Occupational Therapist, two maternity-leave substitutes with the Emergency Department's therapists, Viborg Regional Hospital.

Two maternity leave cover positions as occupational therapist with the Acute Department's therapists, Viborg Regional Hospital, are available for filling from 01 January 2027 - 31 December 2027. The positions are 37 hours/week.

About the position

The Acute Department's therapists consist of 10 occupational therapists and 23 physiotherapists, 2 clinical instructors and 1 functional manager. We are organized under the Acute Department, and cover, in addition to the acute specialty, also the surgical and medical wards, the women and children's department and intensive care. We live in the therapy on floor 3, where we share facilities with the orthopedic therapy team.

Occupational therapists are divided into 2 teams

• Geriatrics, soft tissue surgery, geriatric acute
• Medicine, acute, intensive, children

We are seeking a temporary staff member for each team – and in daily practice the two teams help each other across.

Primary tasks

• Geriatric assessment, close collaboration with relatives regarding mapping of home conditions, orthostatic blood pressure measurement, goal conversations, mobilization and assessment of functional capacity in collaboration with the physiotherapist.
• Assessment of acute and medical patients, functional capacity, home conditions, need for assistive devices.
• Dysphagia assessments
• ADL assessments
• Assessment of need for assistive devices
• Development of a rehabilitation plan
• Interdisciplinary planning with a view to well-coordinated patient pathways
• Collaboration with the patient's home municipality
• Documentation in Midt-EPJ.

We are looking for an occupational therapist who

• Has interest and knowledge of working with geriatric patients
• Can plan, prioritise and maintain an overview in a busy daily routine
• Fits into the team and takes shared responsibility for the common task solving.
• Has experience with dysphagia assessment
• Thrives with short, intensive and acute patient pathways with high flow
• Is proficient at engaging in both mono- and interdisciplinary collaboration

Working hours

Day shift on weekdays, start time 7:30 AM.

Weekend: Day shift on Saturdays, approx. every 10 weeks.

About the Acute Department's therapists

Therapists are organized under the Acute Department, and live in physiotherapy and occupational therapy on floor 3, where we share premises with the orthopedic therapy team. You report to the therapy for morning coordination. From here you go out and handle tasks on hospital wards, and return during the workday to the therapy for professional sparring, coordination and collegial interaction. You will have a therapeutic professional leader who has an office in physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

There are also 2 specialty-responsible occupational therapists who are tasked with ensuring professional initiatives, guidelines, projects and trial actions.

We receive occupational therapy students from VIA in Aarhus, and all occupational therapists help ensure that the students have a good and educational internship with us.

We are a good team with a genuine interest in each other’s well-being. We have good humor and an informal approach to each other. We want to welcome you into this community, but also expect you to contribute to it.

Further information

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the lead OT, Gitte Johansen at tel: +4578443801

Your application

Your application including authorization ID, information about education and previous experience must be received electronically no later than 15 November 2026

Date of interviews

23 November 2026

Salary and employment terms

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

With reference to the Child Certificate Act in connection with the employment of personnel etc., a child certificate will be obtained in connection with potential employment.

Employment is with Region Midtjylland with service initially at Hospitalsenhed Midt; read more about the overall hospital unit here.

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

The position is, as a rule, a full-time position.

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

Region Midtjylland is, according to the EU pay transparency directive, which came into force on 7 June 2026, obliged to inform you of starting pay or a range of starting pay for a position before you are offered employment.

Here you will find Region Midtjylland's pay catalog for most professional groups and positions found in Region Midtjylland: Transparency prior to employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk

Department: Acute Department Physio- and Occupational Therapy Viborg - HEM

Application deadline: 15 November 2026

Location: Heibergs Alle, 5A, 8800, Viborg, Denmark