Skilled and dedicated nurse - are you our new colleague?

Do you want to work in The Mental Health Services in a welfare state where mutual trust between employee and manager is essential? Where the work-life balance is among the best in the world and where you have the possibility for professional development?

We offer a professional work environment in the beautiful Region of Southern Denmark

At The Mental health Services, Region of Southern Denmark we are looking for qualified nurses to strengthen our professional environment in our department in the city of Esbjerg.

At the Mental Health Department, we prioritize collaboration, safety and care and we emphasize on professional as well as personal development.

Whether you are a recent graduate or have experience is not decisive. The most important thing is that you have an interest in psychiatry and a personality that matches the department. We value cooperation, communication and community.

At arrival, you will participate in our well-tested onboarding program, which consists of relocation support, thorough introduction to the workplace, help with all practical matters and an intensive in house language course.

You will be working and living in the beautiful city of Esbjerg. A city that has a lot to offer in terms of both nature and culture. Esbjerg is located at the seaside and is within driving distance of both Billund International Airport and the German border.

We have a well-functioning department with a psychiatric emergency department and four integrated bed sections.

We have the following specialized teams:
 

• Affective disorders
• Pregnancy and eating disorders
• Newly diagnosed schizophrenia
• Suicide prevention
• Neuropsychiatric
• Oligofreni psychiatry (in the city of Brørup)

We prioritize a good work environment, further education, innovation and professional patient care.

In order to ensure the best possible treatment, The Mental Health Services collaborate with different specialties and other agencies regarding the individual patient. For example, the patient’s own GP, somatic hospitals, municipality, social services, institutions and patient-care organizations.

We offer:
 

• An exciting and varied job with a good opportunity to contribute to the development of the department
• A workplace with skilled colleagues for help and sparring
• A working environment characterized by commitment, good humor and professionalism
• Intensive language course at the hospital – also for your partner

Your employment starts with an intensive language course. You will participate in our well-tested in house language class that takes place in small groups with other international doctors and nurses. The classes will focus on communicative tasks so you will quickly be able to communicate with patients and colleagues. There are classes every day and after 5-6 months you work full-time and continue Danish lessons in the evening class.

If you are coming to Denmark with a partner and/or kids, we are committed to secure that the move is successful for the entire family. Public schools are free in Denmark and there are many different opportunities for kids to participate in leisure activities. We offer free Danish language course for partners and are happy to advice on job search and settlement opportunities.

We look forward to hearing from you
If you are considering moving to Denmark, learning a new language and want to be a part of a great work place, we are more than happy to hear from you!

We kindly ask you to attach a resume and a cover letter in which you describe yourselves and your family situation, your experience or motivation for working in the psychiatry and your motivation for working and living in Denmark.

We kindly ask that you apply for the positions via. one of the e-mails listed below, and that you attach a resume and a cover letter in which you describe yourselves and your family situation, your experiences or motivation for working in the psychiatry and your motivation for working and living in Denmark.

We welcome all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, age, disability, different national or ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientation.

Recruitment process
After screening the applications, we conduct Skype-interviews. We invite selected candidates and their spouses to visit the department in Denmark. Conversations and interviews are in English.
Similarly, the application and resume must be in English.

Do you want to know more?
If you want to know more about living in Denmark, we recommend that you look at: Working in Denmark (workindenmark.dk) and read more about living and working in Esbjerg at: Newcomer Service in Esbjerg.

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact International recruitment Team:

Maria Jensen
Tel: +45 5183 6867
maria.jensen3@rsyd.dk

Mathilde Wittrup Lindenborg
Tel: +45 2912 8728
Mathilde.wittrup.lindenborg@rsyd.dk

We are looking for a nurse who:
 

• Has interest and curiosity about working in the Psychiatry
• Will contribute to a good working environment, as well as a positive environment in the section among the patients
• Both can be part of a team, work independently and make decisions
• Can keep a cool head and a warm heart – even in stressful and urgent situations
• Is open, committed and flexible