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At Region Dalarna, you will find meaningful work where you can make a difference. Together, we work for a sustainable Dalarna with development potential in all parts of the county.

About the Department

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) at Region Dalarna offers specialized care for children and adolescents up to 18 years old with serious mental health issues and/or neuropsychiatric disabilities. There is now an opportunity for you as a licensed psychologist to become part of our team at the CAP clinic in Ludvika. The position is primarily based in Ludvika, but work may also take place at other units within the department, which may involve travel. This role is ideal for you who want to work broadly with assessment, treatment, and investigation in a department that highly values teamwork, clinical quality, and professional judgment. Here, you have the opportunity to contribute perspectives and experience to a department that is continuously developing.

Our mandate is broad and includes, among other things, trauma, depression, self-harm behavior, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, sleep disorders, as well as neuropsychiatric disabilities such as ADHD and autism. We work in a multidisciplinary manner to ensure well-founded assessments and precise interventions with high quality. CAP Region Dalarna consists of five outpatient clinics as well as region-wide resources in the form of emergency teams, inpatient care (ward 68), family therapy unit, and eating disorder unit. We are on a journey of change where we are developing our working methods to meet future needs within child and adolescent psychiatry.

The CAP clinic in Ludvika is located at Ludvika Hospital, in pleasant premises and a quiet environment. Here, a professional and engaged team consisting of nurses, counselors, psychologists, doctors, occupational therapists, medical secretaries, and managers works together. The work climate is characterized by openness, collaboration, and a strong shared ambition to provide good care for children and adolescents. We strive for a work environment where employees feel secure, have the opportunity to influence, and support each other in clinical work. Ludvika also offers good conditions for a sustainable working life. Here, there is proximity between work and daily life, good overview, and the opportunity to work in a department where you as an employee can make a clear difference – both in clinical work and in the continued development of the department.

Responsibilities

• Neuropsychiatric investigations of children and adolescents in collaboration with other professional categories.
• Assessment of mental health issues within specialized psychiatry.
• Psychological treatment, primarily CBT, individually and in groups.
• Participation in team conferences and collaboration with guardians, schools, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed psychologist.
• Previous experience working in teams and previous experience working with children and adolescents.
• Experience with psychiatric assessments as well as treatment and investigation work.
• At least basic psychotherapy training in CBT.
• Category B driver's license.

Merits:

• Psychologist with specialist education in clinical child and adolescent psychology, clinical adult psychology, neuropsychology, or psychological treatment/psychotherapy.

About you:

We are looking for someone who is confident in their professional role and values the clinical meeting. You work in a structured and independent manner while actively contributing to the team's work. Furthermore, you have a solution-focused approach and enjoy contributing to the development of the department. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and are looking for someone who contributes to a good collaborative climate through an attentive, professional, and respectful approach.

What We Offer You

• A supportive work environment with collegial support in clinical work.
• Opportunity to contribute to a developing department.
• Introduction and support in your professional development.
• Supervision opportunities and collegial support.
• We value and encourage specialization in relevant clinical areas.
• Wellness allowance (2000 SEK/year) as well as access to staff gym and group training.

Welcome to apply. Selection is ongoing, and interviews will begin in week 31.

Application

• If you have protected personal data, do not apply via the system, but contact the recruiting manager directly.
• We take internal references from current and former employees at Region Dalarna.
• On Applying for a job with us – Region Dalarna (#), you can read more about Region Dalarna as an employer, our values, work environment, benefits, and what checks are conducted prior to employment.
• We have made our selection and decline contact from sales and recruitment agencies.

This job involves direct and regular contact with children and/or adolescents. Before an offer of employment can be made, you as an applicant must provide 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