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Welcome to Älvkarleby Municipality – a workplace with proximity and engagement

At Älvkarleby Municipality, you will find a work environment where it is close to managers, colleagues, and decision-makers. We are just over 700 employees working together based on our shared values: Courage, Will, Respect, and Holistic View, which guide how we collaborate, develop, and interact with our residents.

We believe in the power of different perspectives and actively work to ensure our organization is characterized by diversity, gender equality, and respect. Here, there is room to grow and contribute with your specific skills and personality.

Älvkarleby Municipality is located just south of Gävle, where the Dalälven river meets the sea. With Skutskär as the central town, nature is always around the corner – river, forest, sea, and tranquility in a beautiful combination. About 9,500 people live here, with great opportunities for a rich life both at work and in leisure time.

The communications are excellent – with three train stations, frequent bus connections, and proximity to the E4 highway, we are an attractive commuting municipality. This also makes us a natural meeting place for people with different experiences and competencies.

To promote a healthy lifestyle, we have smoke-free working hours.

Do you want to contribute to a municipality with confidence in the future and proximity to both people and nature? We welcome your application!

Occupational Therapist with responsibilities as MAR (Medical Responsible for Rehabilitation) at Älvkarleby Municipality

Are you a licensed occupational therapist who wants to combine patient-focused work with a strategic assignment within patient safety and rehabilitation?

Here, you will have the opportunity to develop the role of Medical Responsible for Rehabilitation (MAR) while continuing to work closely with patients and colleagues in daily rehabilitation work.

This is a position for you who wants to influence, develop, and create good conditions for safe and high-quality rehabilitation.

About the workplace

The Rehabilitation Department is part of the Health and Medical Care Unit, together with the municipality's nurses. The group consists of six licensed occupational therapists and physiotherapists, as well as a rehabilitation assistant. The unit shares spacious premises.

About the position

The position combines work as an occupational therapist with the responsibilities of MAR. This combination offers a varied daily routine where you work both directly with patients and contribute to the development of operations and patient safety work.

During 2026, the MAR assignment will cover approximately 60 percent of the position to provide good conditions for establishing the function. You will receive support from an experienced colleague in patient-focused work. Thereafter, the extent will be adjusted based on operational needs.

As an occupational therapist, you will work closely with a physiotherapist in pairs. Together, you will drive daily rehabilitation work and develop new working methods. This approach is part of a development project starting in the autumn.

In the role of MAR, you will work closely with the municipality's Medical Responsible Nurse (MAS).

Responsibilities

As an occupational therapist, you will:

• Conduct occupational therapy assessments and follow-ups
• Trial, prescribe, and follow up on assistive devices
• Collaborate with other professions to create a holistic approach for the individual
• Contribute to education and information dissemination regarding preventive measures
• Participate in the development of working methods where occupational therapists and physiotherapists work in pairs

As MAR, you will:

• Establish, implement, and follow up on routines for safe rehabilitation
• Coordinate and develop patient safety work within the rehabilitation area
• Monitor quality and safety in operations
• Investigate deviations and serious incidents
• Collaborate with the county's municipalities and the region on rehabilitation matters
• Contribute to quality and patient safety reports together with other functions

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a licensed occupational therapist
• Has a good ability to work independently and take initiative
• Is structured and has an interest in quality, development, and patient safety work
• Is easy to collaborate with and create good relationships
• Thrives in combining operational and strategic work

Merits

• Experience in municipal rehabilitation
• Experience in quality or patient safety work

We offer

Here, you will become part of an engaged team where collaboration, development, and innovation are in focus. We value individual initiative and give you the opportunity to influence both working methods and operational development.

• Full-time employment
• Individual salary setting based on experience and competence
• Flexible working hours
• Wellness allowance or wellness hours

A Category B driver's license is required.

Do you want to help develop the future of rehabilitation in Älvkarleby Municipality?

We welcome your application!

Valid ID and right to work in Sweden

To work at Älvkarleby Municipality, you must be able to show a valid ID document stating your citizenship. If offered employment, you must be able to show one of the following:

• Passport
• Driver's license
• SIS-marked ID card together with a certificate of personal data showing citizenship
• Other valid ID document clearly showing citizenship

If you are a citizen of a country outside Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also show that you have the right to work in Sweden, for example, through a residence or work permit.

Military deployment (Krigsplacering)

As a permanent employee at Älvkarleby Municipality, you are assigned to your regular workplace in the event of war or crisis.

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