Are you looking for new challenges in your work and want to participate in improvements that have a positive impact on the lives of clients? Then the position of a specialist in psychiatry at the psychiatric department at Akureyri Hospital is a great opportunity for you!

In recent months, the outpatient and inpatient psychiatric departments have undergone extensive improvements and reorganization of their operations. The departments perform diverse and important work in the treatment and support of individuals with mental disorders. The inpatient department handles all general acute psychiatric services and has easy access to electroconvulsive treatments when needed. The outpatient department provides both individual and group therapies, along with follow-up care for chronic patients. Additionally, there is a unit that deals with treatment-resistant depression including TMS and esketamine treatments. The outpatient department also offers a variety of group therapy and rehabilitation including behavior modification, cognitive-behavioral therapy, DAM therapy, and dynamic teachings.

This is a 50-100% specialist position that is available immediately or after further agreement.

Join our team and find your balance in the north!

Why SAk:

• Interdisciplinary and supportive team in a diverse and rewarding environment
• Opportunities for specialization and development in the job
• A unique community and a good work-life balance
• Teaching and research opportunities for those interested

The psychiatric department at SAk is the only psychiatric department outside the capital area and serves residents of the north and east of the country aged 18 and older. The department is divided into an inpatient and a day and outpatient department with diverse tasks and opportunities to work closely with mental health professionals. There is good cooperation with other hospital departments, primary health care centers, municipal social services, the psychiatric department of the National Hospital, and SÁÁ institutions for addiction patients. The hospital is a teaching hospital, providing general and specialized healthcare services with an emphasis on emergency services and major specialty treatments.

Qualifications

• Icelandic medical license and specialist qualifications in psychiatry
• Interest in providing meticulous and evidence-based treatment
• Interest in development and specialization in the job and flexibility to adopt innovations
• Professional knowledge, experience, and competence in the field of communication, cooperation, and independent working methods
• A requirement for impeccable character, i.e., having a good reputation and that behavior and actions at the workplace and outside it are compatible with the job
• Clean criminal record

Tasks and responsibilities

• Assessment and diagnosis of patient problems
• Participation in interdisciplinary team work in inpatient and day and outpatient departments
• Participation in quality and improvement work
• Participation in the education of healthcare professions, training of assistant and department doctors in addition to opportunities for research work
• Service to patients at institutions in the north and east of the country
• The jobs involve on-call duties and specialist advice in psychiatry

Application deadline

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