Health Administrative Coordinator (SAK) or medical secretary sought for the new acute forensic-psychiatric bed ward (R2), Aarhus University Hospital

Would you like to help establish a completely new acute forensic-psychiatric Ward with a high level of professionalism, structure, collaboration and development going hand in hand?

Then the Forensic Psychiatric Ward R2 may be your future workplace.

We are looking for an engaged SAK or medical secretary who wants to become part of the establishment of a new acute Ward and help create good administrative workflows and a strong professional culture around patient pathways.

As one of the first employees at R2, you will have a special opportunity to help shape your own function and leave your mark on workflows and forms of collaboration in a new Ward.

The position is essentially 37 hours per week – or by agreement – Monday to Friday in day shifts.

Why choose R2?

As part of the establishment of the Forensic Psychiatric Ward R2, you will have an exceptional opportunity to help build a new acute forensic-psychiatric Ward. You will become an important part of a multidisciplinary environment where structure, coordination and good administrative workflows help create coherence in patient pathways.

With us you will among other things

Opportunity to influence development

As one of the first employees at R2 you will have the opportunity to help develop and optimise the administrative workflows and put your own mark on the position.

A central role in the ward

You will have an important function in daily operations and become a central partner for both management and the different professional groups around the patients.

A highly specialized professional area

You will become part of a forensic-psychiatric environment with complex patient pathways, where there is a need for structure, overview and secure handling of administrative tasks.

A strong professional community

You will become part of a professionally strong secretary group where we help each other across tasks, and where there is an opportunity for sparring with the department’s other medical secretaries and healthcare administrative coordinators.

An work environment focused on development and community

We prioritise a good work environment and strong multidisciplinary collaboration. At R2 you will work closely with, among others, nurses, social and healthcare assistants, pedagogues, doctors, psychologists, social workers, an occupational therapist and a physiotherapist.

We emphasise a culture with high ceilings, professional sparring, space for reflection and a desire to develop both individual expertise and our shared practice.

About the Forensic Psychiatric Ward R2

R2 will be one of the two acute assessment and treatment wards of the Forensic Psychiatric Department and will be physically located in Building L in Skejby on the same floor as the existing acute Ward R1.

The ward shall cover

• assessment and treatment of detained surrogate patients
• conducting mental observations and issuance of mental reports for admitted observers
• treatment and stabilization of particularly challenging and complex patients in agreement with general psychiatry.

You will be part of an interdisciplinary staff group including, among others, doctors, nurses, social and health care assistants, pedagogues, social worker, occupational therapist and physiotherapist.

About the Department of Forensic Psychiatry

Based on the values of the Central Denmark Region, our ambition is to create an open and respectful dialogue with patients, relatives, partners and staff. We strive for high professional quality and a culture that fosters development, learning and multidisciplinary collaboration.

We emphasise that all professional groups contribute with their particular expertise and that we together create cohesive patient pathways. At the Forensic Psychiatry Department we work from the Fundamentals of Care as a common professional framework for care and treatment.

About the position

As an SAK or medical secretary with us you will have diverse and independent tasks and a central importance for the daily operations of the ward.

You will among other things

• handle administrative tasks in connection with patients’ admission, transfer and discharge
• work in MidtEPJ, including charting, registration and other administrative tasks
• coordinate and follow up on referrals, examinations, appointments and correspondence
• support the administrative work around mental observations and mental reports
• handle correspondence and administrative tasks related to relevant external partners
• contribute to registration and follow-up in relevant databases and systems
• support management and the multidisciplinary team with administrative tasks
• help develop, structure and optimise administrative workflows in connection with the establishment of R2
• help create overview and coherence in complex patient pathways
• join the department’s secretary group and contribute to a strong mono-disciplinary community.

There will be opportunities for the specific tasks of the position to develop as R2 is established and takes shape. We therefore seek a colleague who is open to development and eager to help create good solutions.

Expectations

We are looking for an SAK or medical secretary who

• is educated as a health administrative coordinator (SAK) or medical secretary
• preferably has experience from hospital, psychiatry or forensic psychiatry – or is eager to learn the field
• has experience with MidtEPJ or is keen to learn the system
• works in a structured, systematic and independent way
• is flexible and can adapt between different tasks during the workday
• is efficient and good at prioritising tasks in a busy day
• has good collaboration skills and thrives in a multidisciplinary environment
• is a skilled communicator both in writing and verbally
• is curious about development and optimisation of workflows
• has the courage to contribute ideas and proposals for new solutions
• is responsible and thorough
• wants to contribute to a professionally strong community with good humor and helpfulness
• wants to actively contribute to the development of a completely new acute Ward.

We offer

• a unique opportunity to help establish a new acute forensic-psychiatric Ward
• a central and independent function with the opportunity to leave your own mark on the position
• an exciting and varied job where no two days are the same
• thorough introduction and mentorship
• a professionally strong secretary community with opportunities for collegial sparring
• a strong multidisciplinary collaboration
• great opportunities for personal and professional development
• great potential to influence the development of the ward’s administrative workflows
• a safe and secure working environment
• a workplace with an open and appreciative tone
• 3-4 annual competence days.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is essentially 37 hours per week – or by agreement – and to be filled by agreement.

Salary and terms of employment are determined in accordance with applicable collective agreement and the Ny Løn (New Pay) principles.

Upon commencement before 1 March 2027 you will join one of the Forensic Psychiatric Department’s existing wards until 1 March 2027, when targeted introduction to the work in the acute forensic-psychiatric ward will begin. Ward R2 opens on 1 April 2027.

Application deadline: 15 November 2026

Start date: As soon as possible or no later than 1 March 2027

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact

Chief Nurse of the current R2 Yasmine Hassan 91168848 - [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your application.

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The position is essentially a full-time position.

As the Central Denmark Region continuously implements savings and reorganisations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.