Nurse with a heart for psychiatry: put your nursing toolkit to work – we're ready to welcome you!

Do you want meaning in daily life and to use your nursing professional identity for something that really makes a difference for patients? At Psykiatrisk Afsnit 3 you get the opportunity to work with both acute and longer-term cases for patients with psychotic disorders as well as self-harming behavior–and at the same time develop yourself in close collaboration with your colleagues.

We are currently seeking nurses for permanent positions at 37 hours/week – and we hope you can start as soon as possible so we can stand ready with a strengthened team for a planned reorganization and strengthening of the psychiatric wards at the beginning of 2027. Psychiatric experience is a plus, but not a requirement – the most important is that you want to work nursing professionally, are engaged and curious about people.

If you would like to meet us and hear more about the position, do not hesitate to contact us!

Why choose us?

As a nurse with us you will be part of a close, multidisciplinary team that has both brain, heart and will in daily work. Without blinking we dare promise that with us you will find:

• Purpose in the work – you make a direct difference for people with complex mental illnesses
• Professional development – thorough intro, onboarding, mentor, courses and focus on competence development
• Supervision – you will, together with colleagues, receive supervision twice a month
• Strong community – experienced and new colleagues learn from each other and make decisions together
• Innovation and creativity – we challenge habitual solutions and think new for the patients’ best
• Flexibility – you gain influence on the shift plan, so work and private life can fit together

About Ward 3

At Psychiatric Ward 3 we take in patients with all types of psychotic disorders and we have a subspecialty in self-harming behavior. We have room for 14 patients aged 18 and up. As something new we are working towards receiving patients in our own ward, which contributes to an exciting everyday life with many different tasks in the acute psychiatric, nursing field.

With the subspecialty in self-harming behavior we will together develop an exciting internal course program in autumn 2026, where we dream of having you, our new colleague, with us. As a new nurse with us you also receive basic training in De-Escalation.

At Ward 3 we prioritize high professionalism and new thinking in our work with our patients. We offer individual treatment and involve the patient in the decision-making process. Through close multidisciplinary collaboration and joint reflection we find across departments and sectors the best solutions for each patient, and we continuously work on developing new methods that can reduce the use of coercion and improve treatment courses.

Who are you?

You thrive on challenges and wish to reflect on your and the ward's nursing approach so that we together stand strong, both in meeting the acute patient, in the longer courses and in the development of our ward.

As a nurse you are responsible for 3-4 patients daily, and you have a broad range of tasks within patient reception, identification of needs, de-escalation, medication management and support in coping strategies.

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement in the field.

With reference to the Child Certificate Act in connection with employment of staff, a child certificate and a criminal record certificate will be obtained in connection with possible employment.

Employment is with Region Midtjylland with service currently at Hospitalsenhed Midt. read more about the integrated hospital unit here .

Interested applicants, regardless of personal background, are encouraged to apply for the position.

We work in mixed shifts, either day and evening shifts or day and night shifts, and we can choose either 8-hour shifts every 2nd weekend or 12-hour shifts every 3rd weekend.

Want to know more?

If you are curious about the job and the ward? Then do not hesitate to contact Chief Nurse Mette Bøge Hoffmann at tel. 91177608 or email [email protected]

On this website you can read more about Psychiatric Ward 3.

Your application

Your application including authorization ID, information about education and previous experience must be received by us electronically no later than October 18, 2026.

Interviews are held on an ongoing basis.

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

As Region Midtjylland continuously carries out cuts and reorganizations, employees in relocation who apply for the position will have precedence.

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

Here you can find Region Midtjylland's salary catalog for most professional groups and positions found in Region Midtjylland: Transparency before employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk