Occupational therapist for maternity leave cover in Team Åbyhøj

An engaged and dedicated occupational therapist is sought for a maternity leave cover in Care and Rehabilitation Team Åbyhøj.

Are you passionate about working with prevention, training and rehabilitation for citizens in their own home?

Are you motivated by supporting citizens in maintaining their functional abilities so they can live the life they want as much as possible? Then read on here:

In Team Åbygård we work from a holistic approach with the common goal of giving citizens a safe and meaningful everyday life in their own home. At the same time we keep an eye on the fact that care and rehabilitation go hand in hand so citizens remain as self-reliant as possible.

You will become part of a highly competent team consisting of social and health helpers, social and health assistants, nurses and unskilled aides, whom you will collaborate with closely around the citizens. There is also the opportunity for close sparring with a competence-developing occupational therapist and a nurse in the team around task solving. Additionally we spar with each other at cross-disciplinary conferences.

We are a workplace that expects you to contribute to the community with a constructive, curious, appreciative and professional approach.

Can you see yourself in our strong team, and are you passionate about giving citizens a dignified and meaningful life. Then do not hesitate to send us your application. We look forward to hearing from you.

Your duties

• You perform maintenance training, rehabilitation and rehabilitation according to SEL §86.1, SEL §86.2, and SEL §83a - in close collaboration with the team in the individual citizen's course.
• You work based on occupational therapy theories and methods as well as interdisciplinary methods with particular focus on promoting everyday life activities for the individual. With your occupational therapy knowledge, competencies and understanding you use meaningful activities as a means to promote health, prevent loss of activity and maintain and develop activity capability.
• You systematically work with assessment of citizens experiencing newly occurred loss of function. You involve relevant tests and measurement methods, formulate goals for the citizen's course in collaboration with the citizen, plan the citizen's course and interventions and conduct ongoing follow-up on the citizen's course.
• You focus on transferring and supporting the handling of ADL interventions to social and health helpers and social and health assistants.
• You perform the role of case manager when citizens attached to the team experience a newly occurred loss of function and need training and rehabilitation. As case manager you are responsible for creating progress and coherence in the citizen's course and help ensure high professional quality and citizen safety. This takes place in close collaboration with the citizen, relatives/networks, the contact person and other professionals in the citizen's course – including external partners such as general practitioners.
• You collaborate around task solving with your colleagues in the team you are employed in.
• You will also participate in collaboration networks/task communities with occupational therapists or physiotherapists from other teams in the district Midt and collaborate around task solving and duty coverage. You will therefore solve tasks in your own team and in the other teams that are part of the collaboration network.
• You have the organizational and managerial connection to the team where you are employed, from which you report daily.
• You collaborate with colleagues from the Health and Care health units and cross-cutting units and will join professional networks with other occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

Candidate profile

• You are trained as an occupational therapist
• You have experience in working rehabilitatively with a focus on health promotion and prevention
• You master occupational therapy theories and methods as well as interdisciplinary methods
• You are motivated to support citizens in maintaining their functional abilities so they can remain as self-reliant as possible
• You like to engage in longer relationships with citizens and relatives and follow citizens' development
• You see the strengths of engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration around citizen pathways
• You see it as an exciting and developing task to contribute to Health and Care's interdisciplinary care.

About the Team and why you should choose us

• We are a workplace with high ceilings and space for differences.
• We work from freedom with responsibility and offer an interesting and independent job with many opportunities, challenges and a high degree of autonomy.
• We provide a good introductory program with follow-ups.
• We are a team that supports our citizens and solves the tasks in a respectful and professional manner.
• You will have colleagues and leadership who work with a common understanding for developing professionalism, well-being and a good working environment.
• We prioritize managerial support and presence.
• We are an engaged team of different professional groups, who all contribute with knowledge and experience.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is desired to be taken up on 01-01-2027

Salary and employment terms according to applicable collective agreement and after concrete negotiation with the negotiating organization.

We would like to point out that the position lies within the 24-hour coverage area. Currently expected the service to be primarily day shifts.

If you want to know more

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Manager Marianne Lumb at [email protected] tel. 51576038 or Deputy Manager Sahar Ali at [email protected] tel: 41854128.

Application

Click on “search the job” below to fill in and send your application. All fields with * must be filled in. Only after you have received a confirmation by e-mail have we received your application.

The application deadline is 15-11-2026

We expect to conduct job interviews on 19-11-2026.

In the Department of Health and Care we have a general policy that references and possibly criminal records will be obtained in connection with hires. You should therefore expect to be asked about this if we offer you the position.

We would like to point out that in connection with the recruitment process there will be postings in our reference register. The reference register includes former employees of the Department of Health and Care who have been dismissed due to substantial breach of their employment relationship.

About Health and Care and Aarhus Municipality

Health and Care (MSO) in Aarhus Municipality works with care for the elderly and health for all citizens.

Aarhus Municipality regards diversity as a resource and therefore encourages everyone - regardless of age, gender, disability, lifestyle, religion or ethnic origin - to apply for the position.

Aarhus Municipality is one of the largest employers in Jutland, where 28,000 professionals and passionate colleagues work every day to turn visions into reality and create value for citizens and the society around us. We are a workplace that values professionalism and collaboration highly and we believe that our differences help make Aarhus a good city for everyone. Together we work for a sustainable and inclusive city where both employees, citizens, businesses and nature can thrive and flourish. We have ambitions for the city – and for you. Come and join us!