Psychologist Needed for Psychiatric Consultation Team for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Together we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of being Europe's leading university hospital by 2032. Working alongside patients, we strive for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within a unified healthcare system in the Västra Götaland Region. Our vision and goals aim toward the highest quality care, where the patient is always in focus. We provide healthcare locally and regionally, as well as highly specialized care to patients across the country and internationally. Our employees are our strength and they contribute to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new ways of working, we can simplify daily operations at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality. About Us The Department of Neuropsychiatry is one of five adult psychiatric departments within Sahlgrenska University Hospital. We provide psychiatric care specializing in memory-related diseases, Huntington's disease, neuropsychiatry, elderly psychiatry, deaf and hard of hearing individuals, intellectual disabilities, and eating disorders. The units are located in Mölndal and Gothenburg. The 24-hour care is on the grounds of Sahlgrenska University Hospital and at Högsbo Hospital. The department also has a research unit (R&D unit) where extensive research is ongoing. We work with flexibility between clinical work and research-related tasks. We are seeking a licensed psychologist on a full-time basis (100%) for a combined position where work is primarily conducted at the Psychiatric Consultation Team for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, with some service at the Psychiatric Clinic for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. The Psychiatric Consultation Team for Deaf and Hard of Hearing offers consultative specialist services to individuals over 18 years old with deafness, deafblindness, and severe hearing loss with concurrent psychiatric comorbidity. The unit has a regional mandate and receives consultative cases from specialist psychiatry as well as primary care. The Psychiatric Clinic for Intellectual Disabilities is a highly specialized service for patients from age 18 with intellectual disabilities (ID) combined with behavioral problems or psychiatric issues at the specialist care level. The service area is the Västra Götaland Region and northern Halland. What We Offer We are a knowledge-intensive organization with a good working environment and staff situation, supported by competent colleagues who are passionate about working with our target population. Development and improvement initiatives are ongoing. We have clear goals and ways of working. Our aim is to offer our patients the best possible care while providing our employees with a workplace that stimulates development and continuing education. We have excellent opportunities for professional development. Duties As a psychologist with us, you will have a varied and developmental role where you work with assessment, evaluation, and treatment of patients with complex psychiatric needs. A central part of the position is conducting neuropsychological evaluations. The duties also include providing advice, consultation, and educational support to other professionals and collaboration partners such as primary care and specialist psychiatry. You will also participate in various development initiatives. The role includes participating in care plan meetings (SIP meetings) and other care planning meetings where you contribute psychological and specialist psychiatric expertise. You work closely with other actors involved in patient care and support, which requires good collaboration skills and a patient-centered approach. The work is varied and conducted through clinic visits, digital visits, and home visits. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team where collaboration, knowledge exchange, and high-quality care are in focus. About You We are looking for someone who is a licensed psychologist. You are thorough and structured, yet productive. You can work independently while also having strong collaboration skills. You have interest and commitment to the patient population, place the patient at the center, and are receptive. We appreciate if you are solution-focused, flexible, and interested in developing and improving care. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. A probationary period may be applied. Qualifications Experience with clinical work in psychiatry, neuropsychological evaluation work, and work with deaf and hard of hearing individuals is desirable. We also consider experience working with persons with intellectual disabilities and knowledge of sign language to be desirable. We warmly welcome your application! Meet Some of Our Employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital About Västra Götaland Region With us, you become part of something larger. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives throughout Västra Götaland every day. You contribute to safe and equitable care and to a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communications create quality of life. We are in the midst of digital development where you can help shape the future's way of working to improve and simplify daily life for residents and operations. As a permanent employee, you will be registered for civil emergency preparedness as part of our collective responsibility to ensure that societally critical functions operate even during crises. Want to know more about us? On our website you can read more about our benefits and meet employees who make a difference and develop in their professions every day. https://www.vgregion.se/jobba-i-vgr/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/ Application Västra Götaland Region prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you as an applicant have questions about the advertised position or for special and specific reasons cannot register your information in a public system - contact the contact person for the respective announcement. To staffing, recruitment, and employment agencies and to those selling: We kindly but firmly request no direct contact from staffing, recruitment, and employment agencies and other external parties and sellers of additional job listings. 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