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Rehabilitation Medicine at Sandviken Hospital is looking for an Occupational Therapist

Rehabilitation Medicine at Sandviken Hospital receives patients from all over Region Gävleborg. The main diagnostic groups are stroke, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and chronic pain. The department consists of an outpatient clinic and an inpatient ward, and we work from a behavioral medicine perspective. The clinic includes a medical clinic, a brain rehabilitation team, a pain rehabilitation team, and a spinal cord injury team.

The target group for the brain rehabilitation team is working-age individuals with symptoms following an acquired brain injury affecting cognitive abilities, behavior, and/or mental well-being, which impacts daily life, family, leisure, and work/studies.

We are now looking for an occupational therapist to join us. Apply today!

1 position(s).

RESPONSIBILITIES

As an occupational therapist in the brain rehabilitation team, you will work in a team together with a psychologist, physician, social worker, and physiotherapist. You will work with activity assessments in the areas of personal care, home life, work/studies, and leisure, where the assessment takes place in parallel with the assessments of other team members. After the assessment, a joint evaluation is made to provide feedback to the patient and any relatives. An individual rehabilitation plan is then created together with the patient.

The team collaborates closely around the patient; treatment and measures can be carried out, for example, at home, in the team's facilities, digitally, or at the workplace. You will also serve as a support in the work rehabilitation process, participating in meetings and/or contacting representatives from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) and the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen). Collaboration with representatives from the municipality or other healthcare providers may also be relevant. Tasks in the other teams of the rehabilitation medicine clinic and ward may also become relevant.

As an occupational therapist, you will work with among other things:

• activity assessments
• treatment/measures
• support in the rehabilitation process
• collaboration with other agencies

WHAT WE OFFER

• independent work with opportunities to influence and develop the operations
• to be part of an engaged, secure, and experienced work group

Read more about our benefits; https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/ (https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/)

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who are flexible and have a solution-focused approach with an interest in rehabilitation and teamwork. Good collaboration skills, initiative, and the ability to work independently are valuable traits. Personal suitability is highly valued.

In the role of occupational therapist, you must:

• be a licensed occupational therapist
• have a valid B-driver's license

Previous experience in rehabilitation with stroke patients and/or other neurological diagnoses is meritorious, as is education or experience in behavioral medicine, AMPS, and/or PRPP.

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Start date: by agreement.

Region Gävleborg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. When setting salaries, factors such as assignment, responsibility, competence, experience, and results are considered.

With 7,500 employees, we are the largest employer in the county. This gives us the strength to drive development forward for a sustainable Gävleborg. Our mission is exciting and complex. Regardless of your role here, you help the county's residents and make a difference in society. We are at the forefront of social development and invest in your growth and development as an employee. Here, you can use your full strength to create the future of Gävleborg together with your colleagues.

The Health and Medical Care Board Administration's approximately 6,500 employees work together to provide the county's residents with the best conditions for an active life with increased quality of life. By providing good and close healthcare throughout the county, we lay the foundation for a strong and healthy Gävleborg.

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