Description

Do you, as a psychologist, care about the care for people with psychotic disorders? Then we can offer you a meaningful job.

We aim to provide sustainable care for patients with psychotic disorders. As a psychologist, you play a crucial role in the teamwork with our doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, and social workers.

Väsby Psychiatric Clinic 2 in Upplands Väsby is an outpatient clinic for patients with psychosis. Our approach includes pharmacological, family-oriented, and psychological treatment methods. The clinic collaborates with inpatient departments at Danderyd Hospital, Sankt Göran's Hospital, and the Mobile Emergency Unit.

We are part of Psychiatry Northwest – a university clinic in the northwestern part of Stockholm County's healthcare area (SLSO) with approximately 550 employees, aiming to provide patients with good, safe, and equitable care. The clinic operates in bright and spacious premises near Upplands Väsby commuter train station and the center. Here, nurses, nursing assistants, psychologists, a medically responsible chief physician, senior physicians, and occasionally resident doctors work. The clinic has a social worker. Medical secretaries assist with overall administration. Our goal is to offer qualified treatments to our patients while creating a work environment that feels pleasant and inspiring for our employees. Collegiality, experience exchange, an open climate, and professional development are important factors for us, factors we actively work with.

Job Responsibilities

Assessment and treatment of individuals with psychotic disorders. Assessments can vary from broad questions to more focused ones. Treatment is conducted both in groups and individually.

Qualifications

You are a licensed psychologist with a focus on CBT. Experience with assessments and psychosis is an advantage.

Your Personal Qualities:

You enjoy working independently and structuring your workday. You are eager to share your professional knowledge with other staff categories. We expect competent clinical judgment, a professional attitude, and the ability to collaborate.

Conditions

Permanent employment, full-time 40 hours per week with working hours Monday to Friday. A probationary period may apply. There is some opportunity to work remotely.

We offer generous benefits: flexible working hours, wellness allowance of 5000 SEK, and wellness hour. Free healthcare, several insurances, and an extended number of vacation days for those over 40 years old.

We warmly welcome your application! The position is filled on the condition that it is not needed for internal relocation, according to current regulations.

For patient-related work within Stockholm County's healthcare area:

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

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

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