Head of the health and care facilities of the future in Nyborg

Leader for the health and care facilities of the future in Nyborg

Citizen-Centered Health, Odense University Hospital

Are you eager to lead the construction of a new health service as OUH, from 1 January 2027 as part of the Health Reform, will operate health and care facilities for citizens who for a period need healthcare support, treatment and rehabilitation, but not hospitalization in a hospital.

As the head of the health and care facilities (SOP) in Nyborg you will play a central role in transforming and further developing the current temporary facilities into health and care facilities. You will have the opportunity to shape both the professional direction and daily life together with staff, managerial colleagues and partners.

You will have managerial responsibility for a multidisciplinary team of nurses, therapists, social- and health care assistants and social- and health care helpers in a unit with 20 beds. Together you will create safe and coherent citizen pathways with high professional quality close to the citizen’s everyday life.

You will be part of something new

Citizen-Centered Health is a new department at Odense University Hospital, which will strengthen the local health services and bring treatment, care and rehabilitation closer to citizens’ everyday lives.

From 1 January 2027 we will be responsible for the regional health and care facilities and emergency nursing in eight municipalities on Funen. The task must be solved in close cooperation with municipalities, hospitals and other partners.

As a leader you will be part of a new leadership community, where we together shall shape and develop the area.

We are in an establishment phase with good opportunities to influence workflows, professional environments and collaborations across disciplines and sectors.

You will therefore not arrive at a finished setup – you will have the opportunity to help create it.

Your role

As a leader you will be responsible for staff, professional quality and daily operations.

You should, among other things

• transform and further develop the health and care facilities in Nyborg
• set the direction for culture, professionalism and collaboration
• build, lead and develop a strong multidisciplinary working community
• develop and implement workflows that support safe and coherent citizen pathways
• create strong collaboration relationships with municipalities, OUH and other partners
• recruit staff and help build the right competencies
• create a solid foundation for daily operations, quality and patient safety
• ensure alignment between capacity, flow and citizens’ needs
• actively participate in the leadership community in Citizen-Centered Health

We emphasize that you

• have a nursing background
• have experience with leadership or leadership responsibility in the health sector
• can provide direction, structure and buy-in
• are present and good at creating engagement and strong relationships
• thrive in both staff leadership, development and daily operations
• are strong in multidisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration
• can maintain an overview and make decisions in a daily life where frameworks and workflows are still under development

Experience from municipal nursing, citizen-centered health or regional operations is an advantage, but not a prerequisite.

With us you get

• opportunity to set direction and have influence from the start
• opportunity to shape culture, professionalism and workflows
• a new leadership community with close sparring and collaboration
• a meaningful leadership responsibility close to both staff and citizen pathways
• a broad collaboration across disciplines, sectors and geography
• a workplace focused on quality, development and citizen-centered health.

Terms of employment and application

This is a permanent position at 37 hours per week.

The appointment is as a functional leader equivalent to Chief Nurse level.

Region of Southern Denmark is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be told base salary, centrally determined allowances and pension in accordance with the agreement for Health Cartel leaders and managers – agreement 32.26.

Salary placement starts from base salary L10. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include negotiable allowances depending on the position and your experience and qualifications.

Workplace

Health and Care Facilities Nyborg

Holmegade 3, 1st floor, Building B

5800 Nyborg

Start: 1 December 2026

Application deadline: 18 October 2026

Interviews: First round of interviews is expected to be held at OUH on 26 October 2026. In connection with the interview you will be presented with a case.

A possible second round of interviews is expected to be held on 28 October 2026.

Want to know more?

You are welcome to contact

• Department head Berit Matzen, [email protected] - Tel. 30 55 29 37
• Chief Nurse Julie Skov Jespersen, [email protected] - Tel. 29 17 36 60

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming our new colleagues to Citizen-Centered Health.

Department: Citizen-Centered Health

Job title: Chief Nurse

Working hours: Full-time

Workplace: Nyborg

Application deadline: Oct. 18, 2026