Academic consultant for Lillebælt Hospital

Does it motivate you to be the link between top management and the clinical departments, are you a strong coordinator and do you want to contribute to creating coherence and overview at Sygehus Lillebælt, where we put the patient first, then you may be the AC consultant we are seeking for the staff function Strategy and Council.

The tasks

Strategy and Council is a part of the staff of Sygehus Lillebælt which supports and assists the hospital's management and clinical departments with, among other things, secretarial tasks.

The position is attached to the secretariat team, but will work broadly into the rest of Strategy and Council, the other staff and the hospital's many clinical departments. In the secretariat we work with strategic support of the hospital's management. In practice it is about both supporting the management's daily work and the strategic work, which is often in close collaboration with the other staff, the clinical departments and in the form of external partners, such as general practitioners and municipalities.

Our new colleague will primarily work with

• To coordinate and prepare responses to external inquiries, e.g., from patients and their relatives or partners e.g. in the form of complaints addressed to the management/the hospital
• To coordinate and prepare responses to requests for access to information from, e.g., citizens and interest organizations.
• To participate in the department's tasks regarding patient compensation and complaints in general, including case handling in collaboration with the clinical departments and the dialogue with both the Danish Board of Patient Complaints, the Patient Compensation and the affected citizens.
• To support the hospital's other staff and clinical departments in relation to clarification of administrative and/or health-legal issues in collaboration with the region's lawyers, etc.
• To contribute to the work of coordinating and drafting responses to selected national or regional hearings and statements for example for the political level.

In addition, you will also, as needed, participate in the other tasks of the department, e.g., secretariat support, case handling, main mailbox, notes etc., depending on where your help is most needed. In Strategy and Council, everyone is expected to support each other during illness, during holidays or in busy periods in general.

Who are you?

We expect that you have a relevant master's degree, e.g., in the social or health sciences, and experience from the health service with one or more of the above task areas. If you have insight into health law and our electronic patient journal (EPJ) or are willing to gain it, that is an advantage. To succeed in the position it is important that you have good communication skills both written and spoken. You are quick at creating an overview and easy to gain insight into new areas.

You work in a structured and independent way, and you have respect for deadlines. You are good at building collaboration spaces and easily engage in constructive and open dialogue with both citizens, leaders, clinical and administrative colleagues. In addition, you are:

• Good at understanding and communicating complex issues in an easily understandable way.
• Service-minded and a natural partner for both colleagues and citizens.
• Skilled at coordinating across several functions.
• Structured, independent and responsible.
• Open, curious, engaged and flexible regarding tasks and colleagues.
• Naturally interested in improving processes and routines.

We also expect that you want to participate in and contribute to the department's life, both professionally and socially. We take responsibility for each other and prioritize time for sparring and feedback. The tone is informal and filled with both professionalism and humor. You will meet engaged, capable and funny colleagues in a hospital focused on the patient, professionalism, dialogue and collaboration.

Who are we?

We are 28 employees in Strategy and Council distributed across three teams, a secretariat team, a volunteering team and our Occupational Health and Competence Center. We are physically located at the hospitals in Vejle and Kolding. The position is anchored in the secretariat team, with primary working days in Vejle, but we collaborate across the three teams and with the rest of the staff in the divisions. The staff has a department leadership consisting of two department heads and a functional manager.

Want to know more?

You are welcome to contact either the head of staff John Zola at phone 92 43 69 21 or by email [email protected] or head of staff Malene Vestergaard Runge at phone 24960847 or by email [email protected]

Salary and terms of employment for the position follow the agreement for academics 33.01.1 The starting salary for the position can be found via the following link: See starting salary for positions in Region Syddanmark .

In addition to the starting salary, the salary may include negotiable allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications. In addition there will be a standby allowance allocated to the position.

Application deadline

Applications must be received no later than October 18, 2026. We will hold interviews on Friday, October 23, with the possibility of a second interview on Tuesday, October 27 if the hiring committee sees a need.

The position is intended to be filled from December 1, 2026.

Department: Strategy and Council

Job title: Academic, Administrative employee, Academic, Consultant

Working hours: Full-time

Workplace: Vejle

Application deadline: October 18, 2026