Social and Health Care Assistant for Forensic Psychiatry in Slagelse – make a difference every day

Do you want a job where you really make a difference – and where you don’t face the task alone?

With us you get a everyday life with time for the patients, a strong sense of community and a workplace where professionalism, security and relationships go hand in hand.

We are seeking social and health care assistants, preferably with experience from inpatient psychiatry, for the Forensic Psychiatry in Slagelse – perhaps it’s you we’re missing?

A meaningful everyday life

In the Forensic Psychiatry department we work with people who often find themselves in life situations where a lot is at stake. Our patients are admitted under a legal measure – e.g. a treatment order, a commitment order or in custody surrogate.

This means that your role is about much more than care.

You are involved in

• creating safety in an unpredictable everyday life
• building relationships that can make a difference
• supporting the patient in small and large steps toward a more stable life

Some days are quiet and recognizable. Other days require calm, overview and collaboration. A common thread for all of them is that you never stand alone.

It’s in the relationships that it happens

With us the work often takes place in situations that cannot be planned in advance

• A conversation that creates calm or motivation
• A walk where trust and relationship can develop
• A conflict that is prevented before it arises

We work recovery-oriented with focus on relationship, structure and patient involvement – and with a common goal of preventing coercion and fostering development.

It requires both professional and human qualities – and that is exactly why the work makes sense.

With us you become part of something

You become part of a strong interdisciplinary community including, among others, nurses, doctors, social workers and pedagogues.

Together

• We plan patient pathways
• We support each other in daily life
• We prioritize both professional development and the work environment

Several of our units work with longer courses, where you get the opportunity to get to know the patients well and follow their development over time.

You’ll be well prepared

We know that forensic psychiatry is a special specialty – therefore we ensure you get a secure start.

With us you get

• a fixed introduction program
• a mentor in the first period
• safety training and ongoing training
• stable contact teams around the patients
• opportunities for competence development and continuing education

Safety is an important part of the work – and something we train systematically and stand together about.

Who are you

You are a social and health care assistant and you want to work with people in a complex life situation.

You contribute, among other things, with observations, documentation, relationship work, medication handling and support for the patients’ recovery process.

Experience from inpatient psychiatry or forensic psychiatry is an advantage. The most important thing is that you:

• are curious and want to learn
• can be in relationships – even when it’s difficult
• thrive in collaboration with others
• contribute to a safe and positive working environment

We emphasize your approach and your personal competences – not only your experience.

A workplace with many opportunities

The Forensic Psychiatry in Slagelse consists of several inpatient wards that work closely together.

You are employed in the department and attached to the ward that best matches your competences and wishes. At the same time you get the opportunity to collaborate across and develop professionally.

We emphasize matching your interests and competences with the ward’s needs, so you have the best possibilities to thrive and develop in the job.

Practical

• 32–37 hours per week (or by agreement)
• Mixed shifts and weekend work
• The position is covered by collective agreement 32.03 – Salary and employment terms for social and health care personnel.
• Employment is conditional on a satisfactory criminal record check for public use

Application deadline: September 21, 2026

Interviews are held continuously.

Want to join?

If you would like to become part of a workplace where we both take care of the patients and each other – we would love to hear from you 🍀

You can read more about the Regional Department for Forensic Psychiatry here: Department for Forensic Psychiatry - Central and Western Zealand Hospital . Inpatient wards SL8, SL9, SL10, SL11 and SL12.

Contact information

Katrine Brix at email [email protected] or phone 2156 0286

Maibritt Warming Vadstrup at email [email protected] or phone 9356 6889

Tine Pedersen at email [email protected] or phone 9356 6877

Employing area

Region Zealand and the Capital Region will become Region Østdanmark on January 1, 2027 as part of the health reform. Your employing region will be Region Østdanmark with all related organizational units.

Read more about the significance of the employing area on Region Østdanmark’s website.

Starting salary for unionized employees

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base salary, centrally fixed allowances and pension under the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region’s website

About Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital

At Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital we work every day to promote healthy living by preventing and treating in a coherent health effort. As a hospital we combine psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is that patients and citizens experience good and safe pathways of high quality.

As an employee you become part of an innovative, professional and organizationally robust hospital where we make a difference for the people who need us. Learning and development are part of everyday life and occur in professionally committed communities. Also across departments.

Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital serves a catchment area of about 230,000 citizens. We have 766 beds and around 5,000 employees spread across 20 departments, including 16 somatic and psychiatric specialties.

We offer a solid research environment with 13 professors and a strong professional educational environment, where every year we welcome around 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further education programs.