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Occupational Therapist sought for a shared position with home rehabilitation and clinic work at Rehab City Norrmalm

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We are looking for an occupational therapist for a permanent position at our clinic in Norrmalm. The position is shared between home rehabilitation and clinic work focused on functional and activity assessment (formerly work capacity assessment) as well as activity balance and structure.

Rehab City Norrmalm is part of the Stockholm County Council (SLSO), an organization that values creativity and development. At Rehab City Norrmalm, we have a total of approximately 35 employees consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, chiropractors, administrators, and managers. We offer a workplace with knowledgeable colleagues, good cooperation, commitment, and a high level of collegiality. We have a permissive climate where everyone can take their place, and our work is characterized by a passion for work. Our clinic is located centrally in Stockholm, a short walk from both Central Station and Odenplan. You can read more about us at Rehab City Norrmalm (regionstockholm.se)

We have collective agreements and a generous wellness allowance. As an employee within SLSO, you also have the benefit of "free open healthcare and flexible working hours when the operations allow." You can read more about this at Benefits at Stockholm County Council (regionstockholm.se)

Job Description:

As an occupational therapist in primary care, you will meet patients of all ages and from different cultures. The patients have different diagnoses and disabilities.

The tasks in primary care are varied. Within home rehabilitation, this includes, among other things, prescribing assistive devices, activity assessments, and training in the patients' homes and immediate surroundings. You will conduct both individual home visits and team visits with a physiotherapist or dietitian.

At the clinic, you will mainly meet patients in need of activity balance and structure, as well as perform functional and activity assessments (formerly work capacity assessment) together with a physiotherapist. Lectures for different patient groups may also occur.

Supervision of students is included in the position.

Employment Type:

Permanent position. Full-time 100%. Probationary period may apply. Working hours Monday–Friday. Start date by agreement.

Qualifications:

• Licensed occupational therapist with a Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS)
• A Master's degree is meritorious
• Experience working in primary care is meritorious
• Experience working with activity balance and structure, functional and activity assessment (formerly work capacity assessment), and home rehabilitation is meritorious

Personal Attributes:

We place great emphasis on personal suitability and your personal qualities, which means that you:

• Appreciate the variation between independent work and being part of a team.
• Enjoy sharing your knowledge with both patients and colleagues.
• Are good at prioritizing and organizing your work and quickly adapting to new conditions.
• You are social, responsible, engaged, and have an easy time making contacts.

Other Information:

When working in the patient's home, you need to be able to handle environments with fur-bearing animals and not be sensitive to smoke odor.

Bicycle is our primary mode of transport for home visits, so you need to feel comfortable cycling in city traffic.

We will continuously review applications and may call for interviews before the final application deadline.

We warmly welcome your application!

The position is filled subject to it not needing to be taken for internal relocation, according to current regulations.

For patient-facing work within Stockholm County Council (SLSO):

- Register control is applied before the decision on employment according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for register control upon employment.

- Employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination, according to current directives, which takes place through the occupational health service before employment.

- In addition to a Swedish professional license, good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required. The same requirement is guiding for non-licensed staff with patient contact.

Stockholm County Council (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare under the auspices of Region Stockholm within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, near-acute care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, as well as assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more about SLSO here.

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