{"id":4350,"date":"2026-11-13T14:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/laus_storf\/serfraedingur-i-gedlaekningum-a-heilbrigdisstofnun-vestfjarda-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:02:06","slug":"serfraedingur-i-gedlaekningum-a-heilbrigdisstofnun-vestfjarda-2","status":"publish","type":"laus_storf","link":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/laus_storf\/serfraedingur-i-gedlaekningum-a-heilbrigdisstofnun-vestfjarda-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialist in psychiatry at the Westfjords Health Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Functional unit:<\/strong> Heilsug\u00e6sla Nor\u00f0ursv., 400 \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur\r\n\r\n<strong>Application deadline:<\/strong> from <strong>20.10.2026<\/strong> to <strong>13.11.2026<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Job percentage:<\/strong> 25-50%<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"&quot;margin-left:0px;&quot;\"><span style=\"&quot;color:#3E3E3E;&quot;\">The Westfjords Health Institute is looking to hire a specialist in psychiatry. This is a 25% \u2013 50% position in an exciting field that is both responsible and demanding.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"&quot;margin-left:0px;&quot;\"><span style=\"&quot;color:#3E3E3E;&quot;\">The position works in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary mental health team. The position also involves participating in teaching other healthcare professionals and supervising specialist doctors, with a flexible work schedule (25-50% of the time) with the possibility of on-site and remote work.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"&quot;margin-left:0px;&quot;\"><span style=\"&quot;color:#3E3E3E;&quot;\">The Vestfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Health Institute employs around 270 people who provide general healthcare services in the health care, nursing and medical fields. There are health centers in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and Patreksfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and health centers in all the regional centers of the health district. <\/span><span style=\"&quot;color:rgb(62,62,62);&quot;\">More information about the center&#039;s activities can be found on the organization&#039;s website (<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/&quot;www.hvest.is&quot;\/\"><span style=\"&quot;color:rgb(62,62,62);&quot;\"><u>www.hvest.is<\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;color:rgb(62,62,62);&quot;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"&quot;color:#3E3E3E;&quot;\">B<\/span><span style=\"&quot;background-color:white;color:#262626;&quot;\">Good adaptation at the beginning of the job and assistance with finding housing as well as a relocation allowance are offered.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Project<\/h2>\r\n<ul><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Assessment and analysis of client problems<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Services to clients in the northern and southern parts of the Westfjords.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Participation in interdisciplinary teamwork with psychologists, social workers and doctors in the HVest mental health team<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Participation in the teaching of health professionals, supervision of specialist doctors in family medicine.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Work rate 25-50%. Both on-site and remote work sessions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\r\n<h3>Qualification requirements<\/h3>\r\n<ul><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Icelandic medical license and specialist qualifications in psychiatry<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Interest in providing high-quality and evidence-based treatment<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Interest in development and specialization in work and flexibility to adopt innovations<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"&quot;color:inherit;&quot;\">Professional knowledge, experience and skills in the areas of communication, collaboration and independent working methods.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\r\n<h2>Salary<\/h2>\r\nSalary according to the current collective agreement concluded by the Minister of Finance and the Economy and the Medical Association of Iceland.\r\n<h2>Contact person\/s<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Kristr\u00fan Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir (<a href=\"mailto:kristrun.gudmundsdottir@hvest.is\">kristrun.gudmundsdottir@hvest.is<\/a> | <a href=\"tel:\">)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Thelma Bj\u00f6rk Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir (<a href=\"mailto:thelma.gudmundsdottir@hvest.is\">thelma.gudmundsdottir@hvest.is<\/a> | <a href=\"tel:\">)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>apply for<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/radningarkerfi.orri.is\/?s=48451\">Click here to apply for the job<\/a>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":""},"class_list":["post-4350","laus_storf","type-laus_storf","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/laus_storf\/4350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/laus_storf"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/laus_storf"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}