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Specialist Physician, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Umeå

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Employer
REGION VÄSTERBOTTEN
Employment type
Permanent
Experience required
Yes

Region Västerbotten works to strengthen good health and sustainable development. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation deliver results. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a regional clinic with outpatient units in Umeå, Lycksele, and Skellefteå. The regional clinic also includes a BUP inpatient ward located in Umeå. At BUP, we work from a child-centered perspective; constantly striving to prioritize the child's best interests in everything we do. We work together in interdisciplinary teams and in close collaboration with the patient's family and other support networks. Together with your colleagues, you will help create the conditions for a good work environment and strong team collaboration. Curious about us? Check out our Instagram account: bup_vasterbotten https://www.instagram.com/bup_vasterbotten/ 1 position(s). WORK DUTIES As a specialist physician with us, you contribute knowledge and commitment that make people feel secure. With us, you will work with the care and treatment of children and adolescents requiring specialized child psychiatric treatment. Key clinical areas include eating disorders, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, psychosis, and gender dysphoria. The work involves both independent work with patients and their families as well as collaboration with other professionals in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. We work to some extent in subspecialist teams, and you will have the opportunity to develop expertise and actively build your specialized team in close collaboration with Umeå University and in cooperation with the management group. On-call duties during daytime, evening, and night shifts are part of the role, as is supervision of junior residents, clinical trainees, and medical students. Your work also includes, in addition to direct clinical patient care, contributing to the implementation of evidence-based methods and improving operational processes such as assessments, interventions, and treatments. You may also educate colleagues or serve as an external expert to various collaboration partners. In the role, you also create and maintain networks and working groups with colleagues and various collaboration partners such as schools, social services, and other clinics within healthcare. As we are a regional clinic, travel and work at all three locations may occur. QUALIFICATIONS You have a Swedish medical license with authorization to practice in Swedish healthcare and a specialist certificate in child and adolescent psychiatry no later than upon taking office. You have strong knowledge of the Swedish language at level C1. You value interdisciplinary work, collaboration, commitment, stability, and collegial support. If you have a teaching profile and experience in teaching and supervision, this is a valuable merit for us. If the position sounds interesting and you recognize yourself in the description above, we look forward to your application. Employment Type: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement. Learn more about our benefits for working with us on the website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner We strive for equal gender distribution and view diversity as a strength; therefore, we welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds. In planning our recruitment process, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar entities. If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then submit your application documents by mail. Pursuant to the regulations on suitability screening, a certificate from the police criminal record check must be provided upon receipt of an employment offer.

Profession
Specialistläkare
Salary type
Fixed monthly, weekly or hourly pay
Open positions
1
Contact person
Kerstin Eliasson
Employer Workplace
Region Västerbotten, Barn och ungdomspsyk Västerbotten
Region
Västerbottens län
Occupation Field
Hälso- och sjukvård
Postcode
90185
Duration
Ongoing
Scope Of Work
100–100 %
Working Hours
Full-time
City
Umeå
GPS
63.7970413, 20.2816791
Published
14. 8. 2026
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