Development consultant or clinical development nurse sought for the child and adolescent psychiatry department

Development consultant or clinical development nurse sought for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department

There is a lot of new activity in child and adolescent psychiatry in Aalborg these years, as a result of the 10-year plan for psychiatry and mental health and other regional and national initiatives. In addition, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department at Aalborg University Hospital Psychiatry is entering into a 5-year partnership with Novo Nordisk Foundation and The Obel Family Foundation on the Bedst for Os project (www.bedstforos.dk) which will ensure faster assessment and more and better treatment in time for children and young people with treatment‑requiring psychological distress or illness.

Therefore we are now seeking a development consultant or a clinical development nurse to help support the development and implementation of new initiatives and workflows in child and adolescent psychiatry.

This is a fixed-term 2-year position, with possible extension for a further 1 year. start date 1 January 2027.

About the job

In the position you will act as the link between the department leadership, section leadership and an interdisciplinary staff group (psychologists, nurses, doctors, social workers and secretaries).

You will work closely with the project leader for Bedst for Os, other central project staff in Bedst for Os and the already employed development and implementation consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry regarding the implementation of Bedst for Os initiatives into clinical practice. Since there is a research evaluation connected to Bedst for Os, you will in the role also work closely with researchers from both Aalborg University and the Psychiatry at Aalborg University Hospital.

You will play a central role in ensuring that initiatives introduced as part of Bedst for Os or the 10-year plan for Psychiatry are implemented in connection with existing offerings in child and adolescent psychiatry and thus contribute to quality development and implementation of new strategies in collaboration with management and interdisciplinary actors. As part of the role, participation in interdisciplinary meetings and development forums is expected.

You will be employed by the Secretariat for Child and Adolescent Research (Bedst for Os secretariat) with reference to the project leader for Bedst for Os.

You will physically have your workplace at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department at Aalborg University Hospital, Hospital City 1, 9260 Gistrup.

About you

You have either broad clinical experience as a nurse from child and adolescent psychiatry or experience with development and implementation tasks in the health care system.

Experience from child and adolescent psychiatry will be weighted. In addition, experience with project management, supporting development and implementation of new health professional initiatives and interdisciplinary collaboration is an advantage.

Personal competences

• Approachable and empathetic approach.
• Good collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to create structure and maintain an overview.
• Analytical mindset and experience with evaluation and reporting.
• Interest in development and change processes.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.

We offer

• A meaningful and challenging job, with great influence and a high level of professional rigor.
• Opportunity to contribute to shaping the future of North Jutland’s child and adolescent psychiatry in close collaboration with management, interdisciplinary staff and researchers.
• Learning about how to carry out large development and quality projects, such as Bedst for Os.
• Good colleagues and a good working environment.
• Exciting challenges and good variation in tasks.

About us

The Bedst for Os secretariat is part of Aalborg University Hospital, but physically located at SUND, Aalborg University Hospital. We are in direct connection with Hospitalsbyen where the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department is located in the Psychiatry House.

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department is part of Aalborg University Hospital and is regional in scope. There are three outpatient clinics, two inpatient wards and one day ward.

Our overarching values across the organization are based on ITOP: Influence, Trust, Integrity and Professionalism. We have a strong managerial focus on ensuring a proper balance between tasks and resources.

The Future Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department also has these values in play in close collaboration with the primary sector, so we increasingly have a shared focus on ensuring that the right treatment is given to the right child/young person, and that it is delivered with the right expertise and at the right time, whether the intervention mainly takes place in the primary sector or in hospital psychiatry. This also emphasizes the importance of the child and adolescent psychiatry working closely with relevant actors around the family, where the right intervention becomes a shared knowledge.

The practical

Application deadline is 28/10-2026, and interviews are expected to be held on November 4.

Salaries and employment terms according to the applicable collective agreement for non-management staff within the Health Collective area entered into with the Danish Nurses Organization

or according to the applicable collective agreement for academics employed in regions, etc. entered into with the relevant AC organizations

Would you like to know more

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Anna Sofie Kjærgaard Hansen, project manager for Bedst for Os at email: [email protected]

You can also read more about Bedst for Os at www.bedstforos.dk

Application deadline: Oct 28, 2026

Department: Selma Lagerløfs Vej 249 9260 Gistrup

Location: Aalborg University Hospital