Specialpsykolog søges til Retspsykiatrisk Afdeling, Aalborg Universitetshospital

About the role

We are seeking a specialist psychologist with experience in forensic psychiatry and psychological testing for a mixed role in both outpatient and inpatient settings, as well as in the preparation of mental assessments. You will join a multidisciplinary team consisting of doctors, nurses, social workers, secretaries, and other psychologists, working closely with the department’s two permanently employed specialist psychologists.

As a psychologist, you will contribute to the department’s overall tasks, with varied responsibilities tailored to your competencies and experience. The psychological duties primarily include, but are not limited to:

• Preparation of psychological assessments for mental reports.
• Risk assessments.
• Therapeutic conversations with both inpatient and outpatient forensic psychiatric patients.
• Participation in treatment conferences.
• Supervision.

Requirements

• You are a specialist psychologist.
• You have experience in forensic psychiatry.
• You have experience in assessment and psychological testing, preferably with certification in relevant areas and tests, including projective tests, cognitive tests, and risk assessment tools.
• You have experience in planning and conducting psychological assessments and testing, as well as preparing psychological reports based on these.
• You have experience in psychiatric treatment, including talk therapy.
• You can engage with the background and history of forensic psychiatric patients while working with empathy, high professional quality, and ethics.
• You have strong collaboration skills and a commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork but can also work independently.

Benefits

• A varied workday with tasks in an exciting psychiatric subspecialty.
• Opportunities for continuous professional sparring.
• Group supervision.
• Engaged colleagues with experience in forensic psychiatry.
• Regular internal group discussions focusing on mental assessments with the outpatient clinic’s doctors and psychologists.

About Us

The Forensic Psychiatric Department treats patients with various mental illnesses at a regional functional level. All patients have been convicted of crimes. The goal of treatment is to improve the patient’s condition and prevent recidivism, aiming for stability that allows them to function without a treatment order. Additionally, the department handles the preparation of mental assessments.

The Forensic Psychiatric Department in Aalborg includes two inpatient units with a total of 24 beds for patients under treatment orders, placement orders, or pre-trial detention (surrogate or mental assessment during admission). We are the only department in Region North Denmark that prepares mental assessments, producing approximately 200 per year, primarily on an outpatient basis.

For further information, please contact Chief Physician Christian Uggerby at +45 97643430 or c.uggerby@rn.dk.

Pay

Salary and employment terms follow the current collective agreement for academics employed in regions, entered into with the Danish Psychological Association and others.

Start date: 1 October 2026 or by agreement. Application deadline: Thursday, 20 August 2026. Interviews are expected to be held on Monday, 24 August 2026.