We are seeking a clinical psychologist for our Day Unit for Schoolchildren and Adolescents in Viborg, which is part of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department (BUA) in the Region

If you are passionate about working with children and young people in a multidisciplinary environment, you now have the opportunity to become part of our dedicated team.

The position is a permanent role of 37 hours per week with start on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is in Viborg, but with flexibility regarding workdays at Aarhus University Hospital Skejby or Gødstrup.

In the Day Department you will join a dynamic multidisciplinary team consisting of doctors, psychologists, nurses, pedagogues, social workers, teachers and secretaries.

You will have a central task in the department to help ensure professional development and quality. You will be responsible for planning the pathways in collaboration with the team and environment staff and for conducting diagnostic conferences.

You are expected to be able to manage complicated patient pathways and to be available for sparring with both internal and external partners.

The diagnostic process takes place through environmental observations in both structured and unstructured settings in close collaboration with our teachers from the internal school. In addition we use structured and unstructured interviews, psychological tests and conversations with both patients and parents.

Treatment is most often environmental-therapeutic or via pharmacological treatment.

There is also close collaboration with other actors and sectors so knowledge is transferred and sector transitions are experienced as smooth by both the children and their families as well as by the professionals.

About Day Department for Schoolchildren and Youth in Viborg

The Day Department is a new diagnostic and treatment offering in BUA, Region Midtjylland. The Day Department opened on 2 January 2025 and aims to assess and treat schoolchildren and youths aged 7-17 years.

The Day Department offers diagnostic and treatment programmes typically of 2-6 weeks in duration.

Patients attend on weekdays during daytime hours between 08:00 and 20:00. Treatments include among other things environmental-therapeutic observations, structured conversations, psychoeducation and interdisciplinary assessment.

Day Department for Schoolchildren and Youth, Viborg - Aarhus University Hospital.

In the Day Department we focus on offering programmes to children, young people and their families who need a more comprehensive offer than what can be provided in outpatient clinics, but where overnight admission is not necessary.

We continuously work on developing our offer and ensuring a good balance between diagnostic and treatment tasks so that we can best help our children and young people move forward in life.

In addition we prioritise close collaboration with other actors and sectors to ensure smooth sector transitions and knowledge sharing, so that both children, young people and their families as well as the professionals experience a coherent pathway.

We can offer

• a position with good opportunities for professional development
• a workplace with well-functioning multidisciplinary collaboration and high professionalism
• flexibility in relation to tasks and scheduling
• a good working environment with engaged colleagues
• beautiful physical facilities in a scenic setting.

Applicants qualifications

• specialist psychologist in child and adolescent psychiatry or specialist psychologist in adult psychiatry with experience with the target group
• a strong professional profile with good overview and ability to prioritise
• can participate in close collaboration with the department management on the clinical development of the unit
• good collaboration skills and can contribute to a good working environment
• you must be flexible and adaptable.

Contact

Further information can be obtained from Chief Nurse Pia Riis Kolding at tel. 2116 2676 or Acting Chief Physician Malene Budde at tel. 2029 1919.

Application deadline is 15 November 2026 and interviews will take place on 20 November 2026.

You can read more about the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Department on our website: www.bua.rm.dk.

You can only apply by clicking on “Send application” or a similar link. Attach your application with information about education, previous employment (CV) and any applicable authorization certificate. The attached files must be in pdf or Word format.

De-escalation and alarm runs

In the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department we place high importance on staff safety. All staff are trained in de-escalation and are expected to be able to use de-escalation methods in required situations. Depending on the site, all staff should thereafter be able to perform the role of alarm runner on an alarm team.

About the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department (BUA)

BUA is a department under Psychiatry in Region Midtjylland. We conduct multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of children and young people from 0-18 (21) years with mental illness and developmental disorders. In assessment and treatment we also involve the patient’s family, network, possibly other hospital departments and municipalities in the region.

BUA consists of 8 clinical units distributed in Skejby, Viborg and Gødstrup, as well as a research unit and a medical secretary unit in Skejby. The majority of treatment is outpatient. BUA covers four main areas: Infants, Schoolchildren, Youth and Eating Disorders. The staff consists of doctors, nurses, psychologists, pedagogues, social workers and more.

The department received 5,212 external referrals in 2025 and had contact with about 9,500 unique CPR numbers (national ID). In 2025 the department had a net budget of 330 million DKK and as of 1/12-2025 571 full-time equivalents spread across 634 employees.

The position is, in principle, a full-time role.

As Region Midtjylland continually carries out savings and reorganisations, employees who are redeployed and apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland, in accordance with the EU directive on wage transparency which came into force on 7 June 2026, is required to inform you of your starting salary or a salary range before offering employment.

Here you will find Region Midtjylland’s salary catalog for most professional groups and positions in Region Midtjylland: Transparency prior to employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk

Department: BUA Day Department for Schoolchildren and Youth Viborg

Application deadline: 15 November 2026

Location: Søndersøparken 15, 8800 Viborg, Denmark, 8800, Viborg, Denmark