Anorexia Unit, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping

Our vision is to provide high-quality specialist psychiatric care for children and adolescents, with the patient and family at the center. We offer you a meaningful patient-centered role based on evidence and existing knowledge.

With us, you will play an important role in providing, implementing, and improving care for children and adolescents with restrictive eating disorders – you will also have a unique opportunity to influence how we work together, develop, and thrive at work.

We are looking for someone who wants to be part of an organization where good care for every child, quality, and job satisfaction are at the forefront.

The Role of the Social Worker

As a social worker in the anorexia unit, you will meet patients and parents during initial visits and follow-up conversations. During the initial visit, you are responsible for taking the medical history with the parents and providing the patient and parents with initial psychoeducation together with a psychologist and a doctor.

During follow-up visits, you will work alongside another therapist, focusing on providing support to guardians to strengthen their role in the patient's recovery. Joint family conversations are also an important component of the treatment.

Your duties also include collaboration with other healthcare providers, organizations, and authorities that are part of the child's daily life and resources.

Overall, as a social worker in the anorexia unit, you are part of the patient's entire treatment, where you, based on your psychotherapeutic competence, contribute to security and increased insight into the treatment primarily for parents, but also for the patient. You also help the family understand the current diagnosis.

The position is permanent and full-time, with a start date according to agreement, but we hope you can start as soon as possible.

Your Future Workplace

The anorexia unit consists of day care and outpatient care where we work closely together around the patients we meet. In the outpatient team, there are social workers, psychologists, as well as specialist nurses and caregivers with CBT competence. In day care, nurses and caregivers work. The unit also has specialist doctors. In total, we currently have 11 therapists, one specialist doctor, and one area manager in the unit.

The anorexia unit is part of the county-wide child and adolescent psychiatric clinic. The clinic also includes "One Path In, Children and Young People's Mental Health," which is our joint reception unit for child and adolescent health and child and adolescent psychiatry. Here, triage to the right level of care is done through interviews and telephone advice.

The county clinic also consists of three outpatient clinics located in Nässjö, Värnamo, and Jönköping. Together, we also have a county-wide care department (Department 61), located in Jönköping, which provides round-the-clock care.

In total, we currently have about 150 employees in various professions within the clinic who provide specialist psychiatric care to children and adolescents in 13 municipalities in the county. Together, we meet children and adolescents aged 0-17 with moderate to severe psychiatric conditions. We collaborate with neighboring care providers and other partners to provide the best possible care and treatment for children and young people in our county.

Your Profile

We are looking for someone who is a social worker with step 1 training in family therapy or CBT. Previous experience working in psychiatric care, particularly anorexia care, as well as working with children and adolescents is highly valued.

For you to thrive with us, it is important that you work well with other people, take responsibility for your tasks, and plan and prioritize your work effectively. As a person, you are secure and stable. You easily adapt to changing circumstances and see opportunities in changes. Personal suitability is highly valued.

Our Offer to You

We offer you an important and varied job where you are part of a team with engaged and competent colleagues from various professions. We are a positive group with a strong team spirit and high job satisfaction. We also work closely with all three outpatient clinics in the county, which creates great opportunities for collaboration, experience exchange, and collegial support.

As an employee, you will receive an introduction tailored to your experiences. You will have the opportunity for continuous professional development with good conditions for internal training and supervision.

As an employee with us in Region Jönköping County, you will have access to our employment benefits. Some of them increase your basic security, while others add a little extra to your everyday life. Read more about our benefits here: Benefits, Region Jönköping County (http://www.rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Jobba-hos-oss/Formaner/).

If You Have Questions About the Position?

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact area manager Anna Jonsson at 010-242 31 09 or [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.

Our Recruitment Process

The application deadline is January 25, 2026. Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis. We look forward to receiving your application!

Before employment, the employer will request you to show an extract from the police criminal record and suspicion register. An entry in this register may affect your ability to be employed.

Read more about Region Jönköping County's recruitment process on our website: Our Recruitment Process, Region Jönköping County (https://rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Lediga-jobb/Var-rekryteringsprocess/).