About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now seeking more staff members. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. When we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation services, detention facilities, and inmate transportation.
Viskan Prison is a closed facility that began receiving inmates in March 2025. The largest professional group is correctional officers, but clinical and care professionals, administrative staff, educators, production managers, and others also work here. Inmates are engaged in education, various treatment programs, or industrial production. Viskan Prison is most easily reached by car, and staff parking is available.
Job Description
As a psychologist at Viskan Prison, you will work with qualified psychological treatment services in a socially important operation. The assignment involves conducting clinical assessments, neuropsychiatric evaluations, and individually tailored treatment interventions based on clients' needs. You will encounter a broad and complex range of issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance abuse, personality disorders, and neuropsychiatric functional impairments, making your work varied, developmental, and meaningful.
You will work closely with nurses, physicians, and psychiatrists as well as other staff at the facility to strengthen the ability to meet clients' psychological needs and prevent negative effects of incarceration. An important part of the assignment is to contribute to reduced recidivism risk and increased receptiveness to treatment. When needed, you will also provide support and supervision to colleagues to promote a professional approach and increase knowledge about clients' circumstances.
The work is characterized by freedom with responsibility, where you independently plan and structure your interventions. You will receive regular supervision and introduction to the facility's security work, legislation, and regulations. Here you combine clinical expertise with a clear societal mandate – in an environment where your competence makes a concrete difference.
Qualifications
To thrive and succeed in your assignment, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane worldview, respect for the individual, and belief in human development. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect you and others. Furthermore, through your approach, you are expected to contribute to everyone being treated equitably. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.
We are looking for someone who is:
We are looking for someone who is secure, stable, and has good collaborative skills. You communicate clearly and adapt your way of conveying messages to the recipient. In your professional role, you also need to have good judgment and integrity.
For us, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane worldview, respect for the individual, and belief in human will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect you and others. Furthermore, through your approach, you are expected to contribute to everyone being treated equitably. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.
Requirements:
Licensed psychologist according to the National Board of Health and Welfare
Experience working with and assessing neuropsychiatric conditions, often with comorbidity, such as substance abuse and personality disorders.
Ability to communicate and express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish
Swedish citizenship
It is also advantageous to have:
Familiarity with secure environments, such as SIS and LVM homes, closed-care facilities, forensic psychiatry, or the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
Experience conducting trauma treatments
Specialist training in clinical adult psychology, psychological treatment, or forensic psychology
Other Information
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions that are relevant to the position. Your answers to the selection questions and your CV will form the basis for determining whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.
To be eligible for employment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and compliance with applicable laws. This means you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations.
Certain positions are classified in a security category, and a security investigation including a criminal record check will be conducted before an employment decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about security investigations here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/
This position may involve war placement within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war placement here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/
Individual salary setting applies.
Probationary employment may be applied.
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for an even gender distribution and increased diversity.
To submit your application, click on the application link in the announcement. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed to Varbi. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person listed in the announcement.
We kindly but firmly request no direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies or recruiters selling recruitment advertisements. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procurement agreements in place.About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now seeking more staff members. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. When we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation services, detention facilities, and inmate transportation.
Viskan Prison is a closed facility that began receiving inmates in March 2025. The largest professional group is correctional…