Dear Nurse, How about starting the new year with a new job in psychiatry in a closed psychiatric ward? If that sounds like something to you, read on here.

The Psychiatric Department has been put on the agenda...

We are a psychiatric inpatient ward, part of a broad professional environment at a university hospital. We want to work with Recovery in the fullest sense, where we place patients' voices high and seek a high level of involvement in their own treatment.

We prioritize the work environment, safety and security in daily life. We work across disciplines based on each employee's competencies and resources, and we look forward to seeing how you can contribute to that collaboration.

We can offer a 20-37 hour position as a nurse or a social and health care assistant in a permanent night shift with the possibility of 7/7, or mixed evening and day shifts.

We are also starting to explore the possibility of shorter or longer shifts, so that your working hours can be adapted to you rather than you having to adapt to the working hours.

You will attend mandatory courses where you will gain insight into the theoretical framework under which we work, as well as insight into our approach to patient care.

There will also after a few years be the possibility to take the Specialist Training in Psychiatry for nurses and the KUA education for social and health care assistants.

Broad patient picture

The Ward Ø1, 1st floor, accepts and treats patients aged 18-75. We have space for 14 patients in total and treat patients with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, psychoses, severe depressions, bipolar disorders, as well as severe personality disorders.

Coherence and perspective for the patient

You work best across disciplines, think multi-disciplinarily and, not least, as a nursing professional. You must help create coherence in patient pathways and be an active team player in the effort to reduce coercion in psychiatry and to work with Safewards, high-quality patient plans and activities.

Patients encounter an environment where hope, mastery and possibilities are in focus. Your actions are based on the patients' individual needs and are guided by coordinated and professionally grounded considerations—not just by rigid rules.

We work on the development of Recovery-oriented psychiatry as well as Safewards with user involvement at all levels and coherence in all patient pathways.

Together about activities

The daily morning meeting is our focal point. Here we plan the day's activities together with the patients. We discuss common concerns and provide information. The activities can include exercise, creative activities, choir, psychoeducation or social environmental therapy, and it can easily take place outdoors.

We try, as far as possible, to use our beautiful green surroundings, with walks to the fjord and the lush local area.

Your and our professional expertise

Whether you have experience, are considering changing specialty, or are a recent graduate, you are welcome. We offer mentorship and onboarding. This means that you will be assigned a mentor before you start who will ensure a smooth first period of employment with scheduled conversations. The mentor acts as your sparring partner and helps you become integrated into the department's culture, understand and use our rules and frameworks, become part of relevant networks, and apply existing and add new competencies.

You will be offered introductory courses and opportunities to acquire new competencies through our learning lab, so you get a solid foundation to start from.

You can expect an introductory period during which you do not work independently in care, but accompany an experienced colleague. After the introduction you will not be on your own, as our department has a high level of professional sparring.

A large portion of the staff group has broad psychiatric experience and works daily with great flexibility and a willingness to find solutions – also to new challenges. Competence development, collaboration and a good work environment are prerequisites for being able to work here.

Visit us

You are very welcome to come for a non-binding visit, or you can call to hear more from Chief Nurse Sara Toor at telephone 24665936 or write to [email protected]

Appointments for interviews are expected to be held on an ongoing basis.

Salary according to current collective agreement. Of course, there is an expectation that you participate in courses, conferences and continuing education as needed.

Area of employment

Region Zealand and the Capital Region will become Region Østdanmark on January 1, 2027, as a result of the health reform. Your area of employment will be Region Østdanmark with all related organizational units.

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

Starting salary for employees covered by a collective agreement

The region is obliged to inform you about the starting salary for the position. You will be told 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 Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital

At Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital we work every day to promote a healthy life by preventing and treating in a coherent health effort. As a hospital we combine psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is that patients and citizens experience good and safe pathways of high quality.

As an employee you become part of a forward-thinking, professional 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.

Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital covers a catchment area of about 230,000 residents. We have 766 bed spaces 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 around 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further education programs.