Are you the emergency department's new shift planner? We are looking for a structured puzzle-solver!

Would you like to play a key role where your structured approach and logical mind ensure everyday life for both colleagues and patients?

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented shift planner who can keep a cool head when the pieces need to come together. You will be part of a dynamic team in a busy emergency department where two days are rarely the same.

About the job

As our new shift planner you will have the overall responsibility to develop and optimize daily, weekly and monthly shift plans. Your main task is to ensure the right staffing at the right times – always with an eye on both collective agreements, well-being and economy.

Your primary work tasks

• Preparation of shift plans in our planning system KMD Opus vagtplan .
• Handling of acute changes due to illness, vacation, education and other absence.
• Ensuring compliance with laws and agreements , including rest period provisions.
• Close dialogue with employees about wishes, availability and well-being.
• Optimization of resources in collaboration with management to ensure efficient operations.

Who are you?

We imagine that you love structure and are motivated by logistical challenges. You are good with numbers, but you never forget that you are planning for living people. You have a good sense of humor, are positive and welcoming and you thrive in a hectic environment.

We would like you to

• Have experience with shift planning and knowledge of the collective agreements for nurses and social and health care assistants (an advantage, but not a requirement).
• Have an understanding of working in three-shift cycles 24/7/365.
• Be a strong communicator who can convey changes with a smile – even when things are moving fast.
• Work independently, in a structured manner and have a pronounced sense of order.
• Be IT-savvy and quickly get acquainted with new systems.

What do we offer?

• An independent position with great influence over your own tasks.
• An inclusive work environment with informal tone and good colleagues.
• Good opportunities for personal and professional development.

Practical information

• Workplace: Emergency Department, Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital, Slagelse
• Working hours: 32 hours per week
• Application deadline: 15 November – we will hold interviews on an ongoing basis.
• Start: As soon as possible – no later than 1 January.

Do you have questions about the position?

You are welcome to contact Chief Nurse Marianne Mejlgård at telephone 40 44 93 73 or by email: [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

Employment is conditional on receipt of a satisfactory child safeguarding certificate

Area of employment

Region Zealand and Region Capital Copenhagen will from 1 January 2027 become Region Østdanmark as a result of the health reform. Your area of employment will be Region Østdanmark with all related organizational units.

Read more about the meaning of the employment area on Region Østdanmark's website.

Starting salary for union members

The region is obliged to inform you about the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base salary, centrally fixed 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 Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital

At Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital we work every day to promote healthy living by preventing and treating in a coherent health effort. As a hospital we combine psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is that patients and citizens experience good and safe pathways of high quality.

As an employee you will become part of a forward-thinking, professionally and organizationally robust hospital where we make a difference for the people who need us. Learning and development are a part of everyday life and occur in professionally committed communities. Also across departments.

Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital covers a catchment area of about 230,000 citizens. We have 766 beds and about 5,000 employees distributed across 20 departments, including 16 somatic and psychiatric specialties.

We offer a solid research environment with 13 professors and a strong professional educational environment, where we welcome approximately 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further education programs each year.

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WORKPLACE

Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital, Slagelse

QUICKNR.

056148

JOB TYPE

Full time

POSTED

16 October 2026

APPLICATION DEADLINE

15 November 2026

EMPLOYMENT START DATE

1 January 2027