Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue logo

Occupational Therapist (substitute) - Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue - Vaasa, Finland

Ergoterapeut (vik.)

Posted: July 20, 2026
Posted 3 days ago
Last seen in crawl: July 23, 2026 (today)
Application Deadline: August 3, 2026
Location
Remoteness
Role & Management
Role Level:Mid-Level
Management Tier:No People Management
Job Type

Job Description

We are seeking a substitute occupational therapist for the Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia, with the initial placement in discharge support, Vaasa. The substitution begins on September 30, 2026, and ends on March 14, 2027. Are you the reinforcement we are looking for in the discharge support team? The job description of an occupational therapist in discharge support is versatile and challenging. The work includes both functional capacity assessments and rehabilitation periods in the client's home. Assistive device and home modification assessments are also an important part of the work. Interest in geriatric rehabilitation and experience working in home environments are considered advantages. You must have a car available. If you are a team player capable of independent work who enjoys developing the work, you might be the person we are looking for! Eligibility requirement: Authorized occupational therapist as defined in the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994). Good oral and satisfactory written skills in both national languages of the country. The selected person must have valid vaccination protection in accordance with Section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act (1227/2016). Additionally, the selected person must present an extract from the criminal record as referred to in Section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act. A probationary period will be applied.

Company Information

Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue logo

Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue

Julkinen yleishallinto
Listing: Healthcare
Business ID: 3221324-6

Työmarkkinatori is Finland's official public employment service portal, operated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM). It lists job openings from across the Finnish public sector, municipalities, and employers who use the government's recruitment infrastructure.

We include Työmarkkinatori listings so that JobCrawls covers the full breadth of the Finnish job market — including roles that only appear through official government channels and would otherwise be missed.

tyomarkkinatori.fi

Job Details

Responsibilities

  • Functional capacity assessments
  • Rehabilitation periods in the client's home
  • Assistive device assessments
  • Home modification assessments

Requirements

  • Authorized occupational therapist (Act on Health Care Professionals 559/1994)
  • Good oral and satisfactory written skills in Finnish and Swedish
  • Valid vaccination protection (Communicable Diseases Act 1227/2016)
  • Criminal record extract
  • Own car available

Skills & Technologies

Geriatric rehabilitationHome-based rehabilitation
18 hours ago
Driver's Licence Required
Content Complete

Help us improve JobCrawls — sign in to sync saved jobs across devices, or send feedback anytime.