The 24-hour rehabilitation unit is seeking an experienced occupational therapist as soon as possible for the new health and care positions.

• Do you want to help shape the future of the local health care?

Would you like to use your occupational therapy expertise closely with citizens? Do you thrive in complex pathways, clinical assessments, rehabilitation and strong interdisciplinary collaboration?

Would you like to be involved from the start when a new department is to be formed?

So perhaps you are the one we are looking for.

We are seeking a engaged, experienced and academically strong occupational therapist for the new health and care placements in Varde.

Here you will have a unique opportunity to become part of a department that is being built and developed

• and to help shape the future citizen-centered rehabilitation and interdisciplinary efforts.

A job where your occupational therapy contribution makes a difference

At the health and care placements you will meet citizens who need more time, training, treatment, support and rehabilitation before they are ready to move on.

The citizens may have complex somatic and medical issues, reduced functional ability and several concurrent diseases. Your professional assessment, rehabilitative approach and ability to see the whole person will therefore be decisive.

You will have a everyday life where you work independently and closely with other professional groups around the citizen.

We are looking for you who

• have broad occupational therapy experience and a desire to work with citizens from different specialties
• have strong professional and analytical competencies
• have experience with assessment of activity and functional capacity
• work rehabilitatively and see possibilities rather than limitations
• can work independently and make decisions
• are an engaged team player and contribute to the community
• can build trust and security with citizens and relatives
• thrive in interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration
• are curious about new ways of working
• are keen on professional development and to help develop a new department
• understand that a good work environment is created together.

You don't need to know everything. The most important is that you are motivated, professionally skilled and engaged to participate.

The position is full-time with start as soon as possible.

Your tasks

As an occupational therapist you will be a central part of the citizen's pathway. You will, among other things,:

• perform occupational therapy assessments
• work with ADL and activity training
• support the citizen's regain of function and independence
• assess the need for aids and compensatory strategies
• plan, implement and evaluate rehabilitation interventions
• identify changes in the citizen's functional ability and act on them
• collaborate with citizens, relatives and partners
• work closely with nurses, social- and health-care assistants as well as physiotherapists
• create coherence in the citizen's pathway
• contribute to development and implementation of new workflows.

Be part of building something new

As a result of the Health Reform, Varde Municipality's 24-hour rehabilitation will transfer to the regions

1 January 2027 .

At Esbjerg and Grindsted Hospitals, the new clinical department Citizen-Centered Health is under development. The department is intended to accommodate health and care placements and aims to create a more local, coherent and equitable health system.

You will be employed at Varde Municipality's Center for Training and Rehabilitation with tasks at the 24-hour rehabilitation until 1 January 2027, after which your employment transfers to the region.

This means you will have the opportunity to be involved from the very start and shape the new department.

We ensure that you are not left alone

We know that starting something new requires effort. Therefore we offer

• a thorough onboarding program and introduction to tasks and workflows
• ongoing professional development and good opportunities for professional and personal growth
• influence on workflows, culture and the development of the new department
• a strong interdisciplinary community
• focus on the working environment, dialogue and involvement
• a meaningful workplace , where you help create better and more coherent citizen pathways.
• Engaged colleagues with high professional standards and a focus on collaboration.

Your starting point

Until 1 January 2027 you will be part of the Varde Municipality's Center for Training and Rehabilitation with connection to the 24-hour rehabilitation, which currently has 20 rehabilitative placements.

Here we primarily receive citizens from the hospital for programs that can last from one week to several months. The citizens have various somatic and medical issues and need rehabilitation to be able to manage daily life again and achieve a meaningful everyday life.

Maybe it is you we are missing?

We need an occupational therapist who will make a difference

You who dare to take responsibility

You who see possibilities

And you who want to help create something new together with us.

You don't need to know all the answers in advance – we will find them together.

Application deadline

There is no application deadline – we conduct ongoing interviews and hire when the right candidate is found.

We hope you want to become part of the team and look forward to hearing from you.

The application is sent electronically.

Would you like to hear more about the position?

You are welcome to contact

Department Head of 24-hour Rehabilitation Malene Skouboe, mobile 2293 3058, email [email protected] .

Chief Nurse for Citizen-Centered Health Jane Birkebæk, mobile 2167 5905, email [email protected] .