Occupational therapist for an exciting position at North Zealand Hospital

Occupational therapist for an exciting position at North Zealand Hospital

We are seeking from December 1, 2026, a new colleague 32 hours per week in a permanent position.

Are you an occupational therapist with a particular interest in the dysphagia area in adults and children, and also in children with cerebral palsy and other work with hospitalized and outpatient children, then you have the opportunity now to be employed in a position that fulfills this interest in the central physiotherapy and occupational therapy at North Zealand Hospital.

We are seeking 1 occupational therapist who has pronounced good collaboration skills, who has ambitions on behalf of the profession and is naturally focused on how occupational therapists both now and in the future health service can contribute to creating good patient pathways both internally at the hospital and across sectors. We can offer you an exciting job with a varied work week with patients in several specialties.

Who are we?

The Central Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (CT) covers medical and surgical wards at both Hillerød and Frederikssund Hospitals as well as in the pediatric area. CT is normed to 3 occupational therapists, as well as 19 physiotherapists in Hillerød and 8 in Frederikssund. In addition, the team consists of a house assistant and a secretary as well as clinical instructors.

The Central Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy is organizationally linked to the department of physiotherapists and occupational therapists, and there is an opportunity for professional sparring and development with the neurological and orthopedic-surgical physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

CT is characterized by a high professional level, where we support each other in daily work, and where there is also room for humor and informal tone. Space and opportunity for professional development are highly valued, as is an ongoing focus on the working environment and well-being.

North Zealand Hospital is one of the four large acute hospitals in the Capital Region and offers treatment at the hospitals in Hillerød and Frederikssund as well as in the Health House in Helsingør. Our core task is to offer patients the best and most effective treatment, where the patient’s needs guide the efforts. Physiotherapists and occupational therapists at North Zealand Hospital play a significant role here.

About the position

You will mainly be dealing with assessment and rehabilitation of inpatients with dysphagia. In the longer term, and depending on your competences, there will also be specialized tasks in intensive care and in the hospital’s swallowing clinic.

In addition, the role will include work with children with cerebral palsy in our CPOP outpatient clinic, as well as assessing the need for development of a rehabilitation plan for hospitalized and outpatient children.

In carrying out the occupational therapy tasks you will work closely with the 2 occupational therapists in CT, as well as the therapists in the children’s team.

By default there should be on-site presence of the occupational therapist 2-3 mornings per week at Frederikssund Hospital, but this is planned flexibly depending on needs and distributed among the 3 occupational therapists. A driving license and access to a car will be an advantage.

You will report to the head therapist in the central physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

We expect that

• You are educated as an occupational therapist
• You have relevant experience from hospital and/or municipality
• You value professional development in daily work
• You have good communication and relational skills
• You are proactive and have a good overview in a busy daily life
• You are positively inclined and have a trust-building character
• You have an interest in dysphagia
• You have an interest in the pediatric area

We can offer you

• A good introduction with experienced colleagues
• A well-functioning team that values professionalism and good collaborative relationships highly
• A workplace with competent and engaged colleagues and collaborators
• An challenging and responsible job, which you themselves have the opportunity to shape
• Opportunity to develop your occupational therapy skills
• Flexibility in the organization of work

In the next few years, we expect to open New Hospital North Zealand. The new hospital is designed for a future with endless technological possibilities and for patients with radically different expectations of the health service. The future calls for new thinking, and as an occupational therapist you will be involved in the preparations to be ready for moving into the new hospital.

We offer an exciting job and an exciting future in sight.

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment terms according to applicable collective agreement

Salary and employment terms follow agreement for non-management staff Danish Physiotherapists and Region’s Payroll and Tariff Board.

https://www.regionh.dk/om-region-hovedstaden/fakta/arbejdsplads/Sider/Startloen.aspx

Application procedure

The deadline for applications is 21 October 2026 at 14:00.

Interviews are expected to be held 27 October 2026

Applications and CVs are submitted online via the link on this page.

More information

You can read more about us at https://www.nordsjaellandshospital.dk/afdelinger-og-klinikker/fysioterapi-og-ergoterapi-afdeling/Sider/default.aspx

If you need further information about the positions, you are welcome to contact the head therapist Tine Hage at tel. 20150448 or by email [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your application.