Psychologist at Clinic 1, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

REGION VÄRMLAND · Full-time

Region Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden

Do you want to make a real difference in children's and young people's lives? With us, you'll have the chance to work with a varied patient group and contribute to their well-being. We offer a stimulating and developmental work environment with a focus on collaboration and skills development. If you have a passion for child and adolescent psychiatry and want to be part of our engaged team, you're warmly welcome to apply for the position of psychologist at our Clinic 1. Your Workplace Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is the region's specialist resource for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health issues and neuropsychiatric functional impairments. Together with other actors in the region, we have the task of offering equal, needs-driven and cost-effective care for children, young people and their families. Collaboration with families and other actors such as schools and social services is a large and important part of our work. We are a large workplace with approximately 200 employees with different professional backgrounds. We work in multiprofessional teams and take joint responsibility for the patients who belong to the team. The patient is clearly at the center of our focus. We are now seeking a driven and engaged psychologist for Clinic 1 – one of our outpatient clinics where we offer specialized care for patients in eastern Värmland. The clinic serves patients from the municipalities of Hammarö, Kristinehamn, Filipstad and Storfors as well as parts of Karlstad. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers a daily routine with great variety, where our multiprofessional work contributes to continuous development. At the clinic, five psychologists work together with physicians, nurses, counselors, healthcare administrators, team leaders and a unit manager. We are a positive and conscientious team that takes joint responsibility for the clinic's work and works strategically and deliberately to meet the needs that exist. With us, you'll have the opportunity to develop both professionally and personally. We Offer: Stimulating work where you get to work with varying patient matters Close collaboration in a team with high competence and commitment Opportunity to work with both individual treatment interventions and group treatments We're looking for someone who wants to help develop our clinic and contribute with your expertise. Welcome to become part of our team! Your Responsibilities As a psychologist with us, you are a very important part of the work that takes place within child and adolescent psychiatry. You are expected to work both directly with patients and in a consultative capacity toward colleagues and collaboration partners. Patient-focused work is conducted both individually and collegially and in a multiprofessional manner. You meet children and young people, their guardians and other important people and are responsible for conducting psychological assessments, investigations and treatments. In the consultative role, you should contribute the psychological perspective and specific expertise in individual patient matters as well as in overall methodology development. Collaboration is an important part of our mission, and as a psychologist you are an important link in knowledge development. Psychologists have regular professional meetings and collaboration meetings to support each other, further develop their competence and, when needed, directly collaborate with other psychologist colleagues employed at different clinics at BUP. Your Knowledge and Competencies We're looking for someone who is a licensed psychologist. Since travel is part of the position, a Category B driver's license is required. We care about finding the right person for the position and will place great emphasis on personal qualities. To thrive with us, you need to have excellent collaboration skills, as the work involves collaboration both within and outside the organization. It's important to us that you are clear, structured and humble in your professional role. You listen, are receptive to the other party and adapt to the situation. You have the ability to see the whole picture and act with the entire organization's best interests in mind. You take initiative, start activities and achieve results. Experience working with children and young people as well as experience with neuropsychiatric investigations are merits. We appreciate your interest in participating in development work at various levels in the organization. Selection for interviews takes place continuously during the application period, so submit your application today! About Region Värmland We are here so that everyone who lives here does well and so that our region is attractive and competitive. We make a difference in healthcare, dental care, public transportation, regional development and culture and education. We meet people in life's biggest moments and in all those everyday moments in between. Our vision is world-class quality of life. Read more about what it's like to work with us and our benefits, and follow us on social media. Do you also want to work for everyone in Värmland? Welcome with your application. Other Information From June 7, 2026, the EU's pay transparency directive applies - for increased transparency and fair wages. Information about collective agreements can be found on the SKR website, Collective Agreements - SKR. In connection with a possible employment, we may ask you as an applicant to provide an extract from the police criminal record register. Prior to employment in psychiatric care, care of persons with disabilities, care of children or young people, the employer conducts a check in the police suspicion and criminal record register. An entry in this register may affect your eligibility for employment. If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, we ask you to contact the Skills Supply Unit HR via the Region's switchboard at 010-831 50 00. You will then be helped to submit your application without it being processed in Varbi. Remember to only include information that is relevant to the current position. In connection with the recruitment work, Region Värmland has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.