Licensed Psychologist at Skänninge Prison

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will be safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, remand facilities, and client transport.

Read more about the operations at Skänninge Prison on our website: Skänninge Prison (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-och-kontakta/verksamhet/anstalt/skanninge/#verksamhet)

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are now looking for a licensed psychologist who wants to be part of our team at Skänninge Prison. This is an expanded position, where you will work alongside an already employed psychologist to conduct assessment and treatment work. Together, you will be a professional team providing support and guidance to our clients.

Common issues among our clients include depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance abuse, personality disorders, and neuropsychiatric disabilities. In your role, you will conduct neuropsychiatric assessments, map clients' needs, perform clinical evaluations, and offer individually tailored treatment interventions, for example using CBT methodology or shorter counseling support. An important part of the work involves conducting NPF assessments.

As part of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service team, you will work to reduce the risk of recidivism by planning and prioritizing interventions based on the RBM principles (Risk, Needs, Responsivity). You will also provide supervision to staff to strengthen a professional approach and equip your colleagues with tools and knowledge about clients' issues and needs.

The variation in issues and tasks makes the role both diverse and rewarding. The position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where you will have an important and developing role in the team.

We offer good opportunities for further education, both through internal and external courses and training. Working with an exciting patient group allows you to deepen your theoretical knowledge and apply it in practice. As a psychologist at Skänninge Prison, you will have independent and varied tasks, primarily at the individual level.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is a licensed psychologist and who thrives in a work environment where collaboration and a holistic perspective are central. You have a good ability to collaborate both within your team and with other staff and external actors. You are self-driven and can plan, organize, and execute your work in a structured manner. To thrive in the role, it is important that you are flexible, attentive, and curious.

It is also important to us that you share the fundamental values of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, where respect for the individual, a humane view of humanity, and belief in the ability of people to develop are central. We are looking for a person who is aware of how background, culture, and group identity affect both oneself and others, and who actively works to ensure that everyone is treated with equal respect and dignity. We place great emphasis on personal suitability for the role.

We are looking for you who have:

• Licensure as a psychologist
• Training in CBT methodology
• Training in assessment and investigation methodology for neuropsychiatric disabilities (NPF)
• Experience in assessment work and diagnostics within NPF
• Experience in structured assessment and treatment work
• Experience working with CBT methodology
• Very good ability to express yourself in spoken and written Swedish
• Good administrative skills and ability to manage planning and prioritization
• Driver's license (B)

It is meritorious if you have:

• Specialist training or started specialist training in clinical adult psychology or neuropsychology
• Specialist training or started specialist training in psychological treatment and/or psychotherapy training (step 2)
• Training in neuropsychiatry and diagnostics
• Training in consultation methodology and supervision
• Experience in psychological testing and diagnostics
• Experience from work in psychiatry or habilitation
• Experience from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service or other relevant activities as assessed by the employer

OTHER

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions that are relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and CV will form the basis for whether you qualify to proceed in the process.

To be considered for employment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security, and confidentiality awareness, and comply with applicable laws. This means that you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

Some positions are placed in a security class, and a security review with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security review at: Security Review (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve military placement within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about military placement at: Military Placement (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

Individual salary setting applies.

Probationary employment may be applied.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click on the application link in the advertisement. Questions about how to apply and submit your CV should be directed to Visma Recruit. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person specified in the advertisement.

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.