Chief Nurse for the Shared Acute Receiving, SHS

Are you a nurse who is passionate about leadership, staff development and at the same time wants to ensure that acute patients receive the highest quality of care and treatment? Do you enjoy an unpredictable daily life?

Can you see the benefit of working closely with other leaders?

Are you good at collaborative relationships across disciplines?

If yes, then this position at the Shared Acute Admission (FAM) might be for you!

FAM is seeking a Chief Nurse from 1 January 2027 or by agreement.

FAM is a department where there is often a “fast pace”, a department with competent and curious staff and a department where there has been joint leadership of nursing staff since 2018. The nursing staff reports to one of the Chief Nurses, and the tasks are distributed among the four Chief Nurses according to interest and wishes. Shared leadership means a close relationship to your leadership colleagues and the possibility for frequent sparring.

Since 2021 there have been four Chief Nurses at FAM. This means that leadership is close to each employee to ensure high well-being and constant focus on collaborative culture and the working environment. We want nursing to be delivered at a high level to the patients, and this is ensured, among other things, by clinic-near leadership. Therefore, the Chief Nurses in care work on average one day a week, including every 8th weekend.

We are seeking an engaged and authentic leader who has an inclusive and open leadership style and enjoys “doing leadership”.

A leader who thrives with a structured task distribution, as this is a prerequisite for side-by-side leadership.

A leader who has the will, desire and ability to exercise leadership in loyal collaboration with the other leadership in the department.

A leader who is innovative and can use the improvement method as the framework for development aims.

A leader who knows and can apply conflict resolution methods.

A leader who has impact and can communicate clear messages.

A leader who is good at dialogue and in building networks and relationships across professional groups and departments.

A leader who enjoys working in the clinic.

The Vision of Sønderjyllands Hospital is “From hospital to health services – we go first and are together about what is close.”

Strategy 2030 describes how we go the same way, and we do this by practicing good leadership at SHS, because good leadership is decisive for achieving our vision. With good leadership we create good frameworks and a clear direction for our staff. We are a value-based organization, and good leadership guides management practice. We reflect on and translate good leadership into action. This happens, among other things, through dialogue and feedback with the employees.

SHS has several initiatives for department leadership, including cross-disciplinary meetings 4 times a year.

About FAM

FAM consists of

Floor 1 with injury wing, trauma reception, reception rooms and observation rooms.

Here all referred patients with injuries, 112 patients and trauma patients from across Southern Denmark are received. The entrance for acute psychiatric patients is also located here. The on-call physician is integrated and located on floor 1, and a bridging function has been established. There are injury clinics in Sønderborg and Tønder, both staffed with treatment nurses.

Floor 2 with 42 beds. Here are primarily physician-referred patients for acute outpatient assessment and possibly admission for up to 48 hours within the specialties of cardiology, emergency medicine, medicine, gynecology, surgery, neurology and orthopedic surgery.

The organization in FAM is team-based with a shared triage that distributes patients into teams on each floor to staff with the right competencies. Primary nurses and SOSA triage, receive and have independent care responsibility for the patient.FAM also has a unit for acute exploration. Focus is on research in acute patients throughout the patient pathway. The research crosses sectors and specialties. The department's staff are involved in this research in various ways.

The nursing staff consists of about 100 nurses and social- and health-care assistants. They work in two of the four teams into which the department is organized.

There is a duty planner employed in the department. There is a focus on “good shift planning”, and Altiplan has been implemented so that staff are responsible for their wishes regarding the shift plan. Staff work either every 2nd or 3rd weekend by choice. The department is a teaching site for students, SOSA students and ambulance rescuers.

The Chief Nurses carry out the direct leadership of the nursing staff and ensure in close collaboration the daily operations and development as well as the implementation of measures in the clinic. A prioritized area is a good working environment with good well-being and focus on high emotional demands.

The Chief Nurses, the Health Administrative Leader and the Department Management are the leadership team in FAM – one leadership that prioritizes leading together, exercising clinic-near leadership, ensuring professional development and education. In addition, cross-disciplinary collaboration at the hospital is prioritized for the benefit of the patient.

Therefore we are seeking a Chief Nurse who has the following qualifications

• Experience with leading staff and preferably experience from the acute area.
• Preferably a formal leadership education or currently pursuing a program.
• Is good at relations at all levels and across professional groups.
• Is a good communicator, has impact and continuously follows up on initiatives.
• Can motivate staff and help ensure a good working environment in the department.
• Has ambitions as a leader that will ensure development of patient pathways and staff in the department.
• Preferably clinical acute experience.

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement with DSR and Sønderjyllands Hospital.

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base salary, centrally fixed allowances and pension for the collective agreement for leaders and managers in the Health Cartel area - agreement 32.26 and 32.45 - salary as of 1 Oct 2026 . In addition to the starting salary, the salary may include negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

Further information can be obtained from Chief Nurse Helle Overgaard, tel. 79 97 10 05, or Chief Nurse Lene Gram, mobile 24 79 52 37, or Mette Lønborg, telephone 24 89 67 92.

The job description for Chief Nurse can be requested from the secretary to the department leadership, Lena Krabbe, email: [email protected]

Information about the Shared Acute Admission and Sønderjysk Hospital can be found at www.sygehussoenderjylland.dk

Interviews will be held on Monday 23 November 2026.

Please note that a child protection clearance will be required upon employment.

References will be collected before potential employment.