Psychologist at the Adult Psychiatric Clinic Väster

The Adult Psychiatric Clinic Väster is a pleasant workplace characterized by openness, good community, and professionalism. As a psychologist with us, you will be offered a varied and meaningful job focusing on treatment, assessment, and investigation – both independently and in close collaboration with other professional categories. We warmly welcome your application!

Job Responsibilities

The work as a psychologist primarily consists of treatment, assessment, and investigative work, both independently and in collaboration with other professional categories. Cooperation with the Social Insurance Agency, the Employment Agency, and the municipality is an important aspect of the job. As a psychologist with us, we would like you to participate in the clinic's operational development.

About the Workplace

The geographical catchment area of the Adult Psychiatric Clinic Väster includes the western districts of Västerås as well as Hallstahammar and Surahammar. The target group for the clinic's work is individuals with psychotic disorders and extensive neuropsychiatric disabilities.

At the clinic, there are doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and secretaries, totaling 17 employees. We are a friendly workgroup with a variety of staff, both new and those who are more experienced and are happy to share their knowledge. At the clinic, we work in teams and strive to provide our patients with prompt and good care with high quality and professional treatment.

For us, it is important that you feel good and enjoy your job; therefore, we offer you

• tailored introductory program to help you feel secure in your professional role
• opportunities for professional development through internal training
• a workplace for different stages of life
• free training at our fully equipped gym
• healthcare allowance of 3000 SEK/year

More about your benefits can be found here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/ (https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/)

Curious?

Please feel free to contact us if you would like to schedule an informal conversation; we will tell you more.

Qualifications

We are looking for a licensed psychologist with experience working in psychiatry. Experience in investigative work is highly meritorious for the position, especially in autism assessments. Since the work is based on conversation, collaboration, and documentation, good knowledge of Swedish is required to communicate professionally and clearly with both patients and colleagues.

As a person, you are attentive and have a good ability to understand others' situations. You have a respectful and good attitude towards both patients and colleagues. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively. To thrive in the job, you need to be self-driven with good judgment and empathetic ability.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

New as a Psychologist?

For those who are newly licensed psychologists, we offer a two-year competency package to provide a smoother transition between the role of PTP psychologist and licensed psychologist.

The competency package includes:

• Clinic-specific course
• Participation in a national/Nordic congress
• Observation in primary care, habilitation, child and adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry, or forensic psychiatry (a total of five days)
• Opportunity to take supervisor training in year 2
• Personal follow-up by an experienced psychologist

Employment Conditions

Permanent, full-time, daytime.

Start date by agreement.

Application

Welcome with your application by January 11, 2026.

• When applying, you should only attach your CV and preferably relevant certificates.
• You will also be asked to answer a number of questions that are part of our selection assessment.
• We do not use cover letters in our recruitment process.

Read more about the region's recruitment process and how to create a good CV here: Applying for a job in Region Västmanland (https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/)

About the Region

If you want to know more about what it is like to work with us, you can see more on the region's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/ (https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/)

Before an employment offer, the employer has the right to request an extract from the Police's suspicion and criminal record.

We in Region Västmanland are responsible for health, medical, and dental care for everyone living in the county. We also work with everything from public transport and culture to business issues, education, and research. Together we are 7,000 employees, with 300 different professions, in ten locations.

We are at the heart of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together we are driven to create a better society for everyone living and working here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people – where they are. That is how we can live up to the high expectations of our clients and residents.

Together we make a difference. For real.

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