About this role
Your Workplace
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry department is the region's specialist resource for children and adolescents with moderate to severe mental health issues and neuropsychiatric disabilities.
Together with other stakeholders in the region, we are tasked with providing equitable, needs-based, and cost-effective care for children and young people and their families. Collaboration with families and other actors such as schools and social services is a significant and important part of our work. The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry department is a large workplace with approximately 200 employees from various professional backgrounds. We work in interdisciplinary teams and share responsibility for the patients assigned to the team. The patient is always our primary focus.
The entrance reception handles urgent visits and performs acute assessments of patients who come in via emergency referrals or calls to the emergency phone. We operate during daytime hours, Monday to Friday. We conduct initial visits and make decisions regarding the level of care and further interventions. The reception also includes the advisory service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
With us, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse patient group and contribute to making a positive difference in the lives of children and adolescents. With a focus on collaboration and professional development, we offer a stimulating and enriching work environment.
The position is a temporary contract until March 1, 2027, with the possibility of extension. If you are passionate about working in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and want to be part of our team, you are warmly welcome to apply for the temporary position at the entrance reception.
Your Responsibilities
As a nurse and social worker, you play a crucial role in the work carried out in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. You will meet children and adolescents with depression, anxiety issues, and neuropsychiatric disabilities, as well as their parents/caregivers, both individually and as part of a team. Additional issues such as self-harm, sleep difficulties, risky behavior, and psychosocial problems may also arise.
You will assess the psychiatric needs of children and adolescents, which may also involve diagnosing in consultation with other professionals. You will conduct suicide risk assessments and safety planning during urgent visits and will also be responsible for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's telephone advisory service and emergency phone.
We work interdisciplinary with nurses, social workers, psychologists, and doctors. As a new employee in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, you will receive a tailored individual introduction and strong support from your colleagues.
Your Qualifications and Skills
We are looking for a licensed nurse, trained social worker, and/or licensed healthcare social worker.
You are a responsive person with good judgment, skilled at weighing complex information and making various considerations in decision-making. Since we work interdisciplinary, it is important that you enjoy collaborating with others. You plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively and thrive when working towards clear goals. You are adept at adapting to changes and adjusting to new circumstances.
Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Since travel may be part of the job, you need to have a valid driver's license (B category).
Experience in psychiatry and social work with children and adolescents or specialized training in child and adolescent psychiatry or other healthcare fields is advantageous. It is desirable if you have CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Level 1 or Level 2, or another foundational psychotherapeutic orientation.
Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.
We warmly welcome your application!
About Region Värmland
We exist to ensure that everyone living here feels well and that our region is attractive and competitive. We make a difference in healthcare, dental care, public transport, regional development, and culture and education. We meet people during 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 is like to work with us at https://regionvarmland.se/regionvarmland/jobb-utbildning--forskning/jobba-med-oss/vara-formaner, and follow us on social media.
Do you also want to work for everyone in Värmland? Welcome with your application.
Additional Information
In connection with potential employment, we may ask you as an applicant to provide a certificate from the police register. Before employment in psychiatric care, care for individuals with disabilities, or care for children or adolescents, the employer conducts a check in the police's suspicion and conviction register. A record in this register may affect your employment opportunities.
If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the HR Competence Supply Unit via the Region's switchboard at 010-831 50 00. You will receive assistance in submitting your application without it being processed in Varbi. Please only include information that is relevant to the position in question.
In preparation for the recruitment process, Region Värmland has made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.