We are looking for a psychologist for a temporary position

We are looking for a psychologist for a one-year temporary position at our outpatient clinic for young adults.

Stockholm Center for Eating Disorders (SCÄ) is one of the largest specialist clinics in the world for patients with eating disorders and receives patients of all ages. We have a well-developed operation with outpatient care, day care, and inpatient care for both adults, children, and adolescents. Today we are about 250 employees, we have expanded significantly during 2024 and will continue to do so in 2025. From March 2025, all three of our inpatient care departments will be located at Danderyd Hospital while outpatient care remains in Södermalm, Stockholm.

Please read more about our operations here.

The outpatient care for young adults is a newly established unit that treats patients aged 16 to 25 with eating disorder issues and, in some cases, other psychiatric comorbidities. Our clinic works from a holistic perspective and offers evidence-based treatment CBT-E, which is a specific treatment method designed for patients with eating disorder diagnoses. Treatment can occur individually, in groups, and with network members and family.

You will encounter a wide range of diagnoses, making the work stimulating and educational. The work involves treating eating disorders and other psychiatric diagnoses. The position includes both patient contacts, administrative tasks, and collaboration with other care providers.

We want to collaborate closely in our newly established unit within our interdisciplinary team consisting of doctors, nurses, and dietitians.

What do we offer you?

We offer you an interesting and developing job, an exciting workplace with very nice colleagues and a good work community. There will be opportunities for professional development and further education according to the needs of the operations. You will become really skilled in eating disorder treatment and have the opportunity to deliver therapy in accordance with evidence for the patient group. You will encounter a wide range of diagnoses, making the work stimulating and educational, and it is a great advantage if you are skilled in behavioral analysis and perhaps other evidence-based treatment protocols, as some adjustments may need to be made.

Job responsibilities:

Your main job responsibilities will be to conduct psychological treatment work primarily individually, but possibly also in groups. The tasks also include clinical assessments and collaboration with SCÄ's other units such as outpatient care for children and inpatient care. You will participate in treatment conferences, supervision, and method development together with other staff in the unit.

Employment form:

Temporary position for 1 year. Full-time, 40 hours/week.

Qualifications:

You are a licensed psychologist with a focus on CBT. It is an advantage if you have experience in eating disorder care, CBT-E, clinical assessment, and differential diagnosis.

Personal qualities:

You have a strong interest in evidence-based care, good collaboration skills, are responsible, efficient, and passionate about developing as a psychologist. You are empathetic and confident in meeting people with disabling psychiatric issues. Curiosity and the ability to find solutions are important qualities. To thrive with us, we believe you are someone who enjoys taking initiative, has a pragmatic approach, and drives continuous development and improvement work. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Our benefits:

SLSO creates good conditions for you as an employee to develop and become really good in your profession. As an employee, you have benefits such as free healthcare up to the high-cost protection, extra compensation during parental leave, pension agreements, and insurance. We also apply flexible working hours, wellness hours, and 5000 SEK in wellness benefits per calendar year.

Follow your dream and work with us at the Stockholm County Healthcare Region.

Interviews are conducted continuously during the application period. Welcome with your application today!

The position will be filled on the condition that it is not needed for internal relocation, according to current regulations.

For patient-related work within the Stockholm County Healthcare Region:

• background checks are applied before the decision on employment according to current guidelines.
• employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination, according to current directives, which is conducted through occupational health services before employment.
• good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required, in addition to Swedish professional licensing. The same requirements are guiding for non-licensed staff with patient contact.

Stockholm County Healthcare Region (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer health and medical care in the Region Stockholm's management within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, and assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more here. (https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/)

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