Nurse for psychiatry – a job with meaning, professionalism and community Ward 3, Psychiatry at Gødstrup – with the possibility of an introductory position

Do you want to work somewhere where relationships, professionalism and meaning are the most important things in everyday life?

where you not only get a job – but become part of a community you want to be part of for a long time? Then you might be the person we are looking for for the Surgical Ward 3 (Sengeafsnit 3) in Psychiatry at Gødstrup.

Are you a recent graduate or new to psychiatry? we offer you an intro position.

With us you will become part of a ward where we prioritise professional development, collegial community and psychological safety in everyday life, and we put these on the agenda. We help each other, share knowledge, talk openly about what is difficult, and continuously work on developing both our professional skills and our workplace.

We know that you don’t become proficient on your own, and that a good working life is created in a community.

We deliberately work with attraction and retention . We want to be an workplace that nurses actively choose to join, and that employees want to be a part of for many years. Therefore we work with onboarding, supervision, professional development in daily work, influence over working hours and dialogue about how work life can fit with different life phases.

About Surgical Ward 3

Surgical Ward 3 is a specialized 24/7 ward with 28 beds, where we handle assessment and treatment of patients with affective disorders and personality disorders. We also have two places for treatment of eating disorders.

We work with both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods, including TMS and ECT treatment, and we work interdisciplinary with a focus on cohesive and meaningful patient pathways.

From May 1, 2026, we will admit patients directly to the ward, which is an exciting development and sets new requirements for our expertise, collaboration and organization. Psychiatry is also organizationally integrated with somatics, which provides new opportunities for collaboration and holistic treatment based on the Fundamentals of Care as the conceptual framework for psychiatric nursing.

We are a staff group with both new and experienced colleagues, and we share the belief that we are professionally engaged, take responsibility, set direction and, in collaboration with clinicians, work to create the best framework for our inpatients. At the same time we place great emphasis on getting along well with each other and enjoying our work.

Professional development in everyday life

For us, skill development is largely about what happens in daily work.

You learn through onboarding, training, supervision, reflection with colleagues and experience in working with patients.

With us you do not become proficient from one day to the next – you become proficient over time. We emphasise that you are allowed to grow into the task, become confident in your work and develop professional pride in psychiatric nursing.

We prioritise supervision, sparring and training highly, and you will gradually take on more responsibility and new roles as you become ready for it.

Onboarding and retention

We know that a good start greatly influences how well you settle in. Therefore we work in a structured way with onboarding and onboarding conversations, where we together with you follow your development, well-being and learning.

We focus on you becoming part of the community, becoming confident in your tasks and experiencing your professional growth. The goal is not only that you start with us – but that you want to stay and develop with us.

We offer

• Thorough onboarding and introduction
• Individually tailored introductory program depending on experience
• Mentor scheme
• Interdisciplinary supervision
• Onboarding conversations
• Influence on your own shift schedule
• Focus on balance between work life and private life

Are you a recent graduate or new to psychiatry, we offer you an intro position; you can read more about intro positions here.

A working life that can fit different life stages

We know that working life changes over time. At times you may need to work more, at other times less. Some have young children, some pursue further education, and others may need flexibility for other reasons.

With us we focus on dialogue and opportunities to structure work so that work life and private life can fit together – and so that you can maintain your connection to the workplace through different stages of life.

Who are you?

You are curious, engaged and meet people with openness and respect. You don’t need to be able to do everything from the start – the most important is that you want to learn and want to work with people with mental illness.

We hope you

• Are a trained nurse/psychiatric nurse
• Have interest in and/or experience with psychiatry
• Have good collaboration skills
• Have humor and contribute positively to the community
• Can remain calm and have an overview when situations occasionally escalate
• Want professional and personal development
• Are passionate about nursing and help raise the professional quality in the ward

Nurses have the role of on-call in evenings, nights and weekends, and you will be trained in this role.

Practical information

Employment: February 1, 2027 or by agreement

Application deadline: December 14, 2026

Employment interviews will be held continuously.

Salary and employment terms according to the applicable collective agreement.

You can read more about Surgical Ward 3 as a workplace here.

You can read more about the job in the job description here .

If you have questions, you are very welcome to contact

Chief Nurse KarenMarie M. Andersen – tel. 2117 5675

Operations Manager Birgit Bech Pedersen – tel. 3052 1519

“As leadership it is important for us that Surgical Ward 3 is a workplace where you become proficient, thrive and want to be here for many years. We work to create good conditions for the patients, but also for each other. For us, professionalism, job satisfaction and community are closely linked.”

A little more about us

We are more than 400 skilled and dedicated employees who diagnose and treat patients with mental illnesses in six municipalities around us. Our treatment pathways are both outpatient and during admission. We have four inpatient wards, three outpatient clinics and outpatient functions in several of the surrounding municipalities.

We are part of Regionshospitalet Gødstrup, where we are a hospital for 300,000 citizens in the western part of Region Central Jutland.

You can read about our vision and thoughts about being the hospital of opportunities by clicking here .

We provide a good introduction and many opportunities for further education

We ensure you are well prepared for your new job – including through introduction programs, courses and education. In our education universe Psykiatriakademiet you can explore all the different possibilities.

We are easy to reach

It is easy to get to Gødstrup, located just west of Herning. The motorway passes by, and the train stops right outside the door.

Read more about us

You can read more about Regionshospitalet Gødstrup here .

The position is, as a rule, a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continually implements savings and reorganizations, employees who are displaced and apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU’s transparency directive, which came into force on June 7, 2026, obliged to inform you of the starting salary or a salary range for a position before you are offered employment.

Here you can find Region Midtjylland’s salary catalogue for most trades and positions found in Region Midtjylland: Transparency prior to employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk