Psychologist for Psychiatric Clinic for Eating Disorders (PKS), Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, AUH

We are seeking a skilled psychologist, motivated by longer therapeutic pathways with families who wish to become part of a highly specialized treatment offer for children and adolescents with severe eating disorders.

About the clinic

The clinic, together with the inpatient unit for eating disorders, provides hospital-based psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents with moderate to severe eating disorders.

We are a clinic spread over two sites in the Central Denmark Region with a large team in Skejby (AUH) and a smaller team in Gødstrup (RHG). The position is in principle attached to Skejby, but we work closely together on a daily basis for joint patient care pathways, supervision, teaching, staff meetings, etc.

The clinic is characterized by high professionalism, ongoing development focus, and a long tradition of specialized treatment for eating disorders.

The treatment method is primarily family-based treatment (FBT), where the family is seen as the most important resource, and the treatment supports the family's ability to help the child out of the eating disorder.

You will receive thorough training and ongoing supervision so you can develop your competencies within a highly specialized field of treatment.

The work involves outpatient treatment of seriously ill children and adolescents and their families. You must be able to thrive in a therapeutic field that is often characterized by high emotionality and complex issues, but also always by opportunities for hope, meaning and development.

In the outpatient treatment, we work closely with our inpatient unit, pediatrics, the rest of child and adolescent psychiatry, residential facilities, and municipal actors.

We work in a strong, multidisciplinary team consisting of psychologists, physicians, nurses, social workers, social and health care assistants, and pedagogues. Regardless of professional group, we share the joy of a close and humorous work community, where we are in constant motion, but also understand the value of reflecting together to maintain calm and create development together.

As a psychologist in PKS you shall

• independently manage longer-term treatment courses with families where the child has a severe eating disorder
• screen for eating disorders, including psychopathological screening and assessment of comorbidity in children and adolescents
• ensure and coordinate collaboration with professional networks around the family, including holding network meetings
• contribute to professional development and competency development in the psychology group and in the department
• in time take on internal and external supervision as well as teaching and advisory tasks depending on your competencies.

We expect that you

• are educated cand.psych. and preferably have completed clinical practice training
• have an interest in assessment and treatment of particularly eating disorders but also a broader spectrum of emotional, cognitive, relational and behavioral issues. Experience in the field is an advantage but not a prerequisite
• can work in a structured and independent manner, while being open and loyal in collaboration
• have good communication skills, both oral and written
• have a high professional commitment and interest in complex problems
• are flexible and collaborative in multidisciplinary settings
• take responsibility to contribute to a good working environment
• can maintain calm, overview and professional reflection in complex treatment courses.

With us you will meet

• thorough introduction and mentoring program
• continuous supervision and close collegial sparring on your tasks
• a working community with highly specialized treatment based on multidisciplinary collaboration
• an engaged and professionally qualified treatment team
• a department and a group of colleagues who work together for a good working environment
• a dynamic and inclusive culture with focus on treatment quality and competence development
• opportunity to participate in teaching and theme days.

Application and contact

If you have questions about the position, you can contact the section-leading specialist psychologist Anette Hollesen at [email protected] or tel. 2133 7088 or psychology coordinator Josephine Maria Brandstrup at [email protected] or tel. 2364 5863.

The application deadline is 29 November 2026 and interviews are expected to be held on 15 December 2026.

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. Employment is conditional on a satisfactory child and criminal record check and satisfactory authorization.

About the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department (BUA)

BUA is an department within Psychiatry in Region Midtjylland. We provide multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents from 0-18 (21) years with mental illness and developmental disorders. In assessment and treatment we also involve the patient’s family, networks, possibly other hospital departments and municipalities in the region.

BUA consists of 4 inpatient wards and 8 clinical wards spread across Skejby, Viborg and Gødstrup, as well as a research unit and a medical secretarial unit in Skejby. The majority of treatment is outpatient. BUA covers four main areas: Infants, School-aged children, Adolescents, and Eating disorders. The staff consist of doctors, nurses, psychologists, educators, social workers, and more.

The department received 5,212 external referrals in 2025 and had contact with about 9,500 unique CPR numbers. In 2025 the department had a net budget of 330 million DKK and as of 1/12-2025 571 man-years distributed over 634 employees.

In the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department we place a high priority on employee safety. All employees undergo de-escalation training and are expected to be able to use de-escalation methods in required situations. Depending on the site of employment, all employees must thereafter be able to perform the role of alarm runner on an emergency response team.

The position is, in principle, a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continuously implements savings and reorganizations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland, pursuant to the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which came into force on 7 June 2026, is obliged to inform you of starting salary or a salary range for a position before offering employment.

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

Department: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department

Application deadline: 29 November 2026

Location: Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard, 8200, Denmark