About this role
Are you interested in a meaningful and varied role as a speech therapist? Then there is an exciting opportunity within habilitation in our children and youth team in Västervik.
We meet patients with permanent disabilities such as intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and mobility impairments. This position is a temporary role covering for our speech therapists who are partially on parental leave.
You will be one of three speech therapists actively participating in the team’s assessment and treatment work. In addition to assessment and treatment of eating and swallowing difficulties as well as communication challenges, you will provide support to the patient, their family, and their broader network. You will work both independently and collaboratively with other experienced colleagues, making the work stimulating. We also prescribe various types of assistive devices that we follow up on, build upon, and support patients in developing.
About you
For this role, we are looking for someone with a genuine interest in supporting and working with patients within habilitation. You enjoy meeting the needs of children and young people using the specialist knowledge you possess as a licensed speech therapist. It comes naturally to you to collaborate with colleagues, healthcare partners, preschools/schools, and others. Sharing knowledge and experiences with colleagues while also contributing your own expertise is essential to achieving our patients' goals. To thrive in this role, you need to have good collaboration skills and enjoy problem-solving.
In this position, there is an opportunity to work from home by agreement. You need to have good proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written, as well as a valid driver's license (B category).
Your future workplace
We are a small workplace with all its advantages. Our employees enjoy making a difference for our patients, having varied tasks, and working cross-professionally. We work closely together, and with us, no question is too trivial, and everyone is ready to help each other. We also benefit from the advantages of a larger workplace, where we, together in our five teams in the base unit, always have someone with the right experience. Our speech therapists have regular meetings together in the base unit to discuss complex patient cases, how they can collaborate on educational initiatives, and how they can develop speech therapy within habilitation.
The base unit Habilitering Norr encompasses children, youth, and adult habilitation as well as the vision center in the six northern municipalities of Kalmar County. The organization has about 50 employees, and in children and youth habilitation, the following professions are represented: occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, social worker, speech therapist, doctor, nurse, special educator, and team secretary. We work as a team, listen, and pull in the same direction. Experience, high competence, and joy in work characterize our workplace!
Västervik Hospital is one of three hospitals in Kalmar County. The hospital is an acute care facility with maternity care and a maternity ward. At Västervik Hospital, there are job opportunities for those who want to develop in their role alongside friendly colleagues. Here, over 1,200 employees work together, fostering a strong sense of community and a broad range of expertise. The hospital is of a manageable size, providing a secure and pleasant employment experience with opportunities for learning. It is located adjacent to Västervik's center and is close to the archipelago.
Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development. We are over 7,000 employees working together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the residents of the county. With us, you receive many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people at all stages of life and have meaningful and developmental work – every day.
Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% employment rate. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of your position may be offered at another workplace.
We ask that you attach your CV, cover letter, and relevant educational certificates to your application. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we request that you apply for the position through our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.
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