Occupational therapist sought for maternity leave cover as contact person for meaningful patient work at the Psychiatric Center Ballerup

A cheerful everyday life, a strong multidisciplinary collaboration and ambulatory conversations in the local area – We are looking for a colleague who wants to work as a contact person based on the opportunities of the F-ACT model.

You will be attached to our F-ACT team which has patients with psychotic disorders and dual diagnosis. You will have the opportunity to work across, in our different teams.

Everyday life and tasks

The fact that we work with the F-ACT model as a starting point means that our treatment offerings are flexible and allow for outreach treatment in the patients' home or local area.

With a focus on high quality, you collaborate closely with all agencies around the patient. This includes both cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary collaboration and the relatives.

You will be a contact person for a number of patients, and you will hold outpatient appointments, conduct home visits and visit the patient during hospitalization. You will perform various psychoeducational tasks in relation to patients and relatives and participate in the multidisciplinary collaboration regarding the development of treatment plans. You assess patients' mental symptoms, describe them and take the initiative on how treatment and the patient’s perspective are best addressed..

We work from a cognitive and recovery-oriented perspective. This means that you will, for example, work with weekly plans, self-monitoring, relapse prevention products and exposure to anxiety. You motivate group activity, coordinate/provide an integrated substance use treatment and involve the patients in planning their own treatment.

You participate in multidisciplinary discussions and treatment conferences, where you bring your single-discipline competencies into play. Parallel to the contact person role you perform various single-discipline tasks together with the ambulatory department's other occupational therapist – among others:

• consultation function regarding sparring related to ADL–problems and treatment planning
• if needed, perform specific occupational therapy tests and assessments and handle the subsequent documentation, communication to the patient and team members as well as planning of actions
• develop sensory profiles
• involve students in daily tasks with subsequent reflection and feedback
• participate and engage in single-discipline collaboration across the center

A bit about us and what we can offer

We are a well-functioning outpatient clinic consisting of an interdisciplinary staff group. The outpatient clinic consists of four sub-specialised teams; namely a legal team, a team with patients with bipolar disorder, a team with patients without psychosis and a team for patients with psychotic disorders.

We are known for our commitment and make a special effort for our patients and the common well-being every day. We have an informal tone and a cheerful everyday life, where we are happy to help across when needed. You will always receive good support from your team.

You have a great influence on planning your workday, but we help each other and have a shared caseload.

In your start-up period there will be plenty of time allocated for introduction to become familiar with the FACT model, daily work and routines. You will be attached to an experienced colleague/mentor and will have the opportunity to attend the course ’Goed on the way in psychiatry’ if you are new to the Capital Region of Denmark.

• Supervision every 14 days
• Good working environment across the outpatient clinic’s teams
• An experienced team that supports you and has good team spirit
• Weekly multidisciplinary treatment conference and daily board meetings
• Rich opportunities to develop skills within substance use and dual diagnosis treatment
• You become a specialist in the treatment of bipolar disorder

About you

You are trained as an occupational therapist and have experience in the psychiatric field. You can work with sensory profiles, have knowledge of cognitive methods and preferably experience in recovery-oriented work.

We envision that our new colleague

• has good collaborative skills and a desire to develop
• enjoys working independently with patients
• is good at sharing knowledge and seeking sparring
• is engaged in our interdisciplinary perspective

Have we aroused your interest?

If you have questions about the position, you are more than welcome to contact Chief Nurse Christina Dam Vestergaard at phone 2124 9472 or at mail .

Salary and employment terms

Start on 1 January 2027 or as agreed.

The position is a maternity cover for 37 hours. As a rule the temporary position is 12 months, but with the possibility of extension.

We have fixed working hours and meetings Monday to Thursday 08:00-15:30 and Friday 08:00-15:00.

The position has an outreach function and therefore requires a driving licence.

You will be employed under the collective agreement for non-leading occupational therapists, physiotherapists and midwives. You are employed under the applicable working hours agreement between the Regions’ Payroll and tariff Board and the Danish Association of Occupational Therapists.

The region is a 24/7 area, and you will, as needed, be scheduled for shifts outside the outpatient clinic hours in accordance with the rules in the applicable working hours agreement.

Application procedure

If you are ready to send us your application, please apply via the link on this page. Please upload your CV and other relevant documents together with your application.

The application deadline is 24 November 2026 – we conduct ongoing interviews.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Read more about Psychiatric Center Ballerup at www.psykiatri-ballerup.dk