Special psychologist or experienced psychologist sought for outpatient clinic for older children B193, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Center, Bispebjerg, with an interest in assessing gender identity in children and adolescents

We are seeking a special psychologist or an experienced psychologist who has an interest in assessment and treatment of children and adolescents regarding gender identity.

The position is split between KKBU and the outpatient clinic for older children and is initially 37 hours. Part-time employment can, however, also be a possibility.

In the outpatient clinic for older children, assessment and treatment of children and adolescents aged 8-13 with psychiatric difficulties are carried out

Centre for Gender Identity in Children and Young People

The Competence Center receives children and young people up to 17 years who experience gender incongruence in relation to their birth sex. We follow around 200 children and adolescents from across the country, where we conduct psychopatological screening and assess the possibility of treatment in the form of reflective conversations or course support during possible hormone treatment, which takes place at the Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet. This is a small team consisting of a senior physician as well as psychologists and junior doctors.

About the outpatient clinic for older children B193

The Outpatient Clinic for Older Children handles assessment and treatment of children aged 9-13 and has both general and specialized functions.

In the department, children with suspected mental disorders are assessed and we have a regional function for complex diagnostic conditions within affective disorders, anxiety and OCD.

As part of the department, the Competence Center for Gender Identity in Children and Young People is also attached.

Our staff team is multidisciplinary consisting of four specialists, 1 special psychologist as well as psychologists, nurses, secretaries and a social worker. In addition, we have doctors and psychologists in training.

We are a department that places a high value on a good working environment and wellbeing, which is why we continuously hold wellbeing meetings focusing on both mental and physical working conditions.

The job

Your central functions in KKBU will be

• Assessment for gender dysphoria
• Participation in conferences with the Department of Growth and Reproduction regarding indications for gender hormone treatment
• Manage pathways toward gender hormone treatment and watchful/reflective pathways
• Teach about gender dysphoria and advise internal and external collaboration partners

Your central functions in the outpatient clinic for older children will be

• Psychopathological assessment including psychological testing
• Treatment including psychoeducation of children and parents
• Therapeutic treatment
• Supervision and teaching
• Participation in parent work
• As a special psychologist you will also chair conferences following current clinical guidelines and participate in the department's specialist group

You will be employed with reference to the department's chief physician and chief nurse.

We offer

• A dynamic and developing workplace
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with varied tasks
• Psychotherapeutic work with children and their families
• Engaged colleagues in a good collegial working environment
• Participation in a large, rich professional environment

The center's staff and leaders work to develop a shared improvement culture with a focus on what is valuable for the patients and their families.

We expect

You are a cand.psych. with experience within psychiatry. You can also be trained as a specialist psychologist.

You are good at working independently and can plan your work while your collaboration skills are strong. You can reflect and work in a development-oriented way.

You have good IT skills and it is an advantage if you are familiar with the Health Platform (Sundhedsplatformen).

Salary and employment terms

We would like you to start on 1 February 2027 or by agreement.

The position is initially 37 hours per week, but the position can also be split and held part-time.

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In accordance with legal requirements, at the time of employment at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Center you must present a clean_children_attest. The Center for HR collects the certificate from the National Police with your consent when preparing your employment letter.

Would you like to know more?

If you would like further information about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of department, Chief Physician Birgitte Bugge, at 38 64 11 21.

Apply for the position

Send your application, CV and diploma via the link on this page, no later than 22.11.26

We expect to hold interviews on 30.11.26

About the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Center

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Center (BUC) is part of Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital and covers the entire Capital Region of Denmark. The center conducts assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with all forms of severe mental disorders requiring a multidisciplinary hospital-based approach. The center has two clinical departments: Outpatient Department and Day Department, distributed across several sites in the region, as well as a large research unit.

In addition, the center has a range of support functions, including administration and a quality and improvement unit. Overall, we are about 1,000 employees who work in close multidisciplinary collaboration with about 18,000 children and adolescents aged 0-17 seen in the center annually (2025). Further information about the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Center can be found on the BUC website www.buc-regionh.dk .