Junior doctors wanted for the Health Unit, Prison District East

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

In the Health Unit of Denmark's Prisons, Eastern 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 more than words. We create value for patients through professional teamwork and high professionalism in a culture marked by trust, respect and understanding – with equity in health as a shared guiding principle.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to develop in general medicine, psychiatry and social medicine in a professionally challenging and different job with a varied daily life. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team with strong opportunities for sparring, learning, teaching and supervision – and you also get time for a patient group that highly values your efforts.

Why is it different – and why is it good?

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

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Your tasks

You will be part of the daily health care servicing of inmates, primarily with

• general medical assessments and treatment (comparable to the primary sector)
• handling of complex pathways with social-medical and psychiatric interfaces
• consultations/inspections and documentation in the EPR (XMO)

We offer

• a position without on-call shifts
• close sparring in a multidisciplinary 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 public mission
• steep learning curve

Who are you

• doctor with a completed internship (KBU) and a minimum of 1–2 years of experience beyond KBU
• alternative specialist in general medicine
• professionally curious, calm in assessments and good at collaborating across disciplines
• interest in general medicine, psychiatry and/or social medicine
• driving license is an advantage

About the job

There are two positions available.

You will be part of the Health Unit in the Eastern Prison District, which provides health care to all inmates in Denmark's Prisons east of Storebælt.

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

Salary and terms

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

Employment and remuneration are according to the circular on the agreement for Doctors in the state. There will be an opportunity to negotiate an individual allowance. Link to the agreement

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

Working hours are normally 08:00–16:00, but for outreach duties the day may extend to 18:00 depending on the location. Working hours are arranged with compensatory days off.

Employment area

is Denmark's Prisons.

Workplace

is the Health, Eastern Prison District Office, based at Vestre Prison.

It is a condition of employment that at 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”. Application, CV and documentation of education and other relevant material must be received in the recruitment system

no later than 18 October 2026.

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

If you are invited to an interview, please bring identification such as a passport or driver's 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 Chief Doctor of the Health Unit, Ditte Skovdal, at 72555331 or 7255 1779.

About Denmark's Prisons, Eastern Prison District

Eastern Prison District consists of a district office, open and closed prisons, detention centers and supervision, as well as shackles and monitoring, transport and escort, exit center and immigrant center spread across the entire Zealand, Bornholm and the Faroe Islands.

In total approx. 2300 employees.

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

Application deadline: 18 October 2026

Department: Kristineberg 4 2100 Copenhagen Ø

Location: Region Capital