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Psychiatrist - City of Helsinki

--Recruitment contact--

 Ready for a Nordic Adventure?


Would you like to bring your expertise to Finland as a psychiatrist? Do you want to become a valued team leader?  And would like to work with patients from a holistic perspective, in a skilled teams of nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, and assistant doctors? 

A ward of the Helsinki City Hospital focused on psychiatric problems is looking for you. As a doctor in this unit you act as a specialist of psychiatry and will work alongside a head of care unit, a specialist psychologist, psychiatric nurses/medical nurses, a mental health worker/nursing assistant and a social worker. There is great team spirit and you will have opportunities for your own continuing medical education, development and research. You will also contribute to the development of the organization through various projects and tasks.

Open positions

Senior physician in a care unit dealing with psychiatric care, with interest and experience in:        

  • leading a multidisciplinary team in detailed psychiatric investigation and/or treatment of patients. The patients often have complex  psychiatric problems, and you will work alongside other professionals both at an in-depth level and with broad focus 

  • working with the whole family and  as part of a system

  • supervising colleagues, as well as developing the organization.

  • in-patient care and the patience to work with complex cases over a long period of time


            The offer:

        • Language training before you relocate
          A permanent position with 40 hours per week working time

        • A monthly salary starting from  6 049,74 € (gross). 

        • Compensation for inconvenient working hours (evenings, weekends, nights, holidays & overtime) which are paid on top of the basic monthly salary

        • Education and development possibilities through an individual competence development plan, e.g. specialization, research, management
          Induction to your new tasks and responsibilities when you start working

        • Wellness benefits

        ... and more

        How we assist & support you?

        • Help in home finding & relocation when it's time to move
        • Help to find jobs, schools and daycare for your family members after relocation
        • Help & assistance to apply for any available financial support for you & your family's relocation
        • Free-of-charge language and intercultural training prior to your relocation 
        • Help to understand the general cost level in the area where you would relocate to, once we have a match for you
        • Tips for settling-in after arrival





        We expect you to have:

        • A license to practice your profession within this field of medicine as a specialized doctor, and this license to be granted to you by European Union country officials.

        • A minimum of one (1) years of experience practicing your profession after finalizing your specialization.

        • You to commit to the free-of-charge language training provided in your home country with a goal to reach a minimum of B1 level of the target language (Finnish) at the end of the training.


        Moving to a new country is a big step and we are committed to make sure that your journey will be as simple as possible. We will support you all the way from the very beginning always until you have settled in to your new home country and job.

        In order to make sure that you will feel at home, we always hope to find the best match to both you and the hiring employer.

        Ready to experience the Nordic Adventure?