Primary care provider with a background as a social worker for OPUS Psykiatrien Vest, Slagelse

Become part of a professionally skilled and committed OPUS team in Psychiatry West
Are you a trained social worker and do you want to help make a difference for young adults with onset of psychosis? Are you interested in working interdisciplinary, and do you want to be part of a strong professional community? Then you are exactly what we are looking for for our OPUS team.
Welcome to OPUS
OPUS is a two-year intensive outpatient treatment service for young people aged 18-35 with onset of psychosis or psychosis-like symptoms. The core task is the investigation and treatment of patients with more severe psychiatric disorders within the psychotic area. The treatment consists of, among other things of individual psychoeducation as well as the involvement of family and the network that is relevant for the young person.
OPUS West covers all of Psychiatry West in Region Zealand. On a daily basis, the OPUS handlers sit at six different land registers in Nykøbing Sjælland, Kalundborg, Slagelse, Ringsted, Sorø and Holbæk. You will basically be present in Slagelse; but there will also be attendance at other registers for e.g. conferences.
You will be part of an interdisciplinary team, which consists of your own management, senior doctor, specialist psychologist, nurses, social worker, secretary and, eventually, peer employee.
In OPUS, the contact function (in OPUS called primary care provider) is the main element in the treatment relationship. Here, cognitive behavioral therapy principles are used as part of the collaboration with the patient, combined with medication and other relevant psychosocial measures. There is also an outgoing and searching function. In the course, the OPUS therapists facilitate group courses such as psychoeducation, social skills training and family education.
You will be associated with Region Zealand's Competence Center for debuting psychosis, etc. competence development and supervision.
What do we expect from you?
In order to land well in the position, it is important that you are professionally strong in your field. You thrive on diverse tasks and can work independently with responsibility for patients in individual consultation processes, ongoing contact with relatives and contact with cross-sectoral collaboration partners. Experience with cognitive behavioral therapy and/or group therapy is an advantage.
We would like to see you

Willingness and ability to participate in interdisciplinary collaboration
Takes an active part in new solutions and is flexible in relation to work tasks
Can prioritize your time in relation to the team's resources
Is willing to learn new things and likes to seek out sparring and help from colleagues
Taking care of social worker tasks - also as sparring for your colleagues

We offer

A personally arranged introduction course with a joint introduction to psychiatry
To become part of an interdisciplinary staff group with committed colleagues in a good atmosphere characterized by cooperation, mutual goodwill and the desire to work recovery-oriented
To be in a workplace where, from the management's side, we focus on the employees' well-being in relation to their own professional group, other professional groups and in relation to the management
Possibility of both interdisciplinary as well as monodisciplinary sparring

Monthly supervision at the Competence Center for debuting psychosis as well as the possibility of courses within the OPUS work

Salary and terms of employment
The position is 37 hours per week and wanted occupied as soon as possible.
You are employed in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.
Cf. In Region Zealand's personnel policy, it is a condition of employment that satisfactory child and criminal records are obtained. It is a requirement that you have a driving licence.
You can read more about Region Zealand as a workplace (link).
Application deadline 21 April 2025
Employment interviews are held in week 18
Do you want to know more?
If you would like further information, you are welcome to contact head nurse, Anne Fugmann, tel. [phone removed] or senior physician, Christina Wenneberg, tel. [phone removed].
We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you.

You will become part of Psychiatry West:
A developing hospital with approx. 430 employees and main functions for adults over the age of 17 within emergency reception, 24-hour and outpatient functions. Psychiatry West has special functions in the treatment of affective states, traumatized refugees, PTSD and oligophrenia. We have established a Fusion clinic/steno-diabetes psychiatry unit and have partnership agreements with Holbæk and Slagelse hospitals. We have our own research unit with a professor of psychotherapy and several PhD students. In addition, we are involved in a number of projects to ensure closer cooperation with our municipalities. We work
is targeted at reducing the use of coercion. Our desire is a psychiatry with a focus on recovery, involvement of patients and networks, professionalism, ethics, education and working environment. Psychiatry as a workplace 
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About Psychiatry
Psychiatry Region Zealand is a treatment psychiatry that consists of a number of inpatient units and outpatient units around the region. We take care of psychiatric evaluation and treatment as well as the emergency duty in Region Zealand.
We develop and convey a wide range of psychiatric services to the region's citizens, and we have an anonymous counseling service which is open to anyone who needs knowledge or advice about mental illness. We conduct extensive research with the involvement of both patients and relatives. We see it as an important task to train the employees of the future, so we also undertake a large training task.