Chief Physician for the General Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic in Frederikshavn

About the job

At the General Psychiatric Department, North, Region of Northern Jutland there is a position available as a collective-agreement–employed senior physician in psychiatry at the General Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic, Frederikshavn to be filled January 1, 2027.

The outpatient clinic conducts general psychiatric treatment for patients from the Frederikshavn and Læsø municipalities. The position will be attached to our F-ACT team, the psychosis area.

The General Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic in Frederikshavn is a decentralized outpatient clinic where the primary tasks are to assess and treat people across the entire psychiatric spectrum with the possibility of referring to specialized services at main and regional function levels. There is differentiated treatment according to diagnosis and severity, with a starting point in treatment elements described in care pathways.

Treatment consists of psychotherapy, both group and individual, pharmacological treatment, supportive insight-giving conversations, and psychoeducation. There is a tradition of group treatment, where patients can be offered cognitive depression group, psychodynamic group, recovery group for patients with psychosis, hearing voices group, dual-diagnosis group, ADHD group, and PTSD group.

The staff composition in the outpatient clinic consists of a senior physician, a consultant, a clinical psychologist, six psychologists, 11 nurses, a social worker, and two secretaries. We have 18 hours weekly employed staff with a user background in F-ACT.

The outpatient clinic has medical students in both psychiatry and general medicine as well as nursing students, paramedic students, and psychology students. In relation to medical students, there is a significant educational task connected to the position. The specialists participate in Klinik Nord's meeting activities and shared teaching for the North and South General Psychiatric Department and possibly research.

There is a on-call function attached to the position. The on-call physician is present on weekdays during normal working hours and on weekends from 08:00–14:00, after which the on-call shift is covered from home with attendance as needed.

Function description Frederikshavn

About you

We are seeking a specialist in psychiatry

• With a approachable manner that invites equal patient collaboration within the framework of the “patient's team”
• Who works targeted and structured with planning and documentation according to guidelines
• Who contributes to a developing professional and collegial community as well as a good working environment
• Who is engaged and motivated for professional reflections
• Who has the ability for self-management and can make independent decisions in a daily life with high patient flow, shifting political agendas and changing working conditions

We offer

Staff work across disciplines in two teams and have psychotherapeutic training in cognitive, psychodynamic, and mentalization-based therapies.

We place value on meeting the individual person and patient involvement, among other things via the Patient's Team, where significant collaborators around the patient are involved.

There is a on-call function attached to the position. The on-call physician is present on weekdays during normal working hours and on weekends from 08:00–14:00, after which the on-call shift is covered from home with attendance as needed.

The position will be a full-time position, but with the possibility of part-time.

On-call is 11 shifts.

On-call rotation is 15 shifts.

Salary and employment conditions according to the collective agreement between Danish Regions and the Association of Specialists/Association of Young Doctors depending on qualifications.

About us

We have a holistic approach. This means that we see the patient as a unique person. We see

Not only a patient with symptoms and problems, but aim to bring the patient to life

by understanding and getting to know the person. We also place great emphasis on involving relatives.

We value multidisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration in complex patient pathways. Therefore, we have a close collaboration with other specialized departments in Psychiatry to ensure that our patients receive the best possible treatment.

In addition, there is a well-developed cross-sector collaboration with Frederikshavn Municipality, including the Center for Youth, support centers, municipal caseworkers, substance abuse center, and more.

You can read more about the General Psychiatric Department, North on the website

If you would like further information about the position or the possibility of a focused visit, you are welcome to contact the Chief Physician, Anders Meinert Pedersen, tel. 20362627, email [email protected]

or the Chief Senior Ward Nurse, Kathe Kjær Lyng 97644000/29243296.

The practical

You can read more about the General Psychiatric Department, North on the website Psychiatry in Region North Jutland (rn.dk)

You submit your application by clicking the “Søg Job” button and filling out the form that appears. You can attach your application, CV, and any attachments. We only accept applications via the link in the job advertisement. Applications sent by email will not be processed.

The Regional Council has decided that before employment at Aalborg University Hospital, permission must be given to obtain a criminal record check.

• We obtain references for the person we intend to hire. If required for the position, we also obtain a criminal record check and child–care checks
• Salary and employment conditions according to the applicable collective agreement
• The position is generally 37 hours per week, but if another number of hours is desired, it can be agreed
• Education of students and trainees is one of Psychiatry's core tasks, which all staff contribute to
• In Region Nordjylland we have a tobacco-free working time.
• Salary and employment conditions according to the applicable collective agreement. Application deadline: October 22, 2026.

Employment: January 1, 2027 or as agreed.

Application deadline: Oct 22, 2026

Department: Hjørringvej 180 9700 Brønderslev

Location: Aalborg University Hospital