Östhammars Healthcare Center

Our 1800 employees work with close care and health in Uppsala County. We offer a wide range of services within primary care. Our patients meet us at Region Uppsala's own healthcare centers or within habilitation, and we provide advice over the phone via 1177. Education, research, and development are important to us as we adapt our offerings based on the needs of the residents. We already offer mobile teams, video visits, and smart e-services.

We are looking for a psychologist who wants to work with us at Östhammars Healthcare Center!

Do you enjoy variety in your work? We in primary care meet people at all stages of life, and no day is the same. The position advertised is for a 100% temporary psychologist position for one year, starting by agreement with the possibility of extension.

Alongside your individual development plan, we have regular networking meetings with other psychologists within collective primary care and training days for professional development. You will receive training in our region-wide care process and be part of a large network with knowledgeable colleagues, as well as access to support functions and specialist psychologists. As a psychologist, you will receive individual or group supervision based on your own preferences.

We invest in secure employment and good benefits through our collective agreement, read about them here (https://www.regionuppsala.se/Global/Jobba%20hos%20oss/karri%E4rwebben/F%F6rm%E5nsbroschyr%20Region%20Uppsala_2019.pdf (https://www.regionuppsala.se/Global/Jobba%20hos%20oss/karri%E4rwebben/F%F6rm%E5nsbroschyr%20Region%20Uppsala_2019.pdf)).

Your Mission

As a psychologist, you will work with mental health issues and psychological aspects of health problems, contributing the psychological perspective that complements the medical and social perspectives at the healthcare center. You will work independently with adults aged 18 and over and collaborate with other professional categories at the healthcare center and other stakeholders. Common problem areas that psychologists encounter include depression, anxiety issues, sleep problems, pain, and stress. We work with triage, stepwise assessment, and treatment based on a region-wide care process for mental health.

The work involves psychological assessment and diagnostics, counseling, treatment, and handling referrals. Treatment is provided based on national knowledge management, both in groups and individually, via video and in-person. Our interventions include support for self-help, psychological counseling, and shorter and longer interventions based on patients' needs. As a psychologist, you will be part of our psychosocial team consisting of 1 psychologist and 2 social workers. Supervision and training assignments for other staff may occur. Collaboration takes place with other healthcare centers in the municipality and nearby municipalities. The possibility of partially working remotely can be offered.

Your Competence

We are looking for a licensed psychologist with a CBT focus and good knowledge of diagnostics and evidence-based treatment methods. It is an advantage if you have experience working in primary care. To thrive in the job, you need to be comfortable managing large patient flows and combinations of assessments, shorter, and longer interventions. You make correct assessments and priorities, weigh complex information, and show judgment in actions and decision-making. To succeed in the job, you need to have good pedagogical skills and find it easy to connect with patients and understand their perspectives or situations.

Furthermore, you have a good ability to collaborate, are attentive, and solve challenges constructively. You take responsibility for your tasks and drive your processes forward in a structured manner, as well as plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively within set time frames. You have the capacity to work independently and are quality-conscious. In addition, you see the bigger picture and consider the broader perspective. The work requires an interest in and ability to work in teams, and you are motivated to develop the operations. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Our Operations

Östhammars Healthcare Center is located in the coastal town of Östhammar, about 70 km from Uppsala. Östhammar is beautifully situated by the sea and is surrounded by a lovely archipelago. Here, care is provided within a healthcare center that consists of a healthcare center, emergency reception, primary care unit, and short-term unit. We have access to radiology in the same building, and the healthcare center has a laboratory. The healthcare center has about 6,550 registered patients, and we are 30 employees. Here, there is a child health center, medical reception, urgent care for acute conditions, diabetes, heart failure, and asthma/COPD nurses, as well as a geriatric reception. We also have a dietitian, nursing assistants, rehabilitation coordinators, physiotherapists, palliative representatives, and a pharmacist associated with us. We work closely with home healthcare, conduct home visits, and round at a special accommodation.

At the healthcare center, doctors with various specialties work for consultation, such as general medicine, emergency care, internal medicine, palliative medicine, and pediatrics.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about the healthcare center and the position, you are welcome to contact the operations manager Taina Polmé at phone: 0173-880 30 or email: [email protected].

You can also contact representatives from your union via Region Uppsala's switchboard at phone: 018-611 00 00.

Application

Welcome with your application via the link below. Attach your CV, proof of license, and other documents that demonstrate your claimed competence for the position.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to the operations and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanent staff based on the needs of the total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before a decision on employment, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted regarding all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to everyone who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not currently intended to primarily include work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is entirely managed by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers to refrain from contacting us.