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Do you want to work on an exciting project with intensive individual and family therapy? Then you are welcome to our IKB team within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP)!

Since 2023, Region Kalmar County, together with nine social welfare boards in southern Kalmar County, has been running an innovative project with integrated individual and family therapeutic treatment in the home.

The treatment is aimed at young people aged 12–18 and their families who need support from both social services and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Our goal is a cohesive and effective treatment with psychiatric, psychological, and social interventions based on the needs of the young person and their family.

You will be part of a team consisting of individual therapists and family therapists, where treatment is provided in the environment that suits the family best, which is often at home. In your role, you focus on the individual's needs as well as the family's strengths and abilities, and you adapt the treatment interventions accordingly. The work is carried out with support and guidance from a coordinator and in close collaboration with Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Social Services.

We want you to succeed, and you will be offered continuous supervision in both Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Functional Family Therapy (FFT). Furthermore, you will actively contribute to a positive work environment.

The IKB project will continue throughout 2027, and the position is a project employment until 2027-12-31.

About You

You have a university degree as a social worker, psychologist, or nurse, or alternatively other education that the employer deems equivalent for the position. It is a requirement that you, as an applicant, have practical experience in therapeutic work with families, children, and young people with complex social and psychiatric problems. Furthermore, a valid driver's license (Category B) is required as travel often occurs during the job. Basic psychotherapy training (Step 1) is meritorious. Further education in DBT and/or FFT is also meritorious.

To succeed in the assignment, you are a secure person who sees the value in building and maintaining good relationships with patients and colleagues.

We are convinced that you, just like us, value actively contributing to a positive work environment.

In line with Region Kalmar County's strategy: "A little better every day – the power of many!" you understand the benefit of sharing knowledge and experiences together so that both you as an individual and the team can continue to develop.

We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities, so that both you and we can enjoy working together.

Your Future Workplace

You will work in new and modern premises adapted for specialist psychiatry. The premises contribute to better coordination for psychiatry's operations and a good work environment for you.

At our workplace, accessibility, respectfulness, and professionalism are our keywords. We value high quality and a holistic approach in our work.

BUP consists of inpatient care and an acute ward located in Kalmar, as well as outpatient clinics in Västervik, Kalmar, and Oskarshamn. The eating disorder units' clinics can be found in Kalmar and Västervik.

Want a glimpse of what it is like to work with us and why our employees enjoy working in psychiatry? Read more here: Work in Psychiatry | Region Kalmar County (#)

We are happy to answer questions if you are curious about the position! Manager Johan Andersson is on leave during weeks 25 and 26 and will be back in the position during week 27 for questions about the job.

We are part of the Psychiatry Administration in Region Kalmar County. Within the administration, a total of 600 employees work with specialist psychiatric care for adults, children and adolescents, forensic psychiatry, and rehabilitation care. We work from the vision: A leading specialist psychiatry.

Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development.

We are over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's inhabitants. With us, you get many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people at all stages of life and have meaningful and developing work – every day.

Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% employment. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of the position may be offered at another workplace.

We want you to attach a CV, cover letter, and education certificates relevant to the position to your application. To ensure quality in the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we want you to apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.

We are happy to receive calls from you who are interested in the job but decline calls from those who sell advertising and recruitment services.