Doctors sought for introductory positions at the Psychiatric Center Copenhagen

We are seeking doctors with an interest in psychiatry for the Psychiatric Center Copenhagen (PCK).

We are seeking doctors for our available introductory positions (I-positions).

We have available I-positions for filling in February, March and April 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

About the Psychiatric Center Copenhagen

PCK's inpatient wards are currently located on three sites: Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg and Bornholm.

In addition, PCK operates a number of general and specialized outpatient clinics.

In current postings we are seeking doctors for our inpatient wards at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg. The positions are on-call with on-call duty in the pre-shift period, with on-call shifts at Frederiksberg and Bispebjerg on weekdays and on weekends.

If you are interested in hearing more about the possibilities for a position at our Bornholm department, please contact Chief Physician Kristine Eimose Waagstein (E-mail: [email protected] ).

We will cover the cost of the introductory course in psychiatry (I-course). After an individual assessment we offer a basic course in psychotherapy.

We place high value on participation in the annual seminar for the Association of Young Psychiatrists (FYP).

PCK is Denmark's largest psychiatric department with a catchment area of about 430,000 residents covering the Copenhagen areas Nordvest, Nørrebro, Østerbro, Indre By, Frederiksberg and Vanløse.

We have Denmark's largest psychiatric research unit with more than 100 researchers.

PCK has in total about 1300 staff, with annually about 5500 admissions and 190,000 outpatient contacts.

PCK is organizationally positioned in the Capital Region belonging to Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, and geographically located on Bispebjerg, Bornholm and Frederiksberg Hospitals and outpatient units distributed in the catchment area close to the patients.

Read more at www.psykiatri-regionh.dk and about Psychiatry as a workplace on " Job in Psychiatry ".

Read more about the Psychiatric Center Copenhagen on our website: https://www.psykiatri-regionh.dk/centre-og-social-tilbud/Psykiatriske-centre/Psykiatrisk-Center-Koebenhavn/Sider/default.aspx

We offer

PCK is characterized by high professionalism, skilled specialists and extensive research.

PCK is a large psychiatric center, and you will have the opportunity to gain broad and in-depth knowledge of the Psychiatry specialty with the possibility to gain experience with all diagnostic groups.

We admit and treat adults with psychiatric disorders within the general psychiatric area and additionally have responsibility for a number of regional and highly specialized functions; affective disorders, anxiety, OCD, somatization disorders, sexology, suicide prevention, neuropsychiatry, geriatric psychiatry and military psychiatry.

PCK has an emergency department with acute reception, an on-call psychiatric team, and acute intake units. The center has open and intensive as well as general and specialized inpatient wards, psychiatric outpatient clinics with outreach and mobile teams, an affective disorders outpatient clinic and a psychotherapeutic clinic.

There is daily teaching and a tradition of an intensive learning environment for doctors at all training levels.

Research is highly prioritized at PCK, and we have many strong research environments. Research is a natural part of work at PCK. Our research is among the leading in Denmark and has an international impact. There is ample opportunity to participate in research, and employment at PCK provides ample opportunity to participate in research projects.

As a university department, PCK is responsible for teaching medical students and doctors in postgraduate medical training positions at all levels.

Salary and employment conditions

The positions are available from February, March or April 2027, and the positions are 1-year fixed-term appointments.

You are employed as a physician in a 1-year introductory position.

You are employed in accordance with the collective agreement for Junior Doctors - 33.06.1

Further information about the positions can be obtained by contacting

Educational Supervisor Chief Physician Thomas Kirkegaard (mail: [email protected] ) or Special Consultant Mads Wejrup (tel.: 51 52 74 26 / email: [email protected] ).

The deadline for applications is Tuesday, December 1, 2026.

Please attach your CV and documentation of formal professional competencies.

The hiring interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 from 14:00–18:00 and Thursday, December 10, 2026 from 14:00–18:00.

The interviews will take place at our department on the Bispebjerg campus.

We look forward to receiving your application.