Vacant job

Through our core values of courage, tolerance, and creativity, Uppvidinge Municipality works to provide excellent service and develop essential societal functions for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Uppvidinge Municipality is the largest employer in the area with approximately 800 employees. Here, we want our staff to feel a strong sense of participation, with room for flexibility and development.

We offer meaningful work where we have the opportunity to truly make a difference for the municipality's residents. We welcome your application and invite you to a municipality with a thriving business life, a rich association culture, and close proximity to nature!

1 position(s).

RESPONSIBILITIES

The transition to "Good and Close Care" implies a focus on person-centered nursing care where the individual's needs are at the center, as well as close collaboration with primary and inpatient care.

We are currently looking for a substitute who is a licensed occupational therapist or physiotherapist and wishes to help shape municipal rehabilitation together with other employees. You will work in a team with occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and assistive technology specialists. The role also involves close collaboration with nurses, care staff, and unit managers.

In your role as an occupational therapist/physiotherapist, you are responsible for assessments and planning interventions based on the individual's needs.

You will have a varied and stimulating job by performing daily tasks while simultaneously developing them for tomorrow's challenges. We also want you to help develop collaborations with other professions in the operation, such as care staff, nurses, and social secretaries, where preventive and promoting interventions are a central part of our future vision to safeguard independent living for the individual.

We offer you a varied and enjoyable job where no two days are alike. You will join a team where we help and support each other; there is always someone to bounce ideas off and get help from.

We hope you want to become part of our team and together with us develop the healthcare and wellness services of the future!

QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensed occupational therapist or licensed physiotherapist.
• Experience within municipal operations is an advantage.
• We prefer that you feel confident in your professional role and have good collaboration skills.
• A driver's license is required.

EMPLOYMENT TERMS

• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
• Duration: Start date 2026-08-17, end date 2027-12-31.
• Working hours: Daytime.

If you become a candidate for employment, the employer will request a certificate from the Swedish Enforcement Authority (belastningsregistret). The Municipal Executive Board has decided that all new hires must present a background check before employment. The certificate required is for work within schools or preschools.

To ensure quality in the recruitment process at Uppvidinge Municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally, not via email or paper format.

Regarding the recruitment process, Uppvidinge Municipality has taken a stand on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore explicitly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar services.