Consultant Psychiatrist for Local Psychiatry Middelfart - with a particular focus on the assessment of complex psychopathology

Would you like to make a difference for patients with complex psychiatric issues – and at the same time have the opportunity to shape your own professional profile? Then maybe you are the one we are looking for as a specialist in Local Psychiatry in Middelfart.

About Local Psychiatry in Middelfart

Local Psychiatry in Middelfart is an integrated part of Middelfart Acute Hospital and handles the outpatient portion of primary psychiatric care.

We are organized into three F-ACT teams

• F-ACT 1: Assessment and treatment of patients with psychotic disorders.
• F-ACT 2: Assessment and treatment of patients with affective disorders and anxiety disorders.
• F-ACT 3: Assessment and treatment of patients with personality disorders, eating disorders, PTSD and ADHD.

In Local Psychiatry we have 3 specialists/consulting physicians and a chief consultant. Local Psychiatry in Middelfart is part of the Psychiatric Department of Middelfart and handles the general psychiatric tasks for the municipalities of Middelfart and Assens as well as forensic psychiatric functions for the entire region. The department has 102 inpatient beds, of which 18 are general psychiatric beds.

Your tasks

You will as a starting point be attached to F-ACT 3, where you will have a special responsibility for the assessment of patients with complex psychiatric problems.

Your tasks will among other things be

• Triaging, examination and diagnostics as well as coordination of diagnostic pathways in F-ACT 3.
• Contribute to ensuring high quality and efficiency in the diagnostic work in close collaboration with the other specialists, specialist psychologists and the chief nurse in Local Psychiatry.
• Actively participate in planning and prioritizing work tasks as well as in the implementation of overarching decisions, professional guidelines and new workflows.
• Assist in administration and coordination of training activities for junior doctors in Local Psychiatry.
• Join the cross-sector collaboration, among other things via the specialist telephone, where you contribute with professional advice and guidance for general practitioners.
• Provide supervision and teaching – both single-discipline and interprofessional – and thus contribute to the professional development of employees and colleagues.
• Participate in the Psychiatric Department's overall task solution, including teaching, research and development as well as vacation planning and other operational tasks.

We are looking for you who are passionate about assessment

We are seeking a medical specialist in psychiatry with broad psychiatric experience and strong clinical competencies. It is advantageous if you have particular interest in or experience with assessment of complex psychopathology.

As a starting point you will be attached to F-ACT 3 with a particular focus on assessment tasks within the team’s target group. If you have other professional interests or special competencies, there are also good opportunities to bring these into play in broader assessment tasks.

We place emphasis on allowing your professional interests and competencies to have room. In close dialogue with the other medical colleagues you will therefore have the opportunity to help shape your role so that it matches your competencies and creates value for our patients, relatives and partners.

An close and engaged medical colleague group

We are a small group of specialist physicians who work closely together – both on clinical tasks, professional development and the organizational planning of work.

We highly value professional sparring and have a strong focus on how we as specialists can develop our competencies while also bringing our different professional interests into play.

We attach great importance to a good working environment. You must be able to work independently and take responsibility for your tasks, but you must also be willing to actively participate in a community where we help each other and use each other’s qualifications and perspectives – both mono- and interprofessional.

We expect that you

• Are a medical specialist in psychiatry or expect to obtain specialist recognition soon.
• Have broad psychiatric experience and good diagnostic competencies.
• Have interest in or experience with assessment of complex psychopathology.
• Can work independently and in a structured manner.
• Have good collaboration skills and a desire for professional sparring.
• Contribute constructively to both the mono-professional and interprofessional collaboration.
• Want to help develop both the assessment, treatment and the organization.

We offer

• An exciting specialist position with particular focus on assessment.
• Opportunity to influence your own professional function and develop your competencies.
• A close and engaged specialist colleague group.
• Good opportunities for professional sparring, supervision and development.
• An workplace with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and a good working environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to research, teaching and development of psychiatry.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions for the position follow the Subordinate doctors - Agreement 33.06.1 The starting salary for the position can be found via the following link: See starting salary for positions in Region of Southern Denmark .

The department only hires staff with a satisfactory criminal record. With the consent of the person employed, we request an official criminal record with information 10 years back.

Want to know more?

Further information about the position can be obtained from

Chief Physician Henriette Bruun

Tel. 24 98 37 51

Chief Physician Louise Ahrendt

Tel. 99 44 81 02

Application deadline 30.10.2026. Job interviews 20.11.2026.

Start date 01.01.2027 or by agreement.