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Are you looking for new challenges within psychiatric outpatient care, or do you want to broaden your existing experience in the field? Do you, like us, want to help people who are struggling and experiencing poor mental health? We are looking for you who have a strong sense of human compassion and are driven by the desire to help our patients with mental illness.

We are now looking for a Specialist in Psychiatry to join Psychiatri Nordväst, based at Sollentuna Psychiatric Clinic.

Sollentuna Psychiatric Clinic serves all individuals over the age of 18, registered in the Stockholm Region, who require psychiatric care at a specialist level. We are a pleasant workplace with high competence, aiming to offer high-quality treatment to our patients and create a work environment that feels comfortable and inspiring for our employees. Collegiality, knowledge sharing, and an open climate are values we place great importance on.

At the clinic, we are divided into two base teams and a neuropsychiatric assessment team. We offer treatment to patients with affective disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and neuropsychiatric disabilities. We place great emphasis on assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment, offering a wide range of therapeutic options. Our teams consist of nurses, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation coordinators, and specialists in psychiatry. The teams meet in short team meetings daily to collaborate on patient care and treatment pathways. There are established working methods and routines, while also providing good opportunities to influence how we work at the clinic. We are now looking for you who want to be part of our team in the role of Attending Physician.

Psychiatri Nordväst works based on the vision "Right care when and where you need it" and our core values, which consist of three fundamental principles: Patient Focus, Equal Value for All, and Joy of Work. Competence development is important to us, and all our employees have the opportunity to participate in various training courses and programs.

Job Responsibilities

As a Specialist in Psychiatry, you are responsible for the psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of our patients. Additionally, supervising junior doctors and residents (ST-läkare) is part of the role. On-call duties are primarily included in the facility's intermediate on-call line. Furthermore, you are expected to share profession-specific knowledge within the team with other staff categories.

Qualifications

Specialist in Psychiatry with clinical experience in general psychiatric outpatient care. Documented experience in medical/clinical development work is meritorious.

We see that you, as a candidate, are flexible in how you prioritize, plan, and carry out your tasks, and can quickly adapt to changing circumstances. You have developed the ability to meet people with varying conditions. You thrive working independently and structuring your workday. You enjoy sharing your profession-specific knowledge with other staff categories. We assume competent clinical judgment, a professional attitude, and teamwork skills.

Personal suitability is given great weight.

Conditions

The position is a permanent employment where a probationary period may apply. Permanent employment, full-time 40 hours per week, working Monday–Friday.

We offer you:

• Flexible working hours, wellness hour, and wellness allowance of 5,000 SEK/year
• Free healthcare in outpatient care
• Multiple insurance policies
• Extended number of vacation days for those over 40 years old

Interviews are conducted continuously during the advertising period, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

We warmly welcome your application!

The position will be filled subject to it not being required for internal relocation, according to current regulations.

For patient-facing work within the Stockholm County Council (SLSO):

• 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, conducted through occupational health services before employment.
• In addition to Swedish professional licensure, good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required. The same requirement is guiding for non-licensed personnel with patient contact.

Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare within the Stockholm Region's jurisdiction in psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, near-acute care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, as well as assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more about SLSO here.

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