
• Driving license B is a requirement.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written is required.

Previous experience in the profession is an advantage, but even those who are new to the profession are welcome to apply. Great importance is placed on personal suitability.

Other

For us, health work is important, and therefore we apply smoke-free working hours. All employees are offered wellness grants and have the opportunity for wellness hours and use of the municipality's gym. You also have the opportunity to apply for vacation exchange and we apply flexible working hours. Our staff association offers favorable discounts and offers.

We care about taking care of our new employees and you will receive a good introduction with the help of a mentor.

Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period.

Conditions

For positions where a license/valid proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare of a protected professional title is required, this must be submitted before employment.

Language assessment is conducted for certain professional groups before employment can become relevant.

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions where the work involves direct and regular contact with children and young people, as well as for operations within LSS, care and nursing, health and medical care, psychiatric care, and addiction care, a valid extract from the police criminal record must be presented or submitted before employment. Please note that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delays in the recruitment process.

When you apply for a job with us, your application will be saved. This is because we are a public entity. Your application becomes a public document once we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who has applied for a position can be requested by anyone.

If you have a protected identity, you should not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to those who have permanent residence permits. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

The link below contains compiled information about the most important benefits available in the collective agreement that we have in Uddevalla municipality. The information covers, among other things, vacation, salary and compensation, parental leave, insurance, professional development, and pension.

Collective agreement information (https://extra.skr.se/download/18.18f9f5a61926b4a1e532618/1728397193467/Sag-hej-till-ditt-kollektivavtal-2024.pdf)

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.