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Do you want to work in a highly specialized and multidisciplinary organization where clinical work, research, and development go hand in hand? We are now looking for a specialist psychologist in clinical psychology who wants to help develop care for people with gender dysphoria within ANOVA at Karolinska University Hospital.

What we offer

• A qualified and developing role in a highly specialized and multidisciplinary environment
• The opportunity to work closely with experienced colleagues in interprofessional teams with high specialist competence
• Good opportunities to contribute to research, development, and quality assurance within the organization
• Individual supervision by an experienced colleague as well as external supervision together with the clinic's psychologist group
• A workplace where initiatives for development, improvement work, and new ways of working are encouraged

Naturally, you will also benefit from our general perks offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the position

ANOVA is a multidisciplinary organization with an interdisciplinary approach within andrology, sexual medicine, and transmedicine. Our mission is to prevent sexual and reproductive ill health, sexual violence, as well as to investigate and treat people with gender dysphoria. Here, doctors, nurses, biomedical analysts, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and administrative staff work together in multidisciplinary teams. Many of our employees also have sexological and sexual medical competence.

As a specialist psychologist, you will primarily work in our transmedical team. In addition to usual psychological tasks, such as investigation of gender dysphoria, diagnostics, and to some extent treatment, you will play an important role in the continued development of the organization.

Your main tasks include:

• Conducting psychological investigations regarding gender dysphoria
• Being responsible for in-depth investigations in complex cases
• Contributing to diagnostics and, to some extent, psychological treatment
• Providing supervision and consultation to colleagues
• Participating in development and quality assurance work
• Collaborating with other professions within the multidisciplinary team

The position is a fixed-term full-time appointment for 12 months.

We are looking for you who

• Have high specialist knowledge and want to contribute to the continued development of the organization
• Have good empathetic skills and create trusting relationships with patients and colleagues
• Have good collaboration skills and thrive working in interprofessional teams
• Are proactive and contribute ideas that develop the organization

We would appreciate it if you have an interest in research and development and wish to participate actively in the organization's internal training. At our workplace, initiatives that contribute to improvement and the development of new working methods are encouraged.

Personal suitability is of great importance.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed psychologist with specialist education in clinical psychology
• Experience working in psychiatry with a focus on investigation
• Experience working in transmedicine

Merits:

• Doctoral education or research experience

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application - Together we are Karolinska!

Before appointing a position that involves care of children and young people, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden register. You can read more about the recruitment process and what checks are performed at Karolinska here.

As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be assigned to wartime duties. Read more about what this entails here.

If you are or have previously been employed in Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or former manager if you become a candidate for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main mission is to train future healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research together with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of the patient. We work within a number of different areas and professions.

You can read more about our mission within care, research, and education here.

Our vision - We shall cure and alleviate tomorrow what no one can cure and alleviate today.

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