Junior doctors sought for the health unit of the Eastern Prison District

Do you want to use your medical expertise in a place where it makes a concrete difference – and where the framework allows you to work systematically with assessment, treatment and follow-up?

In the Health Unit at Denmark's Prisons, East District Office, you meet a patient group with a high disease burden and complex issues, often characterized by psychiatric, substance-abuse-related and social challenges. It calls for clinical sharpness, a holistic view and the ability to build trusting relationships.

With us, values are not just words. We create value for patients through professional teamwork and high professionalism in a culture marked by trust, respect and understanding – with equality in health as a common beacon.

The position gives you an exciting opportunity to develop expertise in general medicine, psychiatry and social medicine in a professionally challenging and distinctive job with a varied daily life. You will become part of an interdisciplinary team with strong opportunities for sparring, learning, teaching and supervision – and at the same time you will have time for a patient group that highly appreciates your efforts.

Why is it different – and why is it good?

In a prison, health care is delivered within fixed frameworks. It requires that you can plan and treat according to clear procedures, create continuity, work with motivation and mastery – and practice medical professionalism in a system with competing considerations. In return, you get a varied, clinically relevant daily life where your effort makes a clear difference.

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Your tasks

You will be part of the daily health service for inmates, primarily with

• General medical assessments and treatment (comparable to primary care)
• Management of complex pathways with social medical and psychiatric interfaces
• Consultations/overseeing and documentation in the EHR (XMO)

We offer

• Shift-free position
• Close sparring in an interdisciplinary environment with high professionalism
• A varied clinical daily life and good opportunities for competence development
• An informal tone and proper framework in an organization with an important societal mission
• Steep learning curve

Who you are

• Doctor with completed internship and at least 1-2 years' experience beyond the internship
• Alternative specialist in general medicine
• Professionally curious, calm in assessments and good at cross-disciplinary collaboration
• Interest in general medicine, psychiatry and/or social medicine
• Driver's license is an advantage

About the job

There are two positions available.

You will become part of the Health Unit in the East District Office, which handles health services for all inmates in Denmark's Prisons east of the Great Belt.

The Health Unit staff are spread across 20 sites in Zealand and Bornholm – from Helsingør in the north to Nykøbing Falster in the south and Kalundborg in the west.

Salary and employment terms

The positions are permanent full-time positions with an average weekly working time of 37 hours and to be filled as soon as possible.

Appointment and remuneration are in accordance with the circular on the state doctors' agreement. There will be an opportunity to negotiate an individual allowance. Link to the circular

Your fixed base will be Vestre Prison. However, you should expect outreach duties to one of the other sites in the area up to twice a week.

Working hours are generally between 08.00–16.00, but for outreach duties the workday may extend to 18.00 depending on the site. Working hours are arranged with compensatory days off.

Area of employment is Denmark's Prisons.

Workplace is the Health, at the East District Office of the Prison Service, based at Vestre Prison.

It is a condition of employment that during the interview you consent to Denmark's Prisons obtaining and evaluating information about you in the Central Criminal Register.

Application

The position is applied for electronically via the link “Apply for the job”.

Applications, CV and documentation of education and other relevant material must be received in the recruitment system no later than October 18, 2026.

We expect to conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and in week 43.

If you are invited to an interview, please bring identification, e.g., passport or driving license.

Denmark's Prisons views diversity as a strength and encourages all interested candidates regardless of personal background to apply.

Further information

If you have questions about the position you can call the Chief Physician in the Health Unit, Ditte Skovdal, at telephone 72555331 or 7255 1779.

About Denmark's Prisons, East Prison District

The East Prison District consists of a district office, open and closed prisons, remand prisons and supervision, as well as leg restraints departments, transport and guard duties, an immigration and deportation center and a foreign nationals center distributed across Zealand, Bornholm and the Faroe Islands.

In total about 2300 employees.

For further information about Denmark's Prisons please refer to the website www.danmarksfængsler.dk