Psychologist for BUP Outpatient Clinic

Are you looking for rewarding work with engaged and friendly colleagues? Do you want to be part of developing Child and Adolescent Psychiatry while developing your own competence and professional role? Do you want to work in a stimulating environment where you make a real difference? We are pleased to expand our team, and now you have the chance to become part of us at BUP Outpatient Clinic in Västerås. Work Tasks As an employee at BUP in Västerås, you are welcome to a facility in constant forward motion where major components are already in place. This means a modernized work approach and increased accessibility for patients and relatives seeking BUP services. It is a challenge to meet the demand and expectations that exist for child and adolescent psychiatry throughout Sweden—as well as in Västerås. As an employee, you are welcomed to a workplace with great job satisfaction and high competence. As a psychologist at BUP, you work clinically with interventions at specialist care level. You represent your profession's perspective in the team and work with both assessment, investigation/part of investigation, and treatment. The work is multifaceted and you work with the child in focus, from start to goal. This means you will have close collaboration with various professional disciplines and external cooperation with, for example, schools, social services, and other care partners. About the Workplace BUP in Västmanland is a regional facility with clinics in Västerås, Köping, Sala, and Fagersta. There are also specialist units, inpatient beds, and an emergency clinic. Our goal is to offer care tailored to each child's specific needs. We work based on evidence and proven experience and are characterized by a health-promoting approach. BUP in Västmanland serves those with serious mental health issues with extensive functional impairment that cannot be treated at primary care level. At the Västerås clinic, about fifty employees work, distributed among psychologists, physicians, social workers, nurses, medical secretaries, and occupational therapists. Connection to research for improved quality is important for development opportunities within the activity, and we have research in close connection to clinical work. For example, a regional psychiatric research center has been started where psychiatric research is gathered across the entire administration. For us, you as an employee are also important regarding both your needs and development opportunities. We have the ambition to equip you with the competence you need. As part of this, we offer, among other things, supervision, mentorship, and further education in neuropsychiatry, suicide risk assessments, and diagnostics, etc. There are opportunities to further develop various treatment methods in clinical work with treatment. For us it is important that you feel good and enjoy your job, therefore we offer you a customized introduction program so you become confident and secure in your professional role opportunities for professional development through, for example, internal training a workplace for different stages of life free training at our fully equipped gym wellness allowance 3,000 kr/year More about your benefits can be found here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/ New as a Psychologist For those of you who are newly licensed psychologists, we offer a two-year competence package to provide a smoother transition between the role of PTP psychologist and licensed psychologist. The competence package includes: Activity-specific course Participation in a national/Nordic congress Observation in primary care, habilitation, child and adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry, or forensic psychiatry (five days total) Opportunity to take supervisor training in year 2 Personal follow-up by an experienced psychologist Qualifications We are looking for you who are a licensed psychologist. Experience and interest in neuropsychiatric investigations, evidence-based treatment work, or from child psychiatric care are meriting. You are a confident person who sees opportunities and is happy to share your ideas. You have an awareness and understanding of the opportunities and limitations that may exist in both the systems and organizations you collaborate with or work in. This is a job for you who is passionate about working with children, young people, and their families and has an empathetic approach and can adapt your way of communicating. Employment Terms Permanent position, full-time. Start date by agreement. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting. Application Welcome to submit your application by September 13, 2026. When you apply, you should only attach your CV and preferably relevant grades/certificates. You will also be asked to answer a number of questions that are part of our selection assessment. We do not use personal letters in our recruitment process. Read more about the region's recruitment process and how to write a good CV here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/att-soka-jobb-i-region-vastmanland/ Interviews may be held on a rolling basis, so don't delay submitting your application. Protected Personal Information If you have protected personal information, you should not apply through our recruitment system or by email. Instead, contact the recruiting manager or Recruitment Support mailto:[email protected] who can inform you how to submit your application in a secure way. (Do not attach any personal information) About the Region If you want to know more about what it's like to work for us, you can see more on the region's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/ Before an employment offer, the employer has the right to request a printout from the Police's suspicion and criminal record register. We in Region Västmanland are responsible for healthcare and dental care for everyone living in the county. We also work with everything from public transport and culture to business matters, education, and research. Together we are 7,000 employees with 300 different professions at ten locations. We are at the center of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together we are driven by creating a better society for everyone who lives and works here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people—where they are. That's how we can live up to our clients' and residents' high expectations. Together we make a difference. For real. 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