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Are you attracted to a workplace where community, development, and job satisfaction are at the center? Do you have a genuine interest in collaboration and working closely with other professionals? Then you could be our next occupational therapist!

The area of operation (VO) for emergency care and internal medicine belongs to Skåne University Hospital (Sus) and operates in both Lund and Malmö, with its own rehabilitation unit consisting of 47 employees. Currently, 20 occupational therapists work here alongside physiotherapists and social workers.

In Lund, we are nine proactive occupational therapists who work in teams with doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, social workers, and nursing assistants.

We staff the emergency department, two medical wards, the Clinical Education Department (KUA), the Acute Ward (AVA), Sus Hospital at Home (SSH), and the medical outpatient/day care. We rotate within the Lund operation, which provides opportunities for breadth and variation over time through work in both outpatient and inpatient care as well as in the patient’s home environment. With us, you will meet patients with various diagnoses and medical conditions. In the ward, you will primarily meet elderly patients with multiple illnesses, where the most common diagnoses are COPD, heart failure, infections, and cognitive impairment. In the emergency department, you will meet patients of different ages with a need for activity/function assessment as decision support for the doctor regarding safe discharge/admission.

Since the launch of SSH Lund in the autumn of 2023, we have successfully worked to develop this new form of care in collaboration with the municipalities in central Skåne. The occupational therapist is involved in creating and adapting safe care and rehabilitation for patients in their own home environment. This includes activity assessments and prescribing/testing of assistive devices as well as adjustments to the living environment to facilitate the patient’s daily life and promote independence.

We are a constantly evolving organization where the skills of the occupational therapist are valuable and in demand!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

In the role of occupational therapist, your work is characterized by personal responsibility, participation, and teamwork. Your tasks include activity/function assessments and interventions in consultation with the patient, both independently and in close collaboration with, among others, the physiotherapist. Together, you have important roles in the interdisciplinary team with a person-centered approach to provide the patient with the best possible care. The work also involves collaboration with the municipality and primary care to ensure good care time and safe discharge for the patient. Additionally, you are interested in working on development projects such as new methods for acute hospital care at home.

We strive for a workplace where every employee is active in their own learning and has a desire to contribute to driving the organization forward. Together we work to constantly improve, and we value initiative and innovation. We operate on the concept that employees are gradually given the opportunity to establish, broaden, and sharpen their skills in various areas of our broad operation. You will work daytime Monday to Friday and also have work every seventh Saturday between 07:30 and 14:00. For Saturday work, you will receive a day off in compensation.

As a new employee with us, we offer you an individually tailored introduction to our operations and mentorship from an experienced colleague.

QUALIFICATIONS

We welcome you who are a licensed occupational therapist with the authority to practice within Swedish healthcare. Language skills in Swedish at least corresponding to level C1 according to the Council of Europe’s scale are required. You also have a valid driver’s license (B). Previous experience in emergency care and/or home healthcare is valuable. We welcome both experienced and newly graduated candidates.

Your personal qualities are of great importance for the position, and we are looking for someone who has a good ability to collaborate, communicate, and promote a good work environment. To succeed in the role, you have a good empathetic ability and can work both independently and in a team. You have a rehabilitative perspective and can plan and prioritize while being able to quickly adapt to the needs of the organization for the day. It is important to be able to collaborate with different professional groups and have a holistic view with the patient at the center. You are responsible and have a drive to develop both yourself and the organization.

In this recruitment, we are working with ongoing selection. Welcome with your application; we look forward to meeting and getting to know you and telling you more about our operations!

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Region Skåne is responsible for healthcare, public transport, and sustainable development throughout Skåne. Our highest decision-making body is the regional council, which is directly elected by the residents of Skåne. Region Skåne is a values-driven organization that works with the values of welcoming, driving, caring, and respect in everything we do.

Skåne University Hospital (Sus) is located in Lund and Malmö and is the country’s third-largest hospital. Sus is a knowledge hub for healthcare at all stages of life at regional, national, and international levels. Our 12,000 employees are involved in driving development within the university hospital's three areas of responsibility: care, research, and education. With us, you will work in a values-driven organization that develops healthcare together with patients and their relatives. Welcome!

At https://www.skane.se/ledigajobb (https://www.skane.se/ledigajobb), you can see the stage of Region Skåne's recruitments and how many have applied for the positions.

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