Chief Physician for Forensic Psychiatry in Slagelse

Would you lead the treatment of some of psychiatry's most complex patients in close collaboration with prisons, police and the prosecution? We are seeking a specialist in psychiatry as chief physician for the Forensic Psychiatry Section SL10 in the Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Region Zealand.

The Section

SL10 is a closed, intensive forensic psychiatric ward with 12 beds. We primarily receive patients under surrogate remand detention and for mental observation. In addition, we also have patients admitted with court orders for treatment or placement.

In addition to conversations and medical treatment, we offer milieu therapy, psychoeducation, physical training and music therapy.

We are 25-30 staff: nurses, social and health care assistants, pedagogues, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, social workers and secretaries. The staff group has great experience and we work closely across professional boundaries and actively use each other’s observations. The task is demanding, so we prioritize safety, security and a good working environment with humor and room for each other.

Collaboration

The position has a large external footprint. You collaborate daily with Denmark's Prisons, the police, the Public Prosecutor, defense lawyers and the Council of Forensic Medicine . In addition there is the Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, Forensic Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, district psychiatry, residences and relatives.

The duties

You lead the ward together with the head nurse and are responsible for

• intake and treatment plans
• patient conversations and professional sparring with staff
• acute decisions, including coercion and medication
• safety and maintaining the ward's framework
• contact with external collaborators
• complaints handling and administration

You

• You are a specialist in psychiatry .
• Experience from forensic psychiatry is an advantage. The same goes for knowledge of the Penal Code and the Administration of Justice Act.
• You listen to staff input and make clear decisions, even under pressure.
• You justify your decisions professionally and create predictability for patients and staff.
• You write precisely and clearly.
• You work recovery-oriented with a basis in the individual patient’s resources

We offer

• Large scope for decision-making and a management that supports you
• Supervision by an experienced forensic psychiatric consultant from another region in complex cases
• Support for the two-year Forensic Psychiatric Expert Education
• Opportunity for one weekly day of home-based work

Employment and contact

The position is available as soon as possible.

Salary according to collective agreement: Medical Chiefs 22.04.1 with individual negotiation.

We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.

Application deadline is 19 November 2026.

If you have questions, please write to Chief Physician Dan Calatayud at dc@regionsjaelland

Area of employment

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

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

Starting salary for employees covered by collective agreements

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base pay, centrally set allowances and pension in 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 Midt- and West Zealand Hospital

At Midt- and West Zealand Hospital we work every day to promote healthy living by preventing and treating in a cohesive health effort. As a hospital we unite psychiatry and medicine (somatics). Our goal is for patients and citizens to experience good and safe paths of care of high quality.

As an employee you will be part of an innovative, 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 occur in professionally committed communities. Also across departments.

Midt- and West Zealand Hospital covers an area with 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 education environment, where we welcome around 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further education programs each year.