About this role
NU Healthcare is part of the Västra Götaland Region and is one of Sweden's larger county hospitals. We are located at NÄL (North Älvsborg County Hospital) in Trollhättan and Uddevalla Hospital. The hospital's catchment area covers 280,000 inhabitants. Together, we are approximately 5,000 employees who work every day to provide good and safe specialized healthcare. We are located on the west coast, and our area offers varied nature with both sea, mountains, forest, and lake.
Description of Operations
Forensic Psychiatry at Brinkåsen consists of a total of five care units with different focuses based on psychiatric diagnosis.
Common to all care units is that our patients are sentenced to closed forensic psychiatric care. The facility offers a health-promoting care environment where operations are conducted in modern and activity-adapted facilities.
We also have a newly opened forensic psychiatric outpatient clinic whose mission is to be the link between closed and open forensic psychiatric care.
Our mission is to increase the patient's mental health through care and treatment. Our goal is to make the patient more involved in their care. Individualizing care interventions increases the patient's chances of gaining control over their illness and thereby preventing recidivism.
At Brinkåsen, you will be one of four occupational therapists working to ensure patients have the most functional daily life possible during and after their care period.
Job Description
The position we offer is 50% work with one of our care units and 50% with our outpatient clinic. The part of the position related to the outpatient clinic is a newly established role with great opportunities to help shape content and mission!
In the part of the work where you work with the care unit, tasks include conducting activity and function assessments, planning and performing individual treatment interventions. The occupational therapist is also responsible for conveying information and mentoring staff.
In the other part of the position, you will work at our newly opened outpatient clinic. Since this part of the position is new, there are great opportunities to help shape the occupational therapy mission with the rest of the team at the clinic. The focus will be on follow-up, evaluation, adaptation, and mentoring other staff from an occupational therapy perspective for patients in open forensic psychiatric care.
Do you want an exciting job where you are given the opportunity to work with your occupational therapy expertise in activity and with the whole person in focus? - Then you are the one we are looking for!
Qualifications
We are seeking a licensed occupational therapist.
Experience in psychiatric care and use of assessment instruments is meritorious.
We value qualities such as flexibility, social competence, and the ability to work both independently and in a team. We place great importance on personal suitability.
The position requires a B driver's license.
Additional Information
As an occupational therapist at Brinkåsen, there are networks for occupational therapists in adult psychiatry at NU Healthcare and a national network for occupational therapists in forensic psychiatry. Professional meetings with opportunities for development, change work, and collaboration with other occupational therapists occur continuously within both networks.
Interviews may take place continuously throughout the application period.
When appointing a position in psychiatry, we always request an extract from the Suspicion and Criminal Record Register. This inquiry is handled by the employer.
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About Västra Götaland Region
Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure good healthcare for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, good environment, improved public health, rich cultural life, and good communications throughout Västra Götaland.
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Application
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