Psychiatric Center North Zealand seeks a social and health care assistant for an expanded multidisciplinary team, with the possibility of mainly night shifts, at Open Psychiatric Night Unit 2711 Helsingør

Are you a social and health care assistant who desires a workplace with a strong focus on both well-being and the professional quality of patient care? Then read on!

About the position

Section 2711 is an open psychiatric 24-hour ward with 16 beds. We admit adult patients with various psychiatric disorders, including dual diagnoses and stress reactions, who require observation, stabilization and further treatment planning.

As a social and health care assistant you will be a central part of the patients' treatment process.

Your tasks include, among other things

• Relationship work, care and treatment of patients
• Environment-therapeutic conversations and support for structure and mastery of everyday life
• Medication management, observation of effects and side effects and documentation
• Development of crisis plans and coordination of patient pathways
• Interdisciplinary collaboration on treatment, rehabilitation and discharge
• Prevention of self-harm and suicide and use of de-escalation methods

We are looking for you who

• Has Danish authorization as a social- and health care assistant
• Has an interest in psychiatry and wishes to develop your professional competencies within the field
• Works professionally, responsibly and independently
• Maintains overview and calm in complex and sometimes acute situations
• Contributes positively to interprofessional collaboration and a good working environment
• Can handle the physical and mental demands that come with working on a psychiatric 24-hour ward
• Can respond quickly in acute situations, including running to alert situations. This is a prerequisite for employment

Psychiatric experience is an advantage but not a requirement. We assess applicants based on their overall competencies and motivation.

We offer

• A committed and experienced interdisciplinary team
• Thorough introduction and mentoring program
• Good opportunities for competency development, continuing education and courses
• An workplace with focus on collaboration, influence and well-being
• Flexible shift planning within the department's operational framework

Salary and employment terms

The position is a full-time role and is to be filled on December 1, 2026 or as soon as possible. (For orientation, Christmas and New Year planning is in place)

You will be employed according to the collective agreement for social and health personnel. You are during employment covered by the current working hours agreement entered into between the Regions' Payroll and Rates Board and FOA.

The 24-hour ward is staffed around the clock, and you will therefore be scheduled with mixed shifts. There is the possibility to predominantly work nights in both even and odd weeks. Otherwise it is mixed shifts of day, evening and night - in accordance with the rules of the current working hours agreement. The shift plan will be scheduled as far as possible according to your wishes and preferences, but with the main goal that the operation must of course run smoothly.

You should expect work weekends every other or every third weekend.

Curious? - Then give us a call or come and visit us!

If you have any questions or would like to know more about the position, you are very welcome to contact Chief Nurse Cathrine Skougaard at email: [email protected]

You are also welcome to come and visit the ward. We are pleased to offer a cup of coffee and a tour. Our ward is scenically located by a lake and a forest at Esrumvej 143 in Helsingør and is part of the Psychiatric Center North Zealand.

Application process

Send your motivated application and CV via the link on the page no later than November 1, 2026.

We appreciate receiving a personal and motivated application that reflects your motivation for applying for the position and how your experiences can be put to use with us.

We expect to hold interviews on an ongoing basis, so keep an eye on your email for any invitation.

You can hear and read more about Region Hovedstadens Psychiatry as a workplace at "Job in Psychiatry" .

We look forward to hearing from you