Alcohol and Drug Therapist, Treatment Educator/Assistant for the Dependency Team, Department 7

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We are a force that binds together, holds together and develops the region. Within Region Västernorrland, we are all part of something greater. About the operation Are you trained as an alcohol and drug therapist, treatment educator/assistant? We are looking for you who have experience working with harmful use and addiction and want to help develop the Dependency Team in Västernorrland! The Dependency Team is a regional team linked to psychiatric inpatient care at Department 7 in Sundsvall. The team functions as a link between psychiatric inpatient, intermediate, and outpatient care, primary care, municipalities, health and medical services, and assists all actors with consultative support and serves as a knowledge center. The team plans care before, during, and after inpatient care and constitutes an important link in the care chain for the individual. The Dependency Team provides guidance and support to the region's municipalities, primary care, and other care partners, and carries out clinical interventions of an outpatient nature. The team, which currently consists of two coordinators, a nurse, a social worker, and a physician, will be strengthened with more staff to, among other things, provide treatment services for direct work with patients with harmful use and addiction and concurrent psychiatric issues. This is part of the transition work in line with the comorbidity reform. We are now seeking two new full-time employees for the dependency team at Department 7. The position is a permanent employment with start date by agreement. Working hours are during daytime, Monday-Friday. Job duties Direct patient work Planning, follow-up and documentation Assessment Needs inventory Collaboration Psychiatric baseline investigation Patient, collaboration, and SIP meetings Treatment interventions Educational activities for staff within health and medical services, primary care, and municipalities Lectures on harmful use and addiction Medical treatment Qualifications We are looking for someone who Has a degree as an alcohol and drug therapist, treatment educator/assistant, or other qualifications that the employer deems equivalent Has at least 3 years of experience working with harmful use and addiction Has good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing Has a class B driving license as travel within the region may occur To succeed in the role, we believe you have these personal qualities Personal maturity Self-directed Collaboration skills Structured We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Region Västernorrland With approximately 7000 employees and over 200 professions, we at Region Västernorrland are responsible for several of the activities that are most important for residents' ability to participate in society. Here your knowledge and commitment make a difference in everything from health and medical services to culture, environment, and sustainability. Become part of a team where everyone is needed. Together for a growing Västernorrland. The region has been working for many years to create conditions for contributing to healthy and well employees. Your well-being and satisfaction is important to us. One of our many benefits is that we offer 5000 kronor per year in wellness allowance. We apply individual salary setting according to current collective agreements. Read more about Region Västernorrland, our benefits, and what it is like to work with us: Region Västernorrland - Working in Region Västernorrland (rvn.se). Within Region Västernorrland, a number of positions are placed in security class and security vetting may therefore take place. We have done our best for recruitment and therefore decline contact with ad sales representatives or other sales representatives of recruitment services. We conduct criminal record checks and drug testing before employment decisions. Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis. You are warmly welcome to apply!We are a force that binds together, holds together and develops the region. Within Region Västernorrland, we are all part of something greater. About the operation Are you trained as an alcohol and drug therapist, treatment educator/assistant? We are looking for you who have experience working with harmful use and addiction and want to help develop the Dependency Team in Västernorrland! The Dependency Team is a regional team linked to psychiatric inpatient care at Department 7 in Sundsvall. The team functions as a link between psychiatric inpatient, intermediate, and outpatient care, primary…

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job

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active

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City

Härnösand

Address

Storgatan 1

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62.390812, 17.306927copyopen in

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Published

30. 7. 2026

Edited

3. 8. 2026

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