Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry / Geriatric Psychiatry

Are you our new Old Age Psychiatrist / Geriatric Psychiatrist?

Helse Fonna HF comprises four hospitals in Haugesund, Stord, Odda, and Valen, as well as four district psychiatric centres (DPS). We have more than 4,000 employees who all work purposefully to provide the best possible treatment and care for our patients. Helse Fonna covers 19 municipalities with around 180,000 inhabitants.

Our employees are our most important resource. We place great emphasis on recruiting the best talent and do our utmost to ensure that all employees are satisfied in their work. With us, you will have genuine collaboration with our geriatrician, who has many years of experience from hospital work, both on the inpatient ward and in the outpatient clinic.

Haugesund Hospital is a general public hospital, located in the city of Haugesund. It is part of the teaching facility network of the Regional Health Authority of Western Norway. Our Department of Age-Related Medicine is organized as a separate unit within the medical clinic. It contains three small wards with eight beds each and outpatient service for geriatric internal medicine, Old Age Psychiatry / Geriatric Psychiatry, and short-term observation for general internal medicine. The unit is approved for 9 months in the specialization program for general psychiatrists. As an Old Age Psychiatrist or Geriatric Psychiatrist, you must have a holistic perspective, and you will work closely with other colleagues from other professions. We have our own Research Group for Age-Related Medicine.

We are looking for a psychiatrist who has interests in professional development and teamwork. Doctors in their final years of their specialization are encouraged to apply!

For information, contact us or send your motivation letter and CV to:

Doreen Halleland
📩doreen.halleland@helse-fonna.no
 

We encourage general psychiatrists with an interest in Age-Related Medicine to apply!

• The applicant must have Norwegian Medical Council authorization as a specialist in Psychiatry or be a resident in Psychiatry nearing completion of specialist training.
• An approved subspecialty in Old Age Psychiatry, or experience in Old Age Psychiatry, is desirable.
• The applicant must have relevant hospital work experience.
• If you do not currently speak Norwegian, you must be willing to learn the language and achieve minimum B2 level (written and spoken) prior to employment. The hospital can assist with language training.

• Positive and flexible attitude and good communication skills.
• A good sense of humor is appreciated.
• Good academic judgement and work in a structured, goal oriented way.
• Must show professional competence, trust and respect.
• Should have interest in professional development and contribute towards development of a good workforce    

• Good working environment.
• Salary by agreement.
• Good pension and insurance agreements.
• Assistance with a language course in Norwegian for the right candidate.
• The hospital can be helpful with housing, looking for job-possibilities for a partner and schools for children.
• Everyone in Norway has 5 weeks of holiday per year.