Field of Operations: Geriatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Pain Center

We are Uppsala University Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer care to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother undergoes surgery, a colleague is celebrated as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se (http://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). Welcome with your application!

Our Operations

The occupational therapists at Uppsala University Hospital work in many different areas throughout the hospital and meet patients in inpatient care, day care, and outpatient care. Uppsala University Hospital is a university hospital with a mission to provide healthcare and conduct research.

Do you want to be part of working for the future of healthcare? Do you want a job where your contribution is significant for other people? Then you fit in with us! Together, we contribute with our shared knowledge to improve the living conditions for the patients we meet. Helping people achieve better health is one of the most important missions one can have. Now you can become one of us!

As an occupational therapist with us, you will work with complex and challenging issues where your work makes a difference. Depending on your previous experiences, we will create a plan for your introduction as a new employee. You will also be offered continuous professional development to grow in your role as an occupational therapist. We believe it is important to have fun at work and that everyone contributes to the well-being of the workplace. We provide you with a stimulating job with competent and fun colleagues. You will also become part of a skilled team that supports and helps each other while you will work independently. As an occupational therapist in the field of Geriatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Pain Center, you will be part of a group of several occupational therapists, which provides opportunities for exchange.

Your Mission

Welcome to one of Sweden's most exciting workplaces. Do you want to be part of the neurological team at Uppsala University Hospital? We are looking for a new colleague who is interested in working with the most important thing a person has – the brain, an exciting job that allows you to contribute with your specific professional expertise.

The current position includes work in the inpatient department (primarily the neurology department but also the neurosurgery department) as well as in teams. The foundation for the working method is multiprofessional teams based on a holistic view of the patient. Your placement will be in the NPH team, but also opportunities to assist in the MNS and Huntington teams may arise.

Your tasks will involve assessment and investigation of neurological diseases/conditions from an occupational therapy perspective. This includes, for example, assessment of P-ADL, hand function, and cognition. You are also an important cog in the discharge process where you assist with assistive device evaluation and prescription. As an occupational therapist at Uppsala University Hospital, you are also part of a larger network of occupational therapists who together are responsible for meeting patients on referral, in other parts of the hospital.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed occupational therapist. We consider it an advantage if you have clinical experience in neurology/neurosurgery, knowledge of cognition, and experience in teamwork. However, we also welcome you who are newly graduated and want to develop in the field. In our recruitment, we will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Your Competence

The work involves close contact with patients and staff, which requires good communication skills, flexibility, a well-developed ability to collaborate, and organizational skills. You adapt and find win-win solutions through an unpretentious focus on the common goal, and you quickly find solutions to emerging problems. We would like you to have the ability to prioritize and create structure among your various tasks, as well as the courage to act according to your own convictions.

We Offer

We offer a permanent position. The position is full-time. Start date according to agreement, but no earlier than 260504. We are recruiting continuously, so do not wait to submit your application!

With us, you will receive benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/).

Want to Know More?

Department Manager Malin Gajsek, 018-617 14 89, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union representative Sveriges Arbetsterapeuter can be reached via the switchboard 018-611 00 00

Do You Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period, and positions may be filled during the application period. Therefore, do not wait to submit your application.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to the organization and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala will place all permanently employed staff according to the needs of total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted regarding all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas covered by optional record extracts. This applies to all who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not primarily intended to involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask for no phone calls from recruitment companies and ad sellers.