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About the Department

Do you want to contribute your speech-language pathology expertise to the work with children and young people experiencing mental health issues and neuropsychiatric conditions? Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) is now looking for a licensed speech-language pathologist who wants to be part of a multidisciplinary team where the needs of the child and family are at the center.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a specialist service for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health issues. We work with assessment, investigation, and treatment in close collaboration with the child, guardians, and other key actors such as schools, social services, habilitation services, and primary care.

Our operations currently consist of five outpatient clinics distributed across the county, as well as an inpatient ward including an acute team, an Eating Disorders Unit, a Family Therapy Unit, and "En väg in" (A Way In).

Here, you work in a team together with, for example, doctors, psychologists, counselors, nurses, occupational therapists, and other professionals. The way of working is characterized by a holistic perspective, collaboration, and shared responsibility to provide children, young people, and families with the right support and interventions. The role of Speech-Language Pathologist at CAP involves working across all operations based on need.

We offer meaningful and developmental work where you have the opportunity to make a difference for children, young people, and their families. You will become part of a high-competence operation with multidisciplinary collaboration and a focus on development, quality, and a good work environment.

Here, you have the opportunity for introduction, collegial support, and competence development based on the operation's needs and your experience.

Job Description

As a speech-language pathologist within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, you work with assessing speech, language, communication, and communicative prerequisites in children and young people. It may become relevant to contribute speech-language pathology expertise in neuropsychiatric investigations and in therapeutic or supportive interventions.

The following tasks may be relevant in the work:

• Conduct speech-language pathology assessments and contribute to diagnostic investigations, especially regarding neuropsychiatric conditions.
• Assess linguistic and communicative abilities as well as the need for support, adaptations, and aids.
• Provide advice, consultation, and supervision to guardians and potentially other actors in the child's network.
• Plan and implement therapeutic or supportive interventions individually or in groups.
• Work with children and young people with selective mutism.
• Work with children and young people with ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder).

Working hours are during the day, Monday–Friday between 08:00–17:00, with the possibility of flexible hours if the operation allows.

Employment start and location can be discussed. The assignment includes work in all operations in different locations within the region.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who:

• Are a licensed speech-language pathologist.
• Have good ability to express yourself in speech and writing.
• Are confident in documentation and collaboration.

Meritorious:

• Experience working within child and adolescent psychiatry, habilitation, student health services, or other related operations.
• Experience working with children and young people.
• Experience with neuropsychiatric investigations.
• Experience working with children and young people with language difficulties.
• Experience working with selective mutism.
• Experience working with ARFID.
• Knowledge of and experience with AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).

A B-class driver's license may be meritorious depending on placement and the nature of the assignment.

Personal Qualities

As a person, you are secure, responsible, and have a good approach towards others. You thrive working both independently and together with other professionals. You have good collaboration skills, are structured, and can adapt your working method to the needs of the child, family, and operation. We place great importance on personal suitability.

Application

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• This work involves direct and regular contact with children and/or young people. Before an offer of employment can be made, you as an applicant must present an extract from the Police Register via a digital register extract or alternatively in an unbroken envelope according to Law 2013:852 or 2000:873. More information can be found here: The Police Register - Request Extract (polisen.se) (https://polisen.se).

Contacts

Union Contact Information

Trade Unions – Region Dalarna