Occupational Therapist for Highly Specialized Neurorehabilitation

Occupational Therapist for Ward 2 at Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter sought for a permanent 37-hour position from January 1, 2027. You will work in a highly specialized neurorehabilitation environment with an interdisciplinary team, focusing on severe sensorimotor and cognitive challenges and opportunities for professional development.

Occupational Therapist for Ward 2, Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter

We are seeking an occupational therapist for a permanent position as of January 1, 2027 in Ward 2 - sensorimotor subspecialty Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter. Full-time position of 37 hours per week with work hours including day, evening and weekend shifts.

If you can nod to the statements below, you may be our new colleague in Ward 2

• You share our commitment to high-specialized neurorehabilitation for severely brain-injured patients.
• You have professional ambitions and a desire to specialize in neurorehabilitation
• You respect others' professional expertise and wish to collaborate across disciplines
• You want to contribute to a good working environment
• You thrive in a dynamic workplace where adjustments and developments in relation to patient tasks are ongoing

As an occupational therapist employed in Ward 2 you will receive

• An exciting and challenging job with the possibility of a varied workday
• A department with a high in-house and interdisciplinary level. You will have about 55 engaged and competent colleagues who are passionate about neurorehabilitation.
• Good interdisciplinary teamwork with a patient-focused approach.
• Association with one of the 3 teams in the department, where you together with 1-2 occupational therapy colleagues as well as physiotherapist- and nursing/sosa-colleagues share responsibility for the neurorehabilitation of 3-4 patients.
• A department that works to combine ergonomics with treatment concepts
• A structured introduction, both within the single profession and across disciplines. As a new employee you will be assigned a mentor from your own professional group.
• Opportunities to develop your neuro-occupational therapy competencies, including regular sparring with colleagues, teaching and courses.
• A department that collaborates with our research and development unit

About Ward 2

Ward 2 is part of the sensorimotor subspecialty and treats patients whose sequelae of acquired brain injury are predominantly characterized by severe sensorimotor issues such as sensory disturbances, paresis, dysphagia and/or dystonic conditions. At the same time, many patients have cognitive difficulties such as consciousness disturbances, aphasia, apraxia or neglect.

We work in interdisciplinary teams around each patient. The immediate team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, social and health care assistants and the treating physician. The team is supplemented by speech therapists, neuropsychologists, social workers and dietitians.

As an occupational therapist you are employed in the ward and the day is planned in collaboration with your interdisciplinary colleagues based on the patients’ needs and the goals of neurorehabilitation.

The occupational therapy approach is characterized by

• Use of activity- and participation-oriented approaches in assessment and treatment in different contexts. Activity analysis in assessment and as a starting point for intervention is an important tool.
• Facilitating meaningful activities and participation and incorporating current resources.
• Initiatives at the body level as a prerequisite for activity and participation, for example we use FOTT, Bobath and GTIT.
• Targeted and experimental planning and grading of activity and environment.
• Working with challenges, demands and considerations with both developmental and compensatory aims in the patient’s zone of proximal development.
• Contributing to the development of life enthusiasm and motivation for rehabilitation and recovery.
• Involvement and collaboration with patient and relatives.

The patient group has complex issues and therefore often requires a high degree of creativity in using your occupational therapy approach in the patient’s neurorehabilitation.

Professional excellence is naturally at the forefront, while we also emphasize a good work environment.

About Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter

Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter is the West Danish Center for highly specialized neurorehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injury. This means that we possess the highest expertise within neurorehabilitation and receive severely brain-injured patients from all of West Denmark, i.e. Jutland and Funen.

Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter has 84 treatment beds and treats about 700 patients annually. There are about 520 staff, including 60 physiotherapists and 60 occupational therapists.

See more about Hammel Neurocenter here .

About Hospitalsenhed Midt

Hospitalsenhed Midt comprises Regionshospitalet Viborg, Regionshospitalet Silkeborg, Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter, Regionshospitalet Lemvig and Regionshospitalet Skive and has about 4,200 employees and a budget of about DKK 2.5 billion annually.

The five regional hospitals together form a hospital unit with a strong professional profile and, due to the specialties’ complexity and breadth, one of the broadest specialized hospital units in Jutland.

See more about Hospitalsenhed Midt at www.hospitalsenhedmidt.dk

Further information

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Chief Therapist Kirstine Kjelsmark Nielsen, tel. 28307392 / 784119266

Your application

Your application including authorization ID, information about education and prior experience must be received electronically no later than 4/11 2026

Interviews are expected to take place on November 6, 2026

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement in the field.

With reference to the Act on the collection of criminal records in connection with the hiring of personnel, a criminal record check will be obtained in connection with any potential employment

The employment is with Region Midtjylland with service initially at Hospitalsenhed Midt, Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter, read more about the overall hospital unit here

Interested applicants, regardless of personal background, are encouraged to apply for the position.

The position is, in principle, a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continuously carries out savings and reorganizations, employees in reallocation who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU's salary transparency directive, which came into force on June 7, 2026, obliged to inform you of your starting salary or a salary range before offering employment.

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