Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Ward seeks social- and health care assistants

Would you like to become part of a department that is among the country’s leading in its specialty? Here is the opportunity to become part of an attractive department with high professional quality and well-being.

Who are we?

Our patients are newly operated after advanced heart and thoracic surgical procedures, including bypass operations, heart valve operations, and operations for cancer in the lungs and esophagus.

In addition to the ward, we have an outpatient clinic where patients come in for pre-consultation and preparation before surgery. The outpatient clinic is open during daytime on all weekdays and is covered in shifts by staff from the ward. We thus work with the entire patient journey both before and after surgery.

The tasks span broadly from fundamental nursing care, instrumental nursing care, teaching and guidance of patients with a focus on life after surgery to the nursing of the acutely and critically ill patient.

Our ward is staffed for 15 beds. We are about 30 nurses and a ward physiotherapist employed in the department. You can now become part of the group. We are seeking social and health care assistants for both a permanent position and a 6-month temporary position with the possibility of extension.

Our department is characterized by a high level of quality and activity, where both mono- and multidisciplinary cooperation are given high priority. We are as a starting point organized with primary nursing, as we value a holistic approach to our patients. The nurses are organized in a team or partner pair that you will become part of, and together with the nurses you will participate in observation, care and support for the team's patients.

We have a strong focus on the good working environment and know that the balance between work life and private life is important for each person’s well-being. The ongoing focus on well-being is also reflected in our latest well-being survey. Social relationships and good collegiality are important for job satisfaction, which is why we prioritise social events highly. This is expressed, for example, in maternity coffee, annual heart celebrations, Christmas coziness, etc. If you are curious, you can find us on Instagram: Afdeling T (@thoraxkir_aalborguh)

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We are a department in constant development, continuously working on developing our profession and competencies. We have hired a development and education responsible nurse, who works purposefully with this.

We are gradually settling into the new framework in Hospital City and are working purposefully with the challenges that arise along the way.

The department also has a large educational task and receives nursing students in 1st, 2nd and 6th semester as well as social and health care assistant students. There is a clinical education nurse and two clinical instructors who primarily handle this task.

About you

We are looking for a colleague who is professionally engaged and has a desire to develop nursing in a surgical ward. You must be able to keep an overview and make decisions, even in pressure situations.

• Have experience with surgical nursing
• Have the desire and courage to be professionally and personally challenged
• Contributes to the good working environment
• Have good collaboration skills and willingness to engage in cross-disciplinary collaborative relations
• Is curious and reflective and can think creatively in solving tasks
• Can prioritize tasks and work independently and in a structured way
• Find it exciting to help shape the development of nursing in our ward, with the good patient journey in focus
• Is dependable

About the position

You will receive an individually tailored and targeted training program with an introduction nurse, to whom you are attached for an extended period - also after the introduction period.

Introductory program

• Observation days minimum the first 4 weeks depending on competencies
• Expectations and evaluation conversations after 14 days, 1, 3 and 6 months
• Joint reflection for newly graduated, newly employed in the department
• Mentor and introduction nurse
• Theme days with our specialty-responsible nurses
• Simulation training
• Shared introduction at the hospital if you are newly employed

Salary and employment terms

• Start on 1/11 or by agreement
• Ongoing employment interviews are held
• 37 hours or as desired
• Every 3rd weekend in an 8-hour shift
• Influence on your own duty roster in "MedarbejderNet"
• Good opportunities for skill enhancement and further education

Want to know more

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Chief Nurse Helle Jensen at telephone: 24 75 49 06 or come by for an informal chat.

About the North Jutland Region

We are about 15,000 very diverse employees who every day deliver welfare to around 590,000 north Danes in health, regional development and the specialized social area.

We encourage all qualified to apply for the job - regardless of ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age. Read more about us at www.rn.dk

~ Application deadline: Oct 18, 2026

Department: Hospitalsbyen 1 9260 Gistrup

Location: Aalborg University Hospital