Occupational therapist or physiotherapist for Plejecenter Digterparken

Would you like to help create a meaningful everyday life for our residents based on their wishes, needs and resources?

About the position

We are looking for an engaged, independent and professionally strong occupational therapist or physiotherapist who wishes to actively contribute to the multidisciplinary collaboration around the residents.

As a therapist you will have a central role in supporting the residents' functional ability, independence and quality of life. You will work closely with care staff, nurses, management, relatives and relevant external partners.

We work from a holistic and rehabilitative perspective, where the resident's physical, mental and social needs are considered together. For us rehabilitation is not only about training, but about supporting the individual in mastering everyday life, preserving functions and continuing to participate in activities and communities that give life meaning.

Your main tasks

• therapeutic assessments of residents' activity and functional level
• Training and rehabilitative efforts under the Older Persons Act
• Assessment, testing, ordering and adaptation of aids
• Guidance and sparring for care staff about activities and measures that support residents' functional ability
• Screening, diagnostic assessment and assessment of dysphagia as well as guidance around meals
• Multidisciplinary collaboration on nutrition and ensuring dignified meals
• Contribute with therapeutic perspectives on wellbeing, quality of life and participation with a basis in person-centered care
• Documentation and follow-up on interventions in KMD Nexus
• Teaching and guidance of staff in patient handling
• Collaboration with civil society and function as a bridge between residents and local communities

We are looking for you who

• Are trained as an occupational therapist or physiotherapist
• Have experience with or an interest in working with older people, including people with dementia
• Preferably have experience with dysphagia
• Have experience with aids
• Have experience with transfers/transfer training
• Are strong in relationship-building and meet residents, relatives and colleagues with respect and presence
• Have good multidisciplinary collaboration skills and can communicate your professional knowledge clearly
• Can translate your professional knowledge into concrete solutions in residents' everyday lives
• Work independently, in a structured way and take responsibility for your own tasks

We offer

• A thorough onboarding process
• Professional sparring and a strong collegial community
• Great influence on planning your work tasks
• An workplace with focus on holistic care, professional development and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Opportunity to bring your therapeutic professionalism into play close to the residents' everyday life and make a noticeable difference for people living in our nursing home

About us

The Digterparken Care Center consists of 70 nursing homes, 15 short-term places and own kitchens. We are surrounded by beautiful nature and forest, which form the framework for a lively and active care center.

With us you are more than an employee. You mean something special to your colleagues, to the residents, their relatives and our Friends Association.

We value a working environment with room for humor, diversity, community and influence. Here there is, among other things, Friday singing, good colleagues and the opportunity to influence your working day.

We believe that well-being and job satisfaction create the energy to make a difference for others.

We work closely across professional groups. Therefore you will become part of a strong multidisciplinary community consisting of social and healthcare assistants, auxiliary nurses, nurses, therapists, nutrition assistants, cleaning assistants, janitors and planners. In addition we have pupils and students from several health care programs.

Want to know more?

Although we have described the position carefully, Digterparken is best experienced in reality. Therefore you are very welcome to contact us for an informal talk about the position and our care center. On weekdays you can between 09-14 contact Occupational Therapist Pernille Hammer Rasmussen on 24 47 65 09 or department head Trine Powers on 51 14 86 70 between 08 and 15

Application deadline: October 23

Interviews will be held in week 44

Employment from December 1, 2026

Our Norddjurs

In Norddjurs Municipality we work based on the values of trust, integrity, development and community, which are described in our organizational and management code Vores Norddjurs.

The four values underpin the organization's work and are part of everything we do. The code sets a common direction and is what binds us together. The values live in daily practice and in the way we work and collaborate. The values play out at all management and employee levels, as well as in meetings with citizens and the outside world.

Read the full organizational and management code here