Gentofte matriklen seeks an operating room nurse

Are you interested in perioperative nursing and up for delivering nursing during short patient contacts, then we have a permanent position for you – preferably 37 hours per week, but other arrangements can be made.

In autumn 2025, the Center for Elective Orthopedic Surgery at Gentofte opened. Here, the Capital Region unites uncomplicated elective orthopedic surgeries. The center is starting with hip and knee arthroplasties, which is the largest area within elective orthopedic surgery. The center will contribute to the development and innovation of elective pathways across the region.

Whether you have experience in perioperative nursing or not, seize the opportunity and become part of our exciting department. The Central Operating Department provides nursing of high professional quality to both elective and acute surgical patients within orthopedics and urology.

The Department of Anesthesia, Surgery and Intensive Care is one of the Capital Region’s largest departments with about 600 staff. The department is organized at both Herlev and Gentofte Hospital with a shared Chief Physician and two Chief Nurses, and also houses a well-functioning cross-departmental research division.

We are about 60 engaged and professionally skilled perioperative nurses, spread across several different specialties. We are seeking new colleagues for permanent positions as our department will open several orthopedic surgical suites. We work according to the hospital’s vision “Well treated,” where well treated applies to the patient, relatives, and staff. We strive to provide the best perioperative pathways for the patient, placing the individual patient at the center of every operation.

At the Central Operating Department, we place a high value on professional development, and in addition to your individually tailored orientation, we work with you toward national competence cards for both new and experienced perioperative nurses.

Knee- and hip arthroplasty surgery at Gentofte performs both primary and revision arthroplasties, where revisions may be elective or acute. The arthroplasty section is the region’s largest with around 1,800 operations last year.

Shoulder surgery at Gentofte covers shoulder, elbow and foot surgery, and has both elective and acute patients. The operations range from large revision arthroplasties and fractures to arthroscopies and foot surgeries.

The hand section at Gentofte covers both elective and acute patients. In this section there is also great variation in the complexity of procedures, and patients in hand surgery are often operated in blocks or under local anesthesia, and are thus awake during the procedure.

The department works toward all perioperative nurses eventually gaining competencies in 2 or more specialties.

We place emphasis on

• Good, efficient and cohesive patient pathways
• High quality of treatment
• Employee involvement
• Active participation in development

We offer

• Participation in professional networks
• Focus on clinical perioperative nursing, development, research and education
• Individually tailored introduction and training program
• Focus on competency development – in the form of national competence cards
• Focus on good well-being in the department
• Dedicated staff team that values good interdisciplinary collaboration

and working environment

• High level of information and teaching

Your competencies

• You want to work with perioperative nursing
• You may have knowledge of/and have taken the competence cards for perioperative nurses
• You may have experience in training colleagues within perioperative nursing
• You may have taken relevant courses in perioperative nursing, e.g. diploma module for experienced/inexperienced perioperative nurses
• You want to help develop and strengthen perioperative nursing in the department
• You are curious, interested and proactive
• You see opportunities and want to help develop efficient and good

patient pathways

• You are flexible, enthusiastic and have good collaborative skills
• You will contribute positively to collaboration and the work environment in the department
• You are motivated by professional challenges

Salary and employment terms

Permanent position of 37 hours per week or as agreed with start date as soon as possible.

As a rule we work day shifts on weekdays and the working hours are 07:30-15:10 + late shift until 16:10 or 16:30.

Salary and employment terms are set in accordance with the applicable agreement for non-managerial staff within the Health Sector Labour Association, with the possibility of negotiation in relation to your competencies.

You will be employed as a nurse in the Capital Region of Denmark with service primarily at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Gentofte campus.

One of the goals of the personnel policy is equal treatment regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, disability or religion. This is ensured, among other things, through the employment and education policy.

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact

Chief Nurse, Charlotte Steffensen 38 67 38 26

Application deadline 05.11.2026

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis