Development Consultant and Professional Practice Consultant

Do you want to develop future substance treatment in social psychiatry?

Orion is seeking a quality and development consultant part-time and a professional practice coordinator full-time

We are looking for two colleagues for a concrete task: to establish and anchor social substance treatment at Orion for people with complex mental disorders and substance issues.

Position 1 we are looking for a quality and development consultant with a relevant social or health professional education such as development nurse or social worker with a master's degree.

You will lead the development and implementation of substance treatment and the work towards approval under the Social Services Act § 101. The position is part-time (30 hours/week) and fixed-term for two years with possibility of extension.

Position 2 we are looking for a professional practice coordinator with a relevant social or health professional education at minimum bachelor level, for example as a pedagog, social worker, occupational therapist, physiotherapist or nurse. You will carry out individual substance treatment courses and strengthen staff's treatment professional practice through method guidance, teaching and sparring. The position is a permanent full-time position.

You will have different areas of responsibility and close collaboration to translate professional knowledge into treatment that makes a difference in the residents’ daily lives.

Who are we?

Orion is a highly specialized residential and rehabilitation facility for people with severe and complex mental disorders, often combined with substance problems and intense reaction patterns.

We work recovery-oriented with a basis in a systemic and harm-reduction approach. Our core task is in close collaboration with residents and day participants to create opportunities for an independent and meaningful everyday life with the greatest possible quality of life and self-determination. We believe that people can develop and recover, wholly or partly, even when life circumstances are complex. Therefore, we meet each person with respect, curiosity and a focus on resources, wishes and possibilities.

Orion is part of the Social Enterprise in the Capital Region of Denmark, which from January 1, 2027 will become part of the Region of East Denmark.

A joint development task with local anchoring

Orion shall develop and implement social substance treatment and is working toward approval under Social Services Act § 101. The work takes place in collaboration with the two other social-psychiatric residential facilities in the Social Enterprise. We develop a common professional direction with a focus on motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), while ensuring that the treatment is adapted to the individual facility and its residents.

Competence development in substance treatment, psychiatry, MI and CBT is planned jointly. Both positions will have an active role in teaching, exchanging experiences and professional knowledge sharing across the facilities.

Position 1: Quality and Development Consultant for Establishing Social Substance Treatment - part-time, 30 hours per week - Fixed-term for two years with future extension

You are employed for a defined development and implementation task: to establish the professional and organizational framework for social substance treatment at Orion and drive the process toward approval under Social Services Act § 101. Your main task is to ensure that the treatment basis, workflows, documentation and competence development are coherent and translated into practice. You shall create structure and momentum in the project in close collaboration with management, the professional practice consultant and staff. Quality work, evaluation and documentation are an integrated part of this concrete task.

Your primary tasks

• Lead and coordinate the project toward approval for social substance treatment under Social Services Act § 101, including preparing application material, professional descriptions and documentation for the Social Inspection.
• Together with the principal, develop an implementation plan with clear goals, milestones, responsibilities and follow-up.
• Describe and develop the treatment basis with input from MI, CBT, recovery and harm reduction.
• Develop and quality-assure workflows, procedures and documentation practices for the substance treatment.
• Coordinate competence development and contribute to teaching and professional development courses.
• Monitor implementation through relevant audits, evaluations and systematic quality follow-up.
• Ensure handover and anchoring of the project results in day-to-day operations.
• Contribute to collaboration and knowledge sharing across the three social-psychiatric residential facilities.

Your professional profile

We preferably seek someone with a relevant social or health-related education, supplemented with relevant further education. You could, for example, be a development nurse or a social worker with a master’s degree.

We place emphasis on

• Having experience with substance treatment, preferably social substance treatment, and a relevant education or further education in the field.
• Solid knowledge of MI and CBT and the ability to translate the methods into treatment basis and concrete workflows.
• Experience with project management, implementation and quality development.
• Ability to prepare precise professional descriptions, procedures and documentation.
• Knowledge of social psychiatry and work with people with complex mental disorders and substance issues.
• Insight into relevant legislation and preferably experience with the Social Inspection’s quality model and approval processes.
• Ability to create structure, progress and engagement in a development process.
• Experience with teaching and facilitating professional processes.

Position 2: Professional Practice Coordinator - fixed full-time position - Substance treatment, method guidance and professional sparring

As a professional practice coordinator, you will help build and anchor the concrete substance treatment at Orion. You must have a relevant social or health professional education at a minimum bachelor level, for example as a pedagog, social worker, occupational therapist, physiotherapist or nurse. We emphasize that you have a relevant education or further education in substance treatment and strong competencies in MI and CBT. You work closely with both residents, day participants and staff.

You will carry out individual treatment courses yourself and help staff apply the methods through concrete guidance, peer coaching and joint reflection.

Your primary tasks

• Carry out individual substance treatment courses with residents and day participants.
• Contribute to professional assessments, treatment plans, follow-up and documentation.
• Provide professional sparring and method guidance to staff and the two teams at Orion
• Support the use of MI and CBT through peer coaching, feedback and joint professional reflection.
• Teach staff and facilitate practice-based learning processes.
• Support work with motivation, harm reduction and the interaction between mental disorders and substance use.
• Collaborate with the quality and development consultant to test and anchor treatment methods and workflows.
• Contribute to teaching and professional knowledge sharing across the three social-psychiatric residential facilities.

Your professional profile

We are looking for someone who

• Has solid practical experience with substance treatment, preferably social substance treatment.
• Has a relevant certified education or further education in substance treatment.
• Has strong treatment-related competencies in MI and CBT and experience with individual treatment courses.
• Has knowledge of psychiatry or social psychiatry and working with people with complex dual diagnoses.
• Can demonstrate the methods in practice and give staff concrete, applicable guidance.
• Has experience with teaching and professional communication.
• Can build trust and tailor treatment to the individual’s wishes, needs and prerequisites.
• Works systematically with treatment plans, documentation and follow-up.

Two clear areas of responsibility – close collaboration

The Quality and Development Consultant leads the time-limited establishment and implementation task and ensures the professional and organizational framework. The Professional Practice Coordinator carries out treatment and supports ongoing development and anchoring of staff’s treatment professional practice. Together you must ensure that the treatment basis and workflows function in daily life and make sense for both residents, day participants and staff.

We encourage all with the above qualifications, regardless of gender, age or ethnic background, to apply.

What do we offer?

At Orion you get the opportunity to apply your professionalism in a specialized social-psychiatric environment where professional development directly affects everyday life for citizens.

We offer

• A central role in establishing social substance treatment at Orion.
• Professional influence and the opportunity to shape the treatment and its anchoring in practice.
• A close collaboration with management, staff and professional partners.
• A professional community and joint competence development across three social-psychiatric residential facilities.
• An workplace where integrity, curiosity and respect for different perspectives are important values.

We emphasize that you contribute with your professional knowledge and are eager to learn from others.

Would you like to be part of it?

Describe in your application which position you are applying for and how your education and experience can contribute to the task.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Practical information

Workplace: Orion, Københavnsvej 33, 3400 Hillerød.

Position 1 – Quality and Development Consultant: Part-time, 30 hours per week. Fixed-term for two years with start date January 1, 2027.

Position 2 – Professional Practice Coordinator: Fixed full-time position with start date March 1, 2027.

Application deadline: Applications must be submitted electronically via our e-recruitment system no later than November 16, 2026.

Interviews will be held on November 23 and 24, 2026.

Salary and employment terms for Position 1 follow the agreement for Academics employed in regions, etc. (Agreement 33.01.1). For Position 2 applies the agreement for Social Pedagogical staff at 24-hour institutions, etc. (Agreement 32.38.1), the agreement for social workers (Agreement 32.32.1), Non-leading occupational therapists, physiotherapists and midwives (Agreement 33.21.1) or Non-leading staff in the health cartel area (Agreement 32.17.1). In addition to the collective agreement, a local allowance, Orion allowance, is given. Upon hire, references and a criminal record check will be obtained.

For further information: Principal Dickte Noël Toft at phone 21 13 07 61.

Read more about us at: www.orion.dk