The Security Department SL13 is seeking a new male SOSU assistant

We are looking for a new male colleague in the Security Department - could it be you?

As the Security Department has a special security staffing norm requiring the presence of men in all shifts, we are seeking a male SOSU assistant who will thrive in a multidisciplinary environment with great responsibility for their own work.

If you would like to work in a highly specialized forensic-psychiatric department and, moreover, possess the following, then the Security Department is the right place for you.

• High professional commitment
• Psychiatric experience
• Desire and interest in working with forensic-psychiatric patients
• IT skills
• Willingness and ability to participate in ongoing professional development in the department
• Overview and the ability to act ethically correct—even in pressured situations
• Pedagogical abilities
• Ability to navigate in a multidisciplinary environment
• Good communication skills

Then we at SL13 can offer you an exciting workplace with plenty of opportunities for

• 4 weeks of introduction, with mentorship arrangement and ongoing evaluation
• Supervision
• Scheduled maintenance training
• Work in a department where occupational health and safety are given high priority
• A good and constructive multidisciplinary collaboration
• Opportunity to influence the department’s nursing development
• Opportunity to participate in relevant education and courses and, in that regard, the department's own security training, which also yields an additional salary supplement after passing the exam

The Security Department

The Security Department is a national highly specialized unit consisting of 4 wards with a total of 10 beds each. The Security Department receives patients from across the country who have a legal measure and are persons or flight-at-risk.

We work with relationship-based care based on the psychodynamic model.

We work according to environment-therapeutic principles adapted to the department’s special patient groups. We aim for more mentalization-based environment therapy so that the reference frame is and remains a natural tool in daily life. We focus on the care and treatment of mentally ill patients with a high potential for aggression; we emphasize giving patients a dignified and meaningful everyday life within the physical framework and conditions we have.

We prioritize safety highly, and our framework makes it possible to offer meaningful and coherent treatment, creating security and well-being for both patients and staff. We continually want to develop expertise for the complex psychiatric patient within the given framework. Therefore, we place emphasis on that you as an applicant value high professionalism and have the desire and ability for professional development. We particularly emphasize upskilling staff and therefore offer good opportunities for post- and continuing education.

We value multidisciplinary collaboration highly, and our staff includes doctors, psychologists, pedagogues, nurses, social- and healthcare assistants, physiotherapists, sports staff, care assistants, and security personnel.

Department of Forensic Psychiatry

The Security Department belongs to the Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry North and West Zealand Hospital. Within the Department of Forensic Psychiatry there are also five closed regional wards with a total of 62 beds and a Forensic Outreach Team.

Frame of the position

• The position is to be filled by January 1, 2027 or by agreement,
• The position is 37 hours per week, in mixed shifts including day, evening and night, and every other weekend. There is the possibility of 12-hour shifts.
• The position is covered by collective agreement 32.03 – Salary and employment terms for social and health personnel.

Application deadline 8 November 2026 and it is expected that interviews will be held on 13 November 2026.

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Nurse Søs Murholm [email protected] , phone 93577296, or Assistant Chief Nurse Caroline Schumann, [email protected] or 93568442

See further description of the Security Department on the Mid and West Zealand Hospital's website.

Place of employment

Region Zealand and Region Capital are becoming Region East Denmark on January 1, 2027 as a result of the health reform. Your place of employment will be Region East Denmark with all related organizational units.

Read more about the significance of the place of employment on Region East Denmark’s website.

Starting salary for employees covered by a collective agreement

The region is obliged to inform you about the starting salary for the position. You will be told 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 Mid and West Zealand Hospital

At Mid and West Zealand Hospital we work every day to promote a healthy life by preventing and treating in an integrated health effort. As a hospital, we unite psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is for patients and citizens to experience good and safe processes of high quality.

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

Mid and West Zealand Hospital covers a catchment area of about 230,000 inhabitants. We have 766 beds and about 5,000 employees spread over 20 departments, including 16 medical and psychiatric specialties.

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