Specialist physician or senior consultant sought for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic Roskilde

Are you passionate about the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents, and do you want to shape the future of child and adolescent psychiatry?

In the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic Roskilde we are seeking a specialist doctor for a permanent position of 37 hours per week in our outpatient clinic.

As a specialist doctor in Roskilde Clinic you will be a central part of our main functional outpatient clinic, which works with assessment and treatment of children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years. We offer a varied clinical daily life in a strong multidisciplinary environment, where you will have the opportunity to influence both your own role and the development of the clinic. We are looking for a specialist/consultant for our child team (6–14 years) with start date 1 January 2027 or by agreement.

We offer

We are an engaged clinic in growth and development, where we emphasize high professional standards, trusting collaboration and good relations to children and young people as well as colleagues and partners. You will largely experience a workplace where there is:

• A strong multidisciplinary environment with psychologists, nurses, social workers and secretaries
• Multidisciplinary conferences
• Supervision and good opportunities for professional and therapeutic development
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of the clinic's workflows
• Opportunity to influence the professional direction and take on team responsibility in collaboration with a clinical psychologist and a senior nurse

Your daily life with us

You will experience a varied daily life and you will become a central part of a committed team, where you:

• Assess and treat children aged 6–14 years
• Participate in multidisciplinary conferences and contribute to a high standard of professional quality
• Supervise and mentor junior doctors and other professionals in the team
• Engage in close collaboration with families and networks
• Provide advice to external partners and conduct network work with regard to schools and the social services
• Contribute to the development of the clinic’s professional and organizational efforts

Who are you?

You are a specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or close to obtaining specialist recognition. You want to bring your expertise into play in a collaborative and development-oriented environment.

We especially emphasize that you

• Have strong clinical and communication skills
• Wish to teach, mentor and share your knowledge
• Can work independently while also taking part in shared professional responsibility
• Are curious about professional development and new solutions

If you have particular areas of interest, e.g. within psychotherapy, research or with regard to age group and psychopathological issues, we are open to discussing how we can tailor the position to your competences. So do not hesitate to contact us.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Roskilde

The clinic handles examination, assessment and treatment of children and adolescents aged 0-17 with psychiatric disorders.

The total staff group is divided into smaller teams, which work respectively with the child and adolescent area - including infants and toddlers as well.

A common focus of the clinic’s management is on mentalization and rapid organizational changes. Work is based on a trust-based and participatory framework with respect for and involvement of employees.

Salary and employment terms

The position is 37 hours per week and we are seeking a doctor for our child team who assesses and treats 6-14-year-olds.

The position requires clinical leadership and a focus on training of other professional groups and younger colleagues. There is an opportunity for team responsibility together with a clinical psychologist and a senior nurse with sparring as needed.

As a specialist doctor in the department you will be part of the department’s shift system outside the service location according to applicable agreement and local arrangements.

Salary according to the applicable collective agreement.

Employment is conditional on a satisfactory child and criminal record check for public use being obtained no later than the starting date.

Further information

You are very welcome to contact us for an informal chat

📞 Chief Physician Maria Riechel-Sarup – 30 35 04 71

📞 Chief Clinical Psychologist Signe Hagelskjær Lund – 24 23 21 72

📞 Head Nurse Christina Hjorth Thøgersen – 20 58 42 32

Application

Applications with documentation of education and previous employment are submitted electronically via ‘apply for the job’.

Application deadline: November 30, 2026

Interviews : December 8, 2026

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry covers the entire Region Zealand. The region has about 185,000 children and adolescents. The department consists of 12 wards, and the individual wards have autonomous daily management, all reporting to the department management. There are about 300 employees. The department management and the management secretariat are located in Roskilde.

The medical staff consists of: 26 specialists and 25 doctors in training. The medical staff has a monthly joint meeting in addition to ward-based medical meetings.

The department participates in the clinical teaching of medical students at the University of Copenhagen.

• The department prioritizes high professional standards and has a strong focus on the learning environment, which is why everyday learning, but also more formal teaching, is given high priority
• Educational activities for basic, further and specialist training
• The department is approved for all regional functions of the specialty
• The department has approved supervisors in several specialty directions
• Psychotherapeutic work is given high priority. The Clinic for Psychotherapy and Suicide Prevention offers teaching and supervision to junior doctors and psychologists in training

”People and opportunities – a psychiatry with relationships”

The employment is conditional on receipt of a satisfactory child background check, The employment is conditional on receipt of a satisfactory criminal record check for public use

Place of employment

Region Zealand and Region Capital become Region Østdanmark on January 1, 2027 as a result of the Health Reform. Your place of employment will be Region Østdanmark with all associated organizational units.

Read more about the meaning of the place of employment on the Region Østdanmark website.

Starting salary for employees under a collective agreement

The region is obliged to inform you about 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 salary may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region’s website

About Mid and West Zealand Hospital

At Mid and West Zealand 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 will become part of a forward-thinking, professionally 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.

Mid and West Zealand Hospital covers a catchment area of about 230,000 residents. We have 766 beds and approximately 5,000 employees distributed 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 we welcome around 2,700 students, apprentices and doctors in further training programs each year.

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact

Name

Maria Riechel-Sarup

Email

[email protected]

Position

Leading Consultant

Phone

30350471

Name

Signe Hagelskjær Lund

Email

[email protected]

Position

Leading Senior Psychologist

Phone

58538154

Name

Christina Hjorth Thøgersen

Email

[email protected]

Position

Chief Nurse

Phone

58538104

WORKPLACE

Mid and West Zealand Hospital, Psychiatry in Roskilde

QUICKNR.

055710

SPECIALITIES

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

JOB TYPE

Full time

POSTED

October 1, 2026

APPLICATION DEADLINE

November 30, 2026

START OF EMPLOYMENT

January 1, 2027