Make a difference. Every day.

We are expanding our team of occupational therapists and are looking for an engaged and driven occupational therapist who wants to help create good conditions for children and young people with various needs. Our work focuses on promoting independence, participation, and development – always with the patient's best interest at the center. At our habilitation clinic in Malmö, you will work in a multidisciplinary team where a holistic view, creativity, and collaboration are central parts of our approach. We work in a person-centered way, and you will become an important part of each child's journey – from small daily achievements to major developmental leaps in life.

About the Habilitation Clinic for Children and Young People 2

The Habilitation Clinic for Children and Young People 2 serves children and young people up to 17 years old with permanent disabilities and their families. The children and young people who come to us may have motor impairments, autism spectrum disorders, and/or intellectual disabilities. The clinic specializes in muscle diagnoses.

Our operations are based on interdisciplinary child- and family-centered work, which means that the child and their relatives have full participation in the planning and evaluation of interventions. Approximately 30 employees work at our unit in professions such as nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, psychologist, counselor, dietitian, doctor, leisure consultant, special educator, administrator, medical secretary, and unit manager.

Those of us who work within the operation have an important and challenging mission, which is to strengthen the individual's power and freedom to shape their own life. With great commitment and broad competence, we work every day to get closer to our goal image that individuals with disabilities should be able to live a good life based on their own choices.

Feel free to watch our videos where our employees talk about what it is like to work with us: Employees tell their stories (https://vard.skane.se/habilitering-och-hjalpmedel/jobba-hos-oss/medarbetare-berattar/) (Note: Link is in Swedish)

Job Responsibilities

At the Habilitation Clinic for Children and Young People 2 in Malmö, you are offered an stimulating work environment characterized by high competence and an open dialogue climate. We value a strong team spirit where we support and lift each other. We are now looking for an engaged occupational therapist who wants to become part of our well-functioning team, where three occupational therapists work together.

In your role as an occupational therapist, you will increase the individual's ability to participate by analyzing and giving advice and support regarding daily activities based on the individual's needs. A large part of the work involves mentoring children/young people and their networks to create change in the child's/young person's daily life. You provide individual interventions as needed and according to the habilitation plan made in consultation with the family, the child/young person, and the rest of the habilitation team. Assessing the need for, prescribing, and testing technical aids, as well as participating in housing adaptations, also constitute a large part of the work. The work is outward-facing and involves collaboration with other operations such as preschool/school, pediatric clinic, assistive device services, orthopedic technical services, social services, and more. In addition to direct patient work, administrative tasks such as booking patients and medical record management are included. The job also involves structuring and organizing the work independently and together with the rest of the team.

Working hours are during the day: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 08:00 and 16:30, Tuesday between 08:00 and 18:30, and Friday between 08:00 and 14:30.

Upon employment, you will receive introduction and supervision from an experienced occupational therapist colleague who will support you during your first period with us.

Qualifications and Merits

We are looking for you who are a licensed occupational therapist with the eligibility to work within Swedish healthcare. Knowledge of Swedish at least corresponding to level C1 according to the Council of Europe's scale is a requirement. We would like you to be familiar with working with various IT systems and having had digital care contacts. If you have previous experience of habilitation work or work with children and young people with various needs, or other experience of working with people with special conditions, this is meritorious. Experience of prescribing and follow-up of assistive devices is meritorious.

As a person, you find it easy to collaborate and initiate contact with children and young people. Furthermore, you agree with us that it is important that children and young people are heard and that their views are considered and taken into account. You possess great independence, flexibility, and the ability to handle situations when the pace is sometimes high. In addition, you have a good ability to organize and structure the work. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability for the position.

As part of the suitability assessment, before deciding to offer employment, a check in the suspicion and criminal record register may be made. Read more here about when a check may be relevant: Read more about the recruitment process (https://www.skane.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-hos-oss/att-jobba-i-region-skane/villkor-och-formaner/#418025) (Note: Link is in Swedish)

Continuous selection is applied in this recruitment. We warmly welcome your application today!

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, Start date: According to agreement.