Vacant job

We are now looking for a Specialist in Psychiatry for clinics 4 and 5 in Karlstad.

Your workplace

Psychiatric Outpatient Care Karlstad is centrally located and is part of the Area for Psychiatric Specialties. The psychiatric outpatient care sector consists of the county's psychiatric outpatient clinics, as well as an eating disorders clinic, a clinic for emotional instability, the LARO (Long-Acting Antipsychotic) clinic, and a dedicated ST (Specialist Training) doctor unit.

Psychiatric Outpatient Care Karlstad/Lagergrensgatan 2 and 4 consists of four equivalent clinics with patient distribution based on date of birth. The clinics are temporarily located in the inner harbour of Karlstad. Our mission is to provide specialist psychiatric care and treatment for patients with moderate to severe psychiatric conditions, as well as other general psychiatric disorders.

The operations in Karlstad cover an area of approximately 140,000 inhabitants and include the municipalities of Karlstad, Hammarö, Kil, and Forshaga.

At the clinics, we have physiotherapists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, doctors, care assistants, occupational therapists, healthcare administrators, and one unit manager per clinic.

We constantly strive for improvements in our operations. As a doctor, you have great opportunities to contribute to the development and influence of care and working methods at the clinic. Region Värmland is highly committed to developing and utilizing all the competence and capacity of our employees. The goal is to create modern and functional healthcare with the patient in focus. The development work is employee-driven based on the "Modern Area" model and takes place in collaboration with Magnus Lord.

Your responsibilities

The main responsibilities for you as a doctor with us are psychiatric treatment work, such as psychiatric assessment/basic investigation and medical treatment. You will meet with your medical colleagues within psychiatric outpatient and inpatient care one afternoon per month and participate in cross-operational forums with the management.

We have cross-professional treatment conferences where all professions participate, and you as a doctor will also participate here. We have daily rounds where nurses and doctors participate. You supervise medical students, ST/AT/BT (specialist training) as needed, as well as the rest of the team in medical matters, and serve as a support to the unit manager in medical prioritizations. You participate in development work based on research and evidence-based care to develop care at the clinic with the patient's best interests at the center.

Your knowledge and competencies

We are looking for you who are a licensed Specialist in Psychiatry.

You have a strong patient focus and work with a collaborative and solution-oriented approach. As a person, you are proactive, stable, and have a good ability to adapt your interaction to the situation and individual.

Together with the rest of the team, you take responsibility for maintaining high patient safety and quality in care. We place great emphasis on personal suitability as well as your ability to communicate and collaborate with both colleagues and other stakeholders.

About Region Värmland

We exist so that everyone who lives here feels well and so that our region is attractive and competitive. We make a difference in healthcare, dental care, public transport, regional development, and culture and education. We meet people in life's biggest moments and in all those everyday moments in between. Our vision is world-class quality of life. Read more about what it is like to work with us and our benefits, and follow us on social media.

Do you also want to work for everyone in Värmland? We welcome your application.

Other information

In connection with any employment, we may ask you as an applicant to provide an extract from the police's criminal record register. In connection with employment within psychiatric care, care for people with disabilities, care for children or young people, the employer will conduct a check in the police's suspicion and criminal record register. A record in this register may affect your chances of employment.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, we ask you to contact the Competence Recruitment Unit HR via the Region's switchboard at 010-831 50 00. You will then receive help submitting your application without it being processed in Varbi. Remember to only include information that is relevant to the specific position.

In connection with the recruitment process, Region Värmland has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.