Consultant to the Department of Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care

Would you like to help develop tomorrow's cancer treatment through strong leadership support, employee development/involvement, and communication in one of Region Zealand's largest and most specialized departments?

Are you motivated by working at the intersection of HR, communications, development, and leadership support?

Then you may be our new consultant in the Department of Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care at Zealand University Hospital.

The department is facing a number of significant organizational and strategic changes, including the establishment of Region Østdanmark, the implementation of the health reform, and continued development of our cancer services. These changes demand new competences and reorganizational structures in the department's staff function in order to continue to support the department's operations, development, and leadership at a high level, so that the department remains strong.

Therefore we are looking for a consultant who can help translate strategic ambitions into practice while ensuring a well-functioning everyday life for managers and employees in a meaningful organization in continuous development.

You will become part of the department's leadership-supporting staff function and will play a central role in the work with HR, communications, employee development, and organizational initiatives.

About the department

The Department of Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care at Zealand University Hospital provides treatment and care for patients with cancerous diseases as well as specialized palliative care for patients from across Region Zealand. We are a large interdisciplinary organization with a focus on high professional quality, patient-centered treatment, research, and education. We believe that good patient pathways are created through strong communities, competent employees, and attentive leadership.

You will be employed in the department's administrative staff function, where there are two colleagues and a secretarial manager to whom you will report. We are located next to the department leadership; chief physician and chief nurse, and also the department's Network and Knowledge Organization, Sammenslutningen af Kræftafdelinger (SKA). We have just moved into brand-new facilities at Zealand University Hospital in Køge, where we have our two inpatient wards, a large cancer-treatment clinic, and a radiology unit.

About the position

As a consultant you will be a central partner for the department and section leaders as well as the staff function. You will have a broad portfolio of tasks with responsibility for both operations, coordination, and development, and it is essential that you can work independently, proactively, and with initiative.

Your main areas of responsibility will

HR and personnel

• Coordination and administrative support for hiring processes
• Recruitment and onboarding of new employees
• Guidance in relation to employment law matters and personnel processes
• Contributing to the development of workflows and HR processes

Competence development and introduction

• Planning and coordination of competence-development activities at the department level
• Responsibility for the department's common introduction program for new employees
• Support of learning and development initiatives across professional groups

Communications

• Maintenance and development of the department's website and intranet
• Coordination of patient information and information materials
• Preparation of internal communication to employees and management
• Contributing to the department's visibility on social media

Leadership and organizational support

• Secretarial support for the department's MED Committee
• Secretarial support for the department's Working Environment Committee (AMU), including driving and supporting development, well-being, and work environment initiatives such as well-being surveys, safety assessments (APV), the annual work-environment discussion, annual planning, and coordination, follow-up, and facilitation of initiatives within well-being and work environment (e.g., theme days/workshops)
• Coordination, follow-up, and support of managerial initiatives
• Participation in cross-cutting development projects and organizational development

Additionally, you will flexibly participate in the staff team’s workload, where we help each other and can cover for one another during vacations and similar occasions.

We are looking for a colleague who

• Has a relevant advanced academic education in HR, administration, social sciences, communications, or similar
• Has experience with HR tasks, leadership support, communications, or organizational development
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills
• Thrives with many points of contact and varied tasks, including development and operations
• Can work in a structured and independent manner, create overview and structure, and reliably follow through on tasks; can translate strategy into practice and create structure in complex processes
• Has an understanding of or experience from healthcare or a politically governed organization
• Has experience with driving cross-cutting development and change processes as well as development and execution of communication initiatives
• Has experience with preparing decision proposals, analyses, and management information
• Can work closely with the leadership and handle confidential information
• Is curious, helpful, and accommodating, proactive and development-oriented
• Has impact and can inspire followers without formal leadership responsibility
• Is a strong relationship-builder at all organizational levels

We offer

• A newly created position with great opportunity to influence content and working methods
• A central role in the department's staff and leadership support
• An exciting and diverse position with extensive contact with both management and employees
• Opportunity to influence and develop new initiatives in a department in development
• A strong multidisciplinary collaborative environment and a group of close colleagues in the staff function, where we value professional sparring, helpfulness and approachability, social interaction, and job satisfaction
• Flexibility and good opportunities for competency development
• Close collaboration with department leadership, chief secretary, and our other leadership consultant, as well as other key people
• A professionally strong environment characterized by development, collaboration, and engagement

If you have questions or would like to visit us or your future colleagues, you are welcome to either write or call the secretariat manager Sarah Johansen via [email protected] or 47 32 49 51.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Application deadline: 08.11.2026. We expect to conduct recruitment interviews on Thursday 12.11.2026.

Start date: 01.01.2027

Area of employment

Region Zealand and Region Capital (Hovedstaden) will become Region Østdanmark on 1 January 2027 as part of the health reform. Your area of employment will be Region Østdanmark with all related organizational units.

Read more about the significance of the area of employment on Region Østdanmark's homepage.

Starting salary for unionized employees

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be told the base salary, centrally set allowances, and pension under 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

Our catchment area includes a larger share of citizens with chronic illness and social challenges than the national average. Therefore, we work targeted with innovation, new forms of collaboration, and solutions that bring treatment closer to the citizens.

With us you will become part of an ambitious workplace where cross-disciplinary collaboration, high professional standards, and ongoing improvements are a natural part of daily life. Our leadership values are innovation, followership, integrity, and community, and they set the direction for how we work, develop, and achieve good results – for both citizens and employees.

Read more about Zealand University Hospital, Nykøbing F. here

Read more about Zealand University Hospital, Køge and Roskilde here

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