Make a difference. Every day.

Do you want to work in a setting where you can combine psychological assessment, treatment, and development work in close collaboration with other professions? Are you also looking for a stimulating job where you make a real difference for children and young people with complex psychiatric issues? Then this might be the position for you.

Within the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) area of Inpatient Care Malmö, there are two care wards, an acute care ward, and a region-wide emergency clinic for children and young people up to 18 years old. The area also includes FACT, the regional CAP Trauma teams, the Team for Psychosis and Bipolar Conditions, and the Gender Identity Clinic. CAP inpatient care is in an exciting phase of development with several initiatives to improve care for children and young people.

Ward 2 offers highly specialized inpatient care for children and young people with eating disorders where the psychiatric condition needs to be stabilized. Often, there is comorbidity with other child psychiatric conditions such as mood disorders, self-harm behavior, suicidality, and post-traumatic conditions. Our mission is to strengthen the patient's level of functioning so that continued treatment can take place in outpatient care. We work based on evidence-based treatment methods, national care and intervention programs, and standardized care processes.

The ward has 8+2 (BI) care beds, and we work in a cross-professional manner with the child and family at the center. Through early collaboration with neighboring care providers, social services, and schools, we create conditions for safe and cohesive care. We have also recently moved into modern and purpose-built premises that provide good opportunities to offer a safe care environment for both patients and staff.

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Job Responsibilities

As a psychologist here, you are responsible for psychological assessments, mapping, and treatment interventions for children and young people admitted to the ward. You conduct structured clinical assessments and document observations, assessments, and planned interventions in the medical record. In exceptional cases, you may also participate in in-depth psychiatric investigations in close collaboration with outpatient care.

The treatment work includes, among other things, psychoeducation regarding eating disorders and comorbidity, as well as psychological treatment based on evidence-based methods, such as CBT-E and CBT for comorbid conditions.

You work in close collaboration with doctors, nurses, assistant nurses, counselors, and other professions. The role involves leading treatment conferences one to two times a week where the team jointly plans and follows up on patient care. You also participate in rounds, care planning, and other cross-professional forums, and contribute psychological expertise through supervision, counseling, and training for colleagues.

The role also includes providing support to patients and relatives through, for example, family sessions, and participating in the organization's quality and development work, where you contribute to the development of routines, working methods, and a good work environment.

Qualifications

We welcome you who are a licensed psychologist with eligibility to work within Swedish healthcare. Language skills in Swedish corresponding to at least level C1 according to the Council of Europe's scale are required.

It is meritorious if you have experience working within child and adolescent psychiatry, inpatient care, or other psychiatric activities. Experience in psychological treatment of children and young people with eating disorders and other complex psychiatric comorbidity is also meritorious. If you have knowledge of CBT, CBT-E, or family-oriented treatment interventions, we view this positively.

To thrive with us, you are confident in your professional role and have a good ability to work both independently and together with others. You have a professional approach, are receptive, and thrive in an organization where collaboration and flexibility are crucial to providing patients with the best possible care. We value high engagement, good collaboration skills, and an interest in development and improvement work. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability.

As part of the suitability assessment, prior to the decision to offer employment, a check in the suspicion and criminal records register may be conducted. Read more here about when a check may become relevant: https://www.skane.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-hos-oss/att-jobba-i-region-skane/villkor-och-formaner/#418025 (https://www.skane.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-hos-oss/att-jobba-i-region-skane/villkor-och-formaner/#418025)

We apply continuous selection. We warmly welcome your application – we look forward to getting to know you!

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, Start date: According to agreement.