Clinical nurse with coordinating role for OECI accreditation – Department of Cancer Treatment, Zealand University Hospital, Køge

Do you want to play a key role in raising the quality of our cancer treatment to the highest European level? Are you a clinically strong nurse who can build bridges between clinic, leadership and project organization? Then you are the one we are looking for to a exciting and crucial fixed-term position for 3 years in our Department of Cancer Treatment in Køge.

We are seeking a visionary and structured nurse who will function as the coordinating link in connection with our ongoing OECI accreditation ( Organisation of European Cancer Institutes ). You will have a central role, where you share your time 50/50 between clinical work in the oncology department and the coordinating project function . [ 1 ]

A role with crucial significance for the department and the patients

The OECI accreditation is not just a quality stamp on paper; it is a strategic project that has crucial significance for our department's professional development and for the oncology patients we treat every day. The process must ensure that our patients receive coordinated, evidence-based and internationally recognized cancer treatment at the very highest level. The purpose is to strengthen the coherence between clinical daily life, quality assurance and our strong research environment.

Your efforts will have direct influence on optimizing patient pathways and creating calm, direction and professional pride in the department.

About the position and your tasks

Your primary task will be to ensure that the accreditation process is successfully anchored in the department, and that clinical standards and workflows live up to the requirements.

Your key tasks will be to

• Collaborate closely with a physician from the department, who shares the professional and project-oriented responsibility for the process with you.
• Ensure coordination up and down in the organization , including close dialogue with the hospital's overall project manager as well as ongoing involvement, motivation and communication to colleagues in the department.
• Collect, structure and document the department's workflows, data and guidelines in relation to the OECI standards. [ 1 ]
• Facilitate and drive processes that translate accreditation requirements into concrete, meaningful improvements in the daily oncology work.
• Participate in daily oncological nursing (50% of your time) at Clinical Oncology Department in Køge , which ensures that you maintain close contact with the clinic, your colleagues and patient pathways.

We are looking for a profile who has

• Strong and solid insight into the cancer field as well as experience as a nurse within the oncological specialty.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to communicate professionally and trust-building with doctors, nurses, leadership and hospital consultants.
• Organizational understanding and the desire to navigate in a crossfire between operations, clinical development and overarching project management.
• Structure and assertiveness so you can keep an overview of deadlines and maintain engagement in the department during a major change process.
• Experience with quality assurance , accreditation or project work (an advantage, but not an absolute requirement).

What do we offer?

• An important and responsible role , where you gain direct influence on the future of cancer treatment and quality assurance at the hospital.
• A unique opportunity to develop your competencies within project management, interdisciplinary collaboration and quality development .
• A dynamic and ambitious department in Køge, where we in brand-new physical surroundings have a strong focus on a good and close multidisciplinary community.
• A fixed-term appointment of 3 years with a set 50/50 split, so there is balance between your two roles.

About the department

The Department of Cancer Treatment at Zealand University Hospital, Køge, handles medical cancer treatment, care and follow-up of a wide range of major diagnostic groups. We work purposefully with specialized and acute oncological nursing as well as palliative care in a close multidisciplinary environment. Research is an integrated part of our everyday life, and with the common goal of an OECI accreditation we want to cement our position as a leading cancer center in Denmark.

Salary and employment terms

The position is a full-time role of 37 hours (or as agreed) with start on January 1, 2027. Salary and employment terms are according to the applicable collective agreement at Zealand University Hospital .

Application and contact

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Nurse Helle Gert at phone 47324902 and email [email protected] or Deputy Chief Nurse Nina Vedel Jensen at phone 47324383 and email [email protected] .

We will hold interviews on 12/11-26

We look forward to hearing from you!

Employment area

Region Zealand and the Capital Region will become the Region of Eastern Denmark on January 1, 2027 as a result of the health reform. Your employment area will be Region Østdanmark with all associated organizational units.

Read more about the significance of the employment area on the Region Østdanmark website.

Starting salary for employees under the collective agreement

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base salary, centrally set allowances and pension in the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region's website

About Zealand University Hospital

Zealand University Hospital is Denmark's newest university hospital with activities in Køge, Roskilde and Nykøbing F. We are a bold and outward-looking university hospital, where we every day work to create a cohesive health system and greater equality in health for citizens in the region.

Our catchment area is characterized by more citizens with chronic illness and social challenges than the national average. Therefore we work purposefully with innovation, new forms of collaboration and solutions that bring treatment closer to the citizens.

With us you become part of an ambitious workplace where cross-functional collaboration, high professionalism and continuous improvements are a natural part of everyday life. Our leadership values are innovation, followership, integrity and fellowship, and they set the direction for how we work, develop and achieve good results – for both citizens and employees.

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