Occupational Therapist to the Psychiatric Clinic in Umeå
Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equal welfare and ensure that research and innovation yield results.
The Psychiatric Clinic at Norrlands University Hospital in Umeå is Northern Sweden's largest psychiatric clinic, with over 400 employees. We have three general psychiatric wards, forensic psychiatric services, and several specialized outpatient and treatment units. The entire clinic moved to newly built premises near Östra station in autumn 2022, offering excellent commuting possibilities.
The Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Unit is a clinic-wide outpatient unit directed towards patients aged 18 and older who have ongoing treatment contacts at the clinic's various units.
As an occupational therapist, you will collaborate on targeted interventions with the patient, other caregivers, and the wider network, focusing on increasing the patient's participation and ability to manage activities they want, wish for, and need.
1 position.
Responsibilities
As an occupational therapist with us, you contribute knowledge and engagement that makes people feel secure.
- Assess and treat activity limitations and their consequences in individuals with varying psychiatric issues.
- Actively contribute an activity perspective to the team involved with the patient.
- Be responsible for assessments and treatment of activity limitations.
- Work independently and in a team-based manner with individual and group treatments.
- Continuously participate in method development and evaluation of occupational therapy interventions at the workplace and within the professional group.
Qualifications
Licensed occupational therapist.
Merits include:
- Basic knowledge/training in and experience with assessment methodologies (e.g., AMPS, PRPP, or similar).
- Driver's license (Class B).
- Experience in rehabilitation and prescribing cognitive aids.
To succeed in the role of an occupational therapist, you must be confident in your role, possess a strong ethical approach, and have good collaboration skills. You should also enjoy working independently and take personal responsibility for planning, implementation, and follow-up of your work.
Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.
Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Working hours: Daytime.
Read more about our benefits for working with us on Region Västerbotten's website (https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner).
We strive for an even gender distribution and view diversity as a strength, therefore welcoming applicants with different backgrounds.
Before the recruitment process, we have decided on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact with media salespeople, recruitment websites, and similar.
If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the hiring manager and then submit your application documents by post.
Before employment, we will request an extract from the suspicion and criminal record register.
