Occupational Therapist: Be part of making an important difference for people who are treated in forensic psychiatry

As an occupational therapist at the Psychiatric Centre Sct. Hans in Roskilde, you will be part of making a difference for our patients every day, a completely unique target group: People who have both a mental illness and a judicial disposition.

About us

Section D2 is a closed forensic psychiatric ward in Udsigten , which is Denmark's largest forensic psychiatry. We have space for 16 patients and work closely in interdisciplinary contact teams.

The patients have an average length of stay of 4-5 years, and the primary purpose of admission is to prevent further crime. A large part of the care and treatment will therefore be based on a rehabilitative approach, where we work recovery-oriented and with maximum patient involvement. It includes tools such as cognitive environmental therapy, as well as Motivational Interviewing.

For us, professionalism, collaboration and respect are key words – and we are interested in listening to each other’s input.

We need you who sees development opportunities and potential in being part of a ward where we are motivated by the complexity of forensic psychiatric patient pathways and thrive with the rehabilitative and crime-prevention work with the patients.

What will your everyday life and tasks look like?

You will become part of an interdisciplinary contact team and contribute, among other things, with your knowledge and skills within activity-based treatment. You will handle both interdisciplinary and mono-disciplinary tasks in a contact person role, and together with the ward’s other occupational therapists you will be responsible for planning the therapeutic assessments and interventions.

Your tasks include the following

• Investigate, prevent and treat functional impairments and pain related to activity and movement.
• Help identify and strengthen the patients’ ADL functions.
• Plan and conduct treatment activities individually as well as in groups.
• Help the patient increase knowledge of their own reaction patterns and work with the patient to use and test coping strategies.
• Convey professional and theoretical knowledge to relevant collaborators.
• Focus on non-pharmacological measures when the patient’s mental state worsens.
• Prevent lifestyle diseases by supporting patients in the CRAM factors.
• Use targeted and individually tailored interventions to prevent loss of control in the patient as part of preventing coercion. Including, among other things, calming, non-pharmacological methods such as sensory stimulation and breathing exercises.
• Help the patient create a better connection between body and mind through therapeutic conversation, body therapy interventions and tailored activities.

Who are we?

Our vision for the ward is that we want a community where it is safe to share professional reflections and disagreements, and where discussions contribute to new common perspectives and high-level patient care.

A cornerstone of our shared work environment is also physical safety. We place high value on training, supervision and practice in prevention and handling of conflicts.

Get a glimpse of our daily life on Instagram @psykiatrisk.center.scthans .

What is it like to be an occupational therapist with us?

• You become part of a large mono-disciplinary group at the centre, where mono-disciplinary sparring is highly valued.
• Occupational therapy at the Psychiatric Centre Sct. Hans is prioritized and is in ongoing development. A development you have the opportunity to be a part of.
• You play a crucial role in building activities that can structure daily life for the forensic psychiatric patient.
• You have the opportunity to be creative and curious about thinking solutions that enable meaningful activities.

Who are you?

As our upcoming occupational therapist, you are strong in your mono-disciplinary role and succeed in facilitating your professional reflections in an interdisciplinary collaboration.

We expect that you

• wish to be part of a working community where there is room for everyone.
• are interested in forensic psychiatry and see opportunities in the interdisciplinary collaboration on complex patient pathways.
• are good at communicating and show respect and presence towards the patients, your colleagues and collaborators.
• can work independently and systematically with occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
• can implement meaningful activities in treatment, recovery and rehabilitation processes.

We place emphasis on your desire and a strong commitment to this specialty, where a good tone, daily structure, good communication skills and creativity are some of the key words.

It is an advantage if you have experience with the ADL taxonomy, ASP, AMPS, MOHOST and COPM.

We also welcome psychiatric experience, but it is not a prerequisite.

Salary and employment terms

The position involves mixed shifts, and you can expect weekend work every other weekend. Start date: December 1, 2026 or after individual agreement.

You will be employed in accordance with the agreement for non-leading occupational therapists, physiotherapists and midwives with salary placement as an occupational therapist. You are under the employment governed by the current working hours agreement entered into between the Regions’ Pay and Tax Board and the Danish Association of Occupational Therapists.

The inpatient ward is staffed around the clock, and you will therefore be scheduled with mixed shifts in accordance with the rules in the current working hours agreement in the collective agreement.

You will be employed as an occupational therapist in the Capital Region of Denmark with service currently at the Psychiatric Centre Sct. Hans, Section D2, Boserupvej 2, 4000 Roskilde.

The centre is organizationally anchored under Amager and Hvidovre Hospital .

Have we aroused your interest?

Are you curious about working in psychiatry, or do you have questions about the position and the workplace? Then you are more than welcome to contact the ward leader of section D2, Ahmed Abdullah, at tel. 38 64 24 72 or by sending an email to [email protected]

We look forward to getting to know you better – so please send us a motivated application, your degree certificate and a CV via the link as soon as possible.

Application deadline: October 21, 2026.

The Capital Region of Denmark puts people first. We make room for diversity and encourage all qualified applicants to apply, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, sexuality or disability.