Specialist Psychologist at Habilitation & Health in Skaraborg

Habilitation & Health offers specialized care and support to individuals with permanent disabilities, such as reduced ability to communicate, see, hear, or move. The goal is to maintain and develop functional ability, create conditions for good health, and enable active participation in society. Do you want to make a difference for people with disabilities? Welcome to Habilitation & Health, part of the Västra Götaland Region. Together we have the power to change.

Habilitation is specialized health care for children and adolescents with autism, intellectual disabilities, movement disabilities, or acquired brain injuries. We provide health-promoting and therapeutic interventions based on each individual's unique needs and conditions, and we have specialist knowledge of how disabilities can affect daily life, health, and development.

Description

We are looking for a specialist psychologist for our clinics in Skaraborg.

Our psychologists in Skövde and Lidköping work closely together, and in consultation with you, we will decide which clinic you will be based at. In your role, you will work with other specialist psychologists within the administration on overarching operational issues.

We offer high-quality care and are therefore looking for a licensed psychologist. With us, you can receive further education and knowledge enhancement. Habilitation's strength lies in team-focused work, and you will collaborate with colleagues from other professions nearby, as well as closely with psychologist colleagues at the workplace.

For us, it is important to have a person-centered and health-promoting approach where we work to create value for the patient. Therefore, we actively work on accessibility and good reception. To create the greatest possible value for our patients, we need to provide evidence-based care and dare to try new working methods. Work primarily takes place in Habilitation's premises but may occur in the patient's immediate environment based on needs.

If you want a developing and stimulating job, this is the position for you!

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who:

• wants varied tasks that can be both investigative/assessing and therapeutic, aimed at providing patients with conditions for a better everyday life. Investigations may be of a cognitive, neuropsychiatric, or neuropsychological nature.
• wants to work on providing the patient and their surroundings with increased knowledge about the disability and its consequences, as well as teaching strategies to manage difficulties.
• wants a consultative and advisory role to the patient and their immediate environment.

We offer you:

• a good introduction.
• an exciting and varied job where you have the opportunity to develop in your professional role.
• a good community in interdisciplinary teamwork.
• collegial supervision, team supervision, and professional development work.

The organization is positive towards various forms of further education such as psychotherapy training, supervisor training, and relevant specialist training. Within the organization, there are opportunities for treatment and assessment supervision. Supervision for psychology students and PTP psychologists may occur within the organization.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is a licensed specialist psychologist in the field of neuropsychology or clinical child and adolescent psychology. We are also interested in those who are at the end of their STP or have another specialist psychologist degree with clinical experience from our target groups.

Interest in neuropsychology, understanding the consequences of cognitive impairments in everyday life, and experience working in interdisciplinary teams may be advantageous.

We seek someone who has a good ability to organize and structure their patient work and a good collaboration with other professions in the team around the patient. You have a pronounced patient focus that is used in collaboration with the patient in choosing assessment and treatment methods. You work based on scientifically proven methods and clinical experience and have a good ability to organize and structure your patient work.

We value personal qualities such as collaboration skills, flexibility, and independence. Great importance is placed on personal suitability. A B driver's license is required as the work involves travel in the position.

Other

At Habilitation & Health, we strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength. Recruitment is ongoing, and you may be contacted before the application period has ended.

Warm welcome with your application!

About Västra Götaland Region

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good health care for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should have basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in the development to learn new things.

The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in war positions.

Application

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