Nurse or Social and Healthcare Assistant for Psychiatric Acute Reception in Roskilde

• We are implementing new initiatives and crisis-package pathways for patients – and therefore we are looking for you, who want to be part of the development together with us. We are seeking a nurse or a social- and healthcare assistant, who thrives with pace, complexity and unpredictability – and who at the same time is passionate about creating hope, calm and direction for people when life feels most chaotic.

A bit about us

We are a department with both new and experienced staff, who share the common goal of our core task – to create the best possible treatment, care and support for our patients.

We are proud of our professionalism and place great emphasis on both well-being, work joy and a good collegial community. In our daily work we focus on delivering high-quality nursing and care based on each patient’s needs. We also emphasize close collaboration with the patient’s relatives and network.

With us you become part of a staff group where we look after each other, help each other and contribute to a safe and respectful working environment. Respect is a fundamental value for us – both in our meeting with the patient and in our collaboration with colleagues.

We prioritise professional development and create opportunities for ongoing competence development and continuing education, so you have the opportunity to develop professionally and personally.

Acute Psychiatry

PAM (psychiatric emergency reception) has the receiving function for acute psychiatric admissions, for both adults, children and adolescents. We have annually about 6,000 inquiries and work cross-disciplinary at a high professional level, where patients are received, assessed, treated, discharged or referred to the other wards.

The inquiries may be due to depression, mania, acute crisis, addiction, suicidal thoughts, psychosis, anxiety, etc. In addition to the receiving function, PAM consists of 12 acute beds. We are in the process of implementing crisis-package pathways, where the target group is patients in crisis, often with self-harm and/or suicidal ideation, who need a short stabilising stay in the psychiatric emergency reception (PAM). The goal is to ensure safety while the patient regains their own emotion regulation.

The current crisis is stabilised so that the patient can resume outpatient treatment and/or follow-up with their GP and municipality.

All staff in PAM are part of the crisis and disaster response in the Zealand Region.

We are looking for you

You should be a graduated nurse or a social- and healthcare assistant – with an interest in the psychiatric specialty. Your personality reflects high professionalism and you want to contribute to the development of psychiatric nursing – with us . You want to actively contribute to a good working environment, thrive in an interdisciplinary collaboration and be professionally reflective.

Visit us

You are very welcome to come for an informal visit, so you can hear about us and see our facilities. If you would like to know more about the position and the department, you are very welcome to contact Chief Nursing Officer Karin Plaep at [email protected] or telephone 2498 2510.

We pay according to the applicable collective agreement. Work either every 2nd or every 3rd weekend.

The application deadline is 18.10.2026

We expect to hold interviews on an ongoing basis.

Application and attached documentation for education and information about previous employment must be attached.

Employment area

Region Zealand and Region Capital currently become Region East Denmark on 1 January 2027 as a result of the health reform. Your place of employment will be Region East Denmark with all associated organizational units.

Read more about the significance of the employment area on Region East Denmark’s website.

Starting salary for collective agreement employees

The region is obliged to inform you about the starting salary for the position. You will be told the base salary, centrally determined allowances and pension under the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region’s website

About Midt- and West Zealand Hospital

At Midt- and West Zealand Hospital we work every day to promote healthy living by preventing and treating in a cohesive health effort. As a hospital we combine psychiatry and somatics. Our aim is for patients and citizens to experience good and safe pathways of high quality.

As an employee you become part of a forward-thinking, professional and organizationally robust hospital where we make a difference for the people who need us. Learning and development are part of everyday life and occur in professionally committed communities, also across departments.

Midt- and West Zealand Hospital covers a catchment area of about 230,000 citizens. We have 766 beds and about 5,000 employees distributed across 20 departments, including 16 somatic and psychiatric specialties.

We offer a solid research environment with 13 professors and a strong professional educational environment, where we each year welcome about 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in continuing education programs.