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Do you want to contribute your occupational therapy expertise in a highly specialized care environment? Are you looking for a collaborative and developing partnership with experienced colleagues? Then you might be the occupational therapist we are looking for at Karolinska University Hospital!

What we offer

• Individually tailored introduction
• Experienced colleagues, several with specialist competence and active researchers
• Work in multidisciplinary teams where everyone plays a vital role in providing the best possible care for the patient
• Opportunities to participate in internal training and development projects close to operations
• Opportunities to develop both in your professional role and contribute to the development of your work area.

Naturally, you will also benefit from our general perks offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the position

As an occupational therapist, you will be part of a team where you contribute your expertise to meet the patient's needs for assessment and treatment within Karolinska's highly specialized care mandate. Your efforts are a crucial part of the care flow within our highly specialized assignments.

Examples of tasks include:

• Mapping of ADL (Activities of Daily Living) capabilities
• Assessment of cognitive function
• Treatment interventions
• Prescription of assistive devices
• Advice to patients and relatives.

The tasks also include student supervision and the development of care and workflows based on evidence and patient needs.

Within the unit, you will meet dedicated and knowledgeable colleagues and have the opportunity to work in a stimulating work environment.

We are looking for someone who

• Is independent and confident in contributing your occupational therapy expertise to the team based on patient needs
• Takes initiative and drives development within assessment, treatment, and assistive device prescription
• Has good collaboration skills and works cooperatively and smoothly with colleagues, patients, and relatives
• Is service-oriented and communicates in a professional and constructive manner when interacting with patients and relatives.

Personal suitability is of great importance.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed occupational therapist with permission to practice within Swedish healthcare

Merits:

• Experience in emergency care, inpatient care, and/or outpatient care
• Experience working with children
• Master's degree and/or specialist competence.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application – Together we are Karolinska!

Before appointing a position that involves care of children and young people, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden register. Here you can read more about the recruitment process and what checks are performed at Karolinska.

As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be assigned to wartime duties. Read more about what this entails here.

If you are or have previously been employed by Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or former manager if you become a candidate for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main task is to train future healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research together with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of the patient. We work within a range of different areas and professions.

You can read more about our mission within care, research, and education here.

Our vision – We shall cure and alleviate tomorrow what no one can cure and alleviate today.

Please read more about us on karolinska.se and follow us on social media!

Theme Women's Health and Health Professions

Women's health covers all activities within reproductive medicine, benign gynecological care, pregnancy, childbirth, and fetal medicine care in both Huddinge and Solna. We also have a national highly specialized assignment within fetal medicine. Here you can read more about us.

Health professions; physiotherapists, occupational therapists, counselors, dietitians, speech therapists, and psychologists meet the needs of patients and create added value in collaboration with other professions within all the hospital's themes and functions.

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