Staff member for the psychiatric physiotherapy initiative

Center for Psychiatry and Substance Abuse seeks staff for psychiatric physiotherapy intervention

Do you want to help strengthen social psychiatry in Skive Municipality with an offer to citizens who have bodily complaints and expressions rooted in their mental illness? Then you have the opportunity to become a psychiatric physiotherapist in the Center for Psychiatry and Substance Abuse.

Mental illness can manifest itself physically for some citizens in the form of, for example, pain, tension or a lack of body awareness and coordination. To better assist this group of citizens, we offer programs with psychiatric physiotherapy.

The target group’s citizens are typically referred for support under § 82b or § 85 in the Danish Service Act, but there will also be a few citizens referred with a rehabilitation plan under § 140 of the Health Act. We offer time-limited programs of 3-6 months for the individual citizen.

We are looking for a skilled physiotherapist with experience and interest in working in the psychiatric field to help citizens with complex psychiatric-physical challenges. You will have the opportunity to help shape the position and the way the psychiatric physiotherapy programs are organized.

Your tasks as the center’s psychiatric physiotherapist will include

• Programs of psychiatric physiotherapy for citizens who have bodily symptoms with a background in their mental illness. This includes an initial examination of the citizen, planning of a relevant program using methods from psychiatric physiotherapy, and the practical execution of the program
• Collaboration with the center’s other staff and authorities to ensure a coherent and holistic support for the citizen
• Sharp and precise documentation of the work with the citizen in our professional system Nexus
• Contributing with physiotherapeutic expertise in the center’s work with the rehabilitative effort
• Collaboration with our 24/7/overnight care service about programs for their citizens with a focus on preventing lifestyle-related diseases and psychiatric physiotherapy

We can offer

• An organization with professionally engaged and flexible staff
• A good working environment where mood and helpfulness are key concepts
• Possibility for interdisciplinary sparring as well as supervision with an external supervisor.
• Possibility for monodisciplinary sparring/supervision in a network with colleagues in similar positions externally

We are looking for a person who

• Is a trained physiotherapist – possibly with further education within BBAT and ROK.
• Has experience and interest in working with the psychiatric field.
• Has energy and drive to further develop our offerings
• Works independently and purposefully with planning and implementation of professionally well-founded interventions
• Is a good sparring and collaboration partner both internally and externally
• Is interested in keeping up to date with professional developments in the field

About Center for Psychiatry and Substance Abuse

Center for Psychiatry and Substance Abuse has 70 employees and consists of a wide range of offerings that cover both: day services, 24/7 services, housing support, substance abuse treatment and prevention.

Center for Psychiatry and Substance Abuse is organizationally placed in the Health Department in Skive Municipality and consists of 3 departments, each with its own core area: a substance abuse center, projects and prevention, outreach housing support and a 24/7 service.

The psychiatric physiotherapist will organizationally be attached to the outreach department, which altogether employs 28 staff members. Primarily these are pedagogues, occupational therapists and social and health care assistants.

There is a well-functioning organization with skilled, well-educated and engaged employees. It is also an organization in constant motion with ongoing development of its offerings.

About the position

The position is 37 hours per week and the working hours are generally weekdays during the daytime.

Salary according to applicable collective agreement.

The position is available from January 1, 2027.

A child and criminal record check will be obtained in connection with recruitment for the position.

Application deadline

Monday, November 16, 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held on November 19, 2026.

If you want to know more

about the position, you are welcome to contact department head Susanne L. Pedersen at email [email protected] or phone 21 37 49 17.

You can read more about the department and our offers on Center for Psychiatry and Substance Abuse’s website .

Apply for the position electronically via our recruitment system

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