Healthcare Psychologist Youth in The Hague

Youz, specialist care for youth and family, is looking for a healthcare psychologist for the clinical departments at Dr. van Welylaan in The Hague.

Can you look at complex psychiatric issues with a fresh perspective? Are you a strong and connecting lead clinician who enjoys making a difference for children and young people together with a multidisciplinary team? Then we would love to meet you!

At the Youz clinical departments at Dr. van Welylaan, we offer specialist treatment to children, adolescents, and young adults up to 24 years old with complex psychiatric issues. When outpatient or part-time treatment is not sufficient, we offer a safe treatment environment in which intensive diagnostics, treatment, and guidance are central.

You will work with clients with diverse issues, such as autism, ADHD, anxiety and mood disorders, trauma, personality issues, eating disorders, psychoses, addiction issues, and attachment or developmental problems. Together with colleagues from various disciplines and the client's network, you will work on recovery, development, and perspective.

As a healthcare psychologist, you are a lead clinician and bear responsibility for the substantive quality of the treatment. You combine diagnostics, treatment, and work supervision with an active contribution to the further development of care.

Your responsibilities include

• performing diagnostics and drawing up treatment plans;
• conducting individual, group, and systemic treatments;
• fulfilling the role of lead clinician within multidisciplinary treatment trajectories;
• coaching and guiding colleagues, psychologists in training, and other clinicians;
• participating in multidisciplinary consultations and contributing to the further development of the treatment offering;
• maintaining contacts with referrers, chain partners, and the client's network.

• you are a BIG-registered healthcare psychologist, psychiatrist, or generalist educational psychologist;
• you can work independently and have experience working with adolescents and/or in a clinic;
• you have strong communicative and organizational skills and a flexible, proactive attitude;
• you work well both independently and in a team and have an affinity for coordinating team processes;
• you are interested in new developments within your field and are focused on improving the quality of care.

To be eligible for this position, a positive Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is required.
Checking references and verifying diplomas are part of the application procedure.