Healthcare professional development consultant sought for Development Center West

Development Center West (UCV) under Leisure, Health, Care & Social is Esbjerg Municipality's overall offering to adults with reduced physical and mental functional capacity.

UCV is seeking a skilled nurse, with strong relational competences and who can operate in a social-professional context.

The position aims to support the continued development and retention of high-quality health care practice across the organization. You will contribute to ensuring that practice is at all times professionally grounded, evidence-based and legally compliant, while the organization is equipped to meet current requirements, recommendations and oversight.

We offer You will become part of an exciting organization where professionalism, collaboration and development are highly valued.

You will hold a central role in developing and supporting the health-care efforts in UCV. You bring your nursing competencies into play where they create the greatest value for citizens, employees and the organization as a whole. You work independently with planning and prioritization of your tasks in dialogue with management and services across the area. At the same time you act as a professional sparring partner for management and take part in a strong interdisciplinary community where collaboration and knowledge sharing are a natural part of everyday life.

The position entails a high degree of freedom with responsibility and therefore requires that you thrive with independent task solving. You work proactively and action-oriented and manage to create the necessary structure, prioritization and momentum so that tasks are completed with high quality. You are able to maintain an overview of the overall organizational context while also understanding the reality employees face every day.

You can navigate between legislation, professional standards, managerial decisions and hands-on practice, and contribute to creating coherence between strategic goals and daily task execution.

Tasks will include, among others

• Planning, coordination and implementation of health-care initiatives
• Contributing to the development of health-care guidelines and instructions
• Conducting internal audits and following up on them
• Supporting and participating in connection with oversight
• Case handling and supporting learning development based on unintended events
• Identification of improvement measures, including with regard to documentation practices
• Lead or participate in cross-functional working groups
• Collaboration with external partners
• Guidance, sparring and training

Further expectations

• Be a licensed nurse, with a high professional level
• Have a strong interest in development, quality assurance and patient safety
• Be able to create followership and security in relationships
• Have knowledge of relevant legislation and keep yourself updated
• Can analyze, structure and initiate
• Good written and IT skills
• It is advantageous if you have knowledge of CURA

More about Development Center West Development Center West is Esbjerg Municipality's combined offering to adults from age 16 with physical and mental disabilities. We work primarily within the framework of the Social Services Act.

Development Center West consists of residential communities, supported housing, support in own home, activity and social programs, sheltered employment as well as teaching in Esbjerg, Bramming and Ribe.

It is important for us at Development Center West that all employees can be proud to contribute to an important effort. If you are hired with us, you will be met with trust that you work professionally, but we will of course take responsibility for helping you get started well. We pull together, and you will collaborate closely with both your immediate colleagues and with others in the rest of the organization.

You can read much more about our workplace here

https://www.esbjerg.dk/hjaelp-og-pleje/handicap-og-psykiatri/stoette-til-voksne-med-udviklingshandicap

Løn- og ansættelsesforhold We expect you to be able to start on January 1, 2027.

Working hours are 37 hours distributed over the five weekdays in day shifts. Lower hours can be requested.

Your primary workplace will be at our main address in Esbjerg. Since the role supports services across UCV, you should also expect tasks and activities in Bramming and Ribe.

If you would like to hear more about the position, you can contact Section Manager Lotte Stæt Vinther at phone 23609515 or by email [email protected] .

Salary and terms of employment are determined in accordance with the applicable collective agreement, including the current provisions on local pay formation. You can find information about the salary level in Esbjerg Municipality via this link: KRL . Here you also find information on base pay and pension. In addition, following a specific assessment, qualification and/or functional supplements may be agreed depending on the content of the position as well as your experience and qualifications.

In Esbjerg Municipality we work with trust and see human diversity as a strength. We therefore encourage all qualified applicants regardless of gender, age or ethnic background to apply for the position.

Upon employment in the position, a criminal background check will be obtained.

If you proceed after the interview, references will be sought from current and/or previous employers if you are still being considered for the position. You will be informed before references are requested.

Application deadline: Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

Applications are submitted electronically . Click on “apply for the job” at the bottom and attach your application, CV and relevant documentation.