Assistant Chief Nurse for the Ward of Patients with Affective Disorders

Do you want to influence the professional quality, ensure the good patient journey and lead an engaged team? We are looking for you as our assistant head nurse for Ward S3-40, who shares our core values of care, responsibility, well-being and involvement.

The ward and primary tasks

Ward S3-40 is an interesting, low-threshold ward with 14 beds. We receive patients aged 18-72 years and primarily treat patients with affective mental disorders, but we also receive patients with a wide range of other mental disorders and social issues.

The ward is divided into entrances: the low-threshold Ward 40 and the high-threshold Ward 36. You will work in close collaboration with the assistant head nurse on Ward 36, to ensure a consistent approach across. As an assistant head nurse with us you will become a central key person and the important link within the ward. You ensure sparring and coordination between the head nurse, the medical group, the duty planner and the nursing staff.

At the same time you will have a close and present contact with both patients and relatives as well as our external partners. You will become an important part of the team and participate in everyday tasks.

As an assistant head nurse with us you have ample opportunity to shape your own role as well as the professional quality in both the ward and the overall organization. The interdisciplinary collaboration – both internally and externally – is a natural part of our daily life. We have a strong focus on the cohesive, good patient pathway, where involvement of both patients and relatives is highly valued.

Our approach to patients is solidly founded in SafeWards, Recovery and a strong relation- and de-escalation effort. We work with the goal that our professional responsibility and care ensure that the patient experiences as much well-being as possible during the hospitalization. And we work with coping strategies that are also sustainable after discharge.

We offer

• A good working environment: You will be part of a friendly and welcoming staff group with colleagues who are passionate about the target group and value succeeding with the complex tasks. Everyone contributes actively to maintaining and developing our positive and supportive working environment.
• Accessible leadership: Visible leadership that supports you in your daily life and prioritizes your personal and professional development.
• Thorough introduction: We help you get started with a comprehensive common and local introduction to all essential areas based on our Onboarding program.
• Competence development: Ongoing supervision as well as courses in e.g. relation- and de-escalation, Advanced Life Support and fire drills. We consistently prioritize education, knowledge sharing and continuing education.

About you

We imagine that you are a nurse with psychiatric experience and an interest in clinical leadership. You manage to keep an overview in a varied workday, are good at communicating and place a high value on interdisciplinary collaboration. You are motivated to create safe and structured frameworks for both patients and staff.

The position is full-time 37 hours, weekdays 7:00-15:00 or with weekend shifts by agreement.

If you would like to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact the head nurse Belinda Hansen tel. 20 68 94 52.

Job description and function description can be requested.

Salary and terms of employment : In accordance with the current agreement between DSR and Region Zealand.

Criminal record : In connection with hire, in accordance with the Region's policy hereof, criminal records must be obtained.

Application deadline 21.11.26

Start date 01.01.27 or after agreement.

Interviews expected to be held in week 48.

The employment is conditional on receiving a satisfactory criminal record for public use

Employment area

Region Zealand and Region Capital became on January 1, 2027 Region East Denmark as a result of the health reform. Your employment area will be Region East Denmark with all associated organizational units.

Read more about the meaning of the employment area on the Region East Denmark website.

Starting salary for collective agreement employees

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be told the base salary, centrally fixed allowances and pension under the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region's website

About the Central and Western Zealand Hospital

At Central and Western Zealand Hospital we work every day to promote healthy living by preventing and treating in a cohesive health effort. As a hospital we combine psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is that patients and citizens experience good and safe high-quality pathways.

As an employee you become part of a forward-thinking, professionally and organizationally robust hospital where we make a difference for the people who need us. Learning and development are part of everyday life and happen in professionally committed communities. Also across departments.

Central and Western Zealand Hospital covers a catchment area of about 230,000 inhabitants. We have 766 beds and around 5,000 employees distributed across 20 departments, including 16 somatic and psychiatric specialties.

We offer a solid research environment with 13 professors and a strong professional educational environment, where we annually welcome about 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further education programs.

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WORKPLACE

Central and Western Zealand Hospital, Psychiatry in Vordingborg

QUICKNR.

056024

JOB TYPE

Full time

POSTED

12 October 2026

APPLICATION DEADLINE

21 November 2026

START OF EMPLOYMENT DATE

1 January 2027