Vacant job

Welcome to a small clinic with short decision-making paths, just a half-hour bus ride from Liljeholmen. Here you have the opportunity to influence both your own and the organization's development. With approximately 200 employees, it is easy to get to know the entire organization, which is characterized by present leadership and good cooperation between units.

Here you will have the opportunity for external and internal further education. We also offer a wellness hour and a generous wellness allowance, in addition to other benefits offered to region employees.

About the position

We are a general psychiatric outpatient unit that receives biologically aged individuals with specialist psychiatric care needs, individuals with affective disorders and anxiety syndromes, OCD, PTSD, personality disorders, and comorbidity with a specialist psychiatric diagnosis at AST and/or ADHD without ADHD medication. The unit is located in Södertälje center.

Approximately 25 employees work at the unit, such as consultants, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, rehabilitation coordinators, and medical secretaries. The unit also continuously has ST (specialist training) doctors placed with supervision needs. We work in teams where different perspectives are utilized to treat and support the target groups in the best possible way.

Treatment interventions are offered based on regional care programs, including medication treatment, psychological treatment, psycho-educational interventions, and psychiatric nursing.

To meet the patient's needs, we collaborate across unit and professional boundaries, as this contributes to an important holistic perspective – medical, psychological, and social. We also have close cooperation with, among others, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and social services.

We have regular doctor meetings at the clinic and unit level and offer the possibility of on-call duties, as the clinic has two inpatient wards.

Opportunities for some remote work exist.

We are looking for

We are looking for you who are a specialist doctor in psychiatry, preferably with a specialty or interest in geriatric psychiatry.

Since teamwork is central, you should have good cooperation skills and enjoy sharing your knowledge with others. You continuously maintain your specialist knowledge, are confident in your profession, have good judgment, and find it easy to build trusting relationships with patients. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

About us

Psychiatry Center Södertälje is a clinic within the Stockholm County Council Healthcare Area, SLSO. We are located in premises at the Södertälje Hospital area and in Södertälje center. The geographical area of responsibility for our mission is Södertälje, Salem, and Nykvarn municipalities, providing adult psychiatric specialist care for residents over 18 years of age.

Employment type

Full-time, permanent employment. Working hours are Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week. Start date by agreement.

Questions about the position can be answered by Affektiva and Anxiety Unit's MLA Anna-Karin Svensson, tel: 08-123 67 842, or Deputy Unit Manager Christina Swärd, tel: 08-123 677 42.

We warmly welcome your application!

The position will be filled provided it does not need to be taken for internal reassignment, according to current regulations.

In patient-facing work within the Stockholm County Council Healthcare Area:

• A register check is applied before the decision on employment according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for register checks upon employment.
• Employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination, according to current directives, which is conducted through occupational health services before employment.
• Requires, in addition to a Swedish professional license, good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The same requirement is guiding for non-licensed personnel with patient contact.

Stockholm County Council Healthcare Area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare and medical care under the auspices of Region Stockholm within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, near-acute care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, and assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more about SLSO here.

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