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

We are looking for a skilled psychologist who is motivated by longer therapeutic courses with families who want to become part of a highly specialized treatment offering for children and adolescents with severe eating disorders.

About the clinic

The clinic, together with the Inpatient Unit for Eating Disorders, handles the hospital-based psychiatric treatment of children and adolescents with moderate to severe eating disorders.

We are a clinic distributed across two sites in the Central Denmark Region with a large team in Skejby (AUH) and a smaller team in Gødstrup (RHG). The position is initially linked to Skejby, but we work closely together in daily practice on joint patient pathways, supervision, teaching, staff meetings, etc.

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

The treatment method is primarily family-based treatment (FBT), where the family is viewed 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 treatment area.

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

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

We work in a strong, multidisciplinary team consisting of psychologists, doctors, nurses, social workers, social and health care assistants and pedagogues. Regardless of profession, we share the joy of a close and humorous working 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 treatment courses with families where the child has a severe eating disorder
• assess 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 competence development in the psychology group and in the department
• in time, take on internal and external supervision as well as teaching and advising tasks depending on your competencies.

We expect that you

• hold a cand.psych. degree and preferably have completed clinical practice education
• have an interest in assessment and treatment of especially 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 interdisciplinary contexts
• 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 scheme
• continuous supervision and close collegial sparring on your tasks
• a work community with highly specialized treatment based on interdisciplinary 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

For questions about the position, you can contact the head of the department, senior psychologist Anette Hollesen at email [email protected] or tel. 2133 7088 or psychology professional coordinator Josephine Maria Brandstrup at email [email protected] or tel. 2364 5863.

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

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

About the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department (BUA)

BUA is a department under 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 units and 8 clinical units distributed in 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-age Children, Youth and Eating Disorders. The staff comprises doctors, nurses, psychologists, pedagogues, social workers among others.

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

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

The position is in principle a full-time role.

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

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU's salary transparency directive, which took effect on 7 June 2026, obliged to inform you of starting salary or a salary interval before offering employment.

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