Specialist Psychiatry (m/w/d)

We are looking for Specialist in Psychiatry in Region Västernorrland

Requirements for education

Specialist certificate in Psychiatry originated from or recognized in an EU-country. In the latter case, also three years of work in the EU-country has to be justified.

Required experience

Newly graduated specialists or residents towards the end of their residency are also welcome.

Planned date of employment

By agreement.

Description of the departments and the jobs

Work during the day as a specialist doctor in a psychiatric inpatient ward with 10 beds. The department\'s mission is aimed at psychiatric intensive care (PIVA) but also general psychiatric conditions. A large part of the care includes compulsory treatment and psychosis care. As a specialist doctor, the doctor makes rounds together with a nurse and/or carer. There are also assistant doctors placed in the department. We attach great importance to the suitability to supervise/be a good support to assistant medical colleagues/ST doctors in the role of on-call/department doctor.

The job is a full-time position where you usually work 5 days and a total of 40 hours per week, 8am-5pm with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break. In addition to departmental work, standby duty is included. The emergency line is staffed all weekdays by specialist doctors between 4.30pm and 8am and on weekends, Fridays from 4.30pm until Monday morning 8am. The standby sessions are 16.30-08. Saturday and Sunday 08-08 (24 hours a day) or 08.00-20.00/20.00-08.00 (a 12-hour shift, either day or night). The frequency of preparedness sessions varies, but usually it can be about 1-2 sessions per week.

Salary

By agreement.

Generally, a specialist having licence to practice in Sweden, with proper skills in Swedish and with ability for being able to work independently (strong C1-level) earns 85-111.000 SEK. However, during the introductory period and until you will not be able to work independently and will not have solid language skills, the salary temporarily will be lower.

Services offered by the employer

- During the personal visit which is part of the interview process, the cost of travel and accommodation is financed

- 6-7 months long, free Swedish course, financial support during the course (the amount is topic of negotiation)

- Free language education for family members (spouses and school-aged children) on basic level, or to C1 level for spouses who are also healthcare staff

- Assistance in the application for Swedish license to practice, supervision of the process

- 40 hours long free Swedish legal and social training

- Integration assistance (assistance in registering at tax authority, opening bank account, etc.)

- Assistance in finding school/kindergarten for the children

- Assistance in the organization of moving and in apartment-seeking

Extra benefits

In this region, one can receive further benefits, too. These are means-tested benefits, so it is individually judged which benefit can be received (none, one of them or both) for an individual.

- In connection with moving from another location, a reasonable relocation allowance can be issued. The region pays a moving company after having received at least 2-3 different quotes from different moving companies from which the region will choose the one it will pay.

- Start-up grants also can be issued up to SEK 40,000 (excluding social security contributions). The grant is paid out in four instalments during a two-years’ period. A repayment obligation will be regulated in a contract, in the event that the employment period set in the Guarantee of Employment will not be completed.

Documents required for application:

- Professional English CV in which your experience (number of completed examinations/surgeries, with differentiation between pre-and post-specialization experience) are detailed

- scanned version of license to practice in home country with English translation (no official needed)

- scanned version of medical and specialist certificates with English translation (no official needed)

- two English-speaking reference persons who are reachable on phone

If you are interested, please send your detailed professional CV and other necessary documents.

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