Special psychologist for the position as psychologist professional coordinator, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Southern Denmark

Would you like to help set the direction for the psychological professional development in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Southern Denmark?

We are seeking an experienced clinical psychologist who can gather, develop and qualify the psychological professional effort across the four sites of the department.

You will become an important professional partner for the department management and a natural link between the department's psychologists, the local psychological coordinators and the functional management. You will have the opportunity to influence the continued development of psychologists' professionalism, functions, competencies and training opportunities. The position does not involve line management, but you will be part of the management team.

A cross-cutting function with clinical anchoring

You will help create coherence, quality and a common direction in the psychological practice across the department. This is achieved, among other things, through coordination of joint professional efforts, development of guidelines and workflows, and support for education, competence development and professional development. At the same time the function is closely anchored in the clinical practice.

You will therefore continue to have a clinical function, so your effort starts from the reality that psychologists and patients encounter in everyday life. We anticipate that the position will involve half time in clinic and half time in the overarching coordinating role.

You will among other things have the opportunity to

• be a psychological professional sparring partner for the department management
• create a common direction and quality across four sites
• coordinate and develop psychological professional initiatives and workflows
• support good educational and competency development opportunities for psychologists
• contribute to the development of attractive professional development and career paths
• collect knowledge and needs from the local psychological professional environments and translate them into common solutions
• participate in developing how psychologists' competencies best are utilized in the department's future task-solving
• join national fora and represent BUP

About you

• You are a clinical psychologist in child and adolescent psychiatry with solid experience in clinical, psychological practice.
• You have professional depth and can simultaneously look across the organization and see opportunities.
• You work in a structured and analytical way, but at the same time you have a sense for practice and for the people who must make the solutions work in daily life.
• You are good at building relationships and collaborating across, and you can create buy-in around a common direction.
• You have the courage to bring psychological professional perspectives into organizational and strategic discussions, and you can translate complex problems into concrete solutions.
• If you have experience with professional coordination, development, education or quality assurance, this would be an advantage.

As the overarching professional coordinator you will get a unique cross-cutting role with both professional mandate, strategic outlook and close contact to clinical practice.

You will have the opportunity to help shape the psychological professional development across the entire department and at the same time contribute to ensuring that psychologists' competencies are used in the best possible way – for the benefit of patients, employees and the organization.

About us

In Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Southern Denmark we assess and treat children and adolescents (0-17 years) with mental disorders. The department is anchored under Odense University Hospital and has a joint management with outpatient clinics in Aabenraa, Esbjerg, Vejle and Odense as well as inpatient wards in Aabenraa and Odense. We are about 600 employees in the department.

Practical information

The application deadline is 18 November 2026, and we expect to conduct interviews on 20 November 2026.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the Head of Staff Anne Busk Larsen, tel. 21 45 62 58 or by email at [email protected] .

Salary and terms of employment

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 in the Collective Agreement for:

Academics - collective agreement 33.01.1 - salary as of 01.10.2026

In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See starting salary for positions in Region of Southern Denmark

The position is a permanent role and 37 hours per week.

If you are not already employed in Region Southern Denmark, there will be a three-month probationary period. A child and criminal records check will be obtained.

Please note that Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Southern Denmark is a smoke-free workplace. This means that the entire working time is smoke-free. This also applies to outdoor areas that belong to Region of Southern Denmark’s sites.

Since we have child and adolescent psychiatric wards located on many sites, a driving license is necessary to perform the role.

We look forward to hearing from you.