Occupational Therapist for Cancer Rehabilitation Team at Mälarsjukhuset, Eskilstuna

About Us

The Cancer Rehabilitation Team admits adult patients in need of advanced-level rehabilitation who are undergoing or have undergone cancer treatment. Most patients in the team have a complex symptom picture requiring multidisciplinary rehabilitation through coordinated interventions. The team works with rehabilitation plans to set individual goals for the rehabilitation period together with the patient.

The team receives patients from all over Sörmland and offers both in-person visits at Mälarsjukhuset and digital appointments. The focus is on helping the patient achieve the best possible daily life in different areas of life. This includes interventions that can contribute to increased quality of life and maintaining or regaining the best possible functional and activity capacity.

The team includes an occupational therapist, dietitian, physiotherapist, social worker, and team coordinator, with consultants such as a lymphedema therapist and sexologist. In addition to patient care, the team works on continuous development of the operations. The occupational therapist in the team is currently on parental leave, and we are therefore looking for a substitute.

What We Offer

In Region Sörmland, you are offered among other things:

• Wellness allowance of 5,000 SEK (for the year 2026).
• Flexible working hours agreement.
• Opportunities for competence development.
• Friendly and experienced colleagues and managers.
• Mentorship/guidance by a physiotherapist upon employment.

About Eskilstuna

Welcome to Eskilstuna, located between Lake Hjälmaren and the shores of Lake Mälaren. It is an idyllic medium-sized city with industrial heritage and the Eskilstunaån river running through the city center. Here you will find everything you could wish for, and if something is missing, Stockholm and Örebro are just one hour away, either by good train connections or by car via the E20 highway.

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Your Responsibilities

The occupational therapist is a key resource in the team, working with motivational and supportive interventions to help people with cancer regain their previous activity capacity as much as possible and strive for activity balance, despite the effects of illness and treatment. The occupational therapist looks at activity patterns, habits, routines, and roles that affect activity performance in areas such as ADL (Activities of Daily Living), leisure, and work/studies. Common interventions when consulting an occupational therapist may include advice on cancer-related fatigue, sleep hygiene, activity imbalance, chemotherapy-induced neuropathies, or other symptoms affecting daily activities.

In addition to close teamwork, the team collaborates with other units and works to spread knowledge about cancer rehabilitation within the region. Part of the work therefore involves being able to give presentations for educational purposes. We are now looking for you who have a good ability and interest in working in a team and taking responsibility for your own tasks in a structured manner. You should be able to stand before both large and small groups and represent the team. Experience with cancer patients is desirable but not a requirement.

Your Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Employment Type

Temporary position at 100%, with start date according to agreement. The temporary contract extends until January 31, 2027.

Information about the position

Information about the position is provided by Unit Manager, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Clinic 1, Ulrika Skog, 073-867 63 77.
Union representatives can be reached via the contact center, 0155-24 50 00.

Come work with us at the Paramedical Clinic!

Please submit your application, including CV, by 2026-08-18.
Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.

The position will be filled provided it does not need to be taken by existing staff or if the recruitment conditions change.

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