PTP Psychologist at BUP Mellanvård Nordost

Do you want to be part of an organization that makes a difference for children and adolescents? BUP Mellanvård Nordost is now seeking a licensed psychologist for PTP training in 2026.

BUP Mellanvård Nordost is a friendly unit within BUP Stockholm that is part of the Intensive Outpatient Care section. We are a group of 20 positive and dedicated employees who find our work very rewarding and enjoy working together.

Mellanvård is part of the Intensive Outpatient Care section and collaborates with BUP's specialized outpatient clinics when more intensive treatment is needed or with inpatient care during discharge or other needs. With our mobile teams, we have the ability to tailor treatment interventions for children/adolescents and their families/networks, e.g., through home visits, in their local environment, or at the clinic. We work in teams and have broad expertise and extensive experience in child psychiatry. The role also includes collaboration with care neighbors such as social services, schools, and other health care providers. Treatment assignments are time-limited based on clear goals with regular evaluations. BUP Mellanvård Nordost is an LGBTQ-certified organization.

We stay updated in our field by attending training, inviting speakers, and providing supervision in assessment, investigation, and treatment methods. We value a good work environment with open collaboration among staff.

Job Responsibilities

Child psychiatric treatment and family work with children, adolescents, and their families. An important task for the psychologists at Mellanvården is to contribute knowledge in diagnostics, assessment, and treatment, and to some extent also investigation. The work includes collaboration with the patient's internal and external network. We often work in pairs in treatment. The work provides good opportunities for creative, flexible, and varied treatment plans.

Common to all PTP positions is to conduct psychiatric and psychological assessment, investigation, and treatment work under supervision and gain broad experience in various types of patient work. As a PTP psychologist, you will participate in both the SLSO-wide PTP program and a local one for BUP with more clinical application. As a PTP psychologist, you will also have the opportunity to participate in supervision with other staff at the clinic.

Qualifications

You should have a degree in psychology and a strong interest in child and adolescent psychiatry. Previous work experience in child and adolescent psychiatric work is an advantage, as well as experience working with children.

A driver's license is required.

Personal Qualities

You are self-assured, empathetic, and good at structuring and completing tasks. You are also flexible and have a particularly good ability to work in a team and collaborate with co-therapists and the child's/adolescent's families and external networks. We place great importance on personal qualities.

Employment Type

The position is a specific fixed-term employment for 12 months from the start date, full-time. Start date is early February 2026 or as agreed.

We Offer

BUP creates good conditions for you as an employee to develop and excel in your profession. As an employee, you have benefits such as free healthcare, additional compensation during parental leave, the possibility of salary exchange, pension agreements, and insurance. We also offer flexible working hours and wellness compensation (5,000 SEK per year).

We look forward to your application!

About Us

BUP Mellanvård Nordost is part of BUP Stockholm. BUP Stockholm offers specialized psychiatric care for children and adolescents aged 0 to 17 in Stockholm County. We are part of the Stockholm County Council's healthcare area (SLSO), which is a healthcare provider within Region Stockholm. Together, we are about 1,000 employees who meet more than 22,000 children, adolescents, and their families each year.

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

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

• background checks will be applied before hiring decisions according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for background checks during employment.
• employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination, according to applicable directives, which is conducted through occupational health services before employment.
• in addition to Swedish professional licensure, good knowledge of the Swedish language at level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required. The same requirements apply to non-licensed personnel with patient contact.

Stockholm County Council (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare within the Region Stockholm framework in 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. https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/ (https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/)

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