Clinical nurse specialist with coordinating function

Are you passionate about developing nursing, have a high drive and the ability to create motivation and momentum – also in close cross-disciplinary collaboration?

Are you motivated by turning ideas into action, and do you thrive working closely with the clinic, while helping to set the direction for development across departments and professional groups?

Then perhaps you are the person we are looking for as our new Clinical Nurse Specialist with a coordinating function.

The position is 37 hours per week with start on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. You report to the Chief Nurse.

The position is as a rule allocated with 60% development and coordination time within the Orthopedic Surgery Cross-Disciplinary Academy (OTA) and 40% aimed at clinical presence with focus on supervision, professional sparring and support for the clinical nurse specialists in the departments.

About the position As a Clinical Nurse Specialist with a coordinating function you will have a central role in nursing professional development across the department's six units and two sites in Odense and Svendborg.

You will help create coherence in the nursing professional development and at the same time contribute to thinking and developing our patient pathways across professional groups.

You will have a fixed function in OTA and will work closely with the department's chief nurses, clinical nurse specialists and other development and research staff across professional groups.

The position is newly established, and you will have the opportunity to help shape the function in close collaboration with the Chief Nurse and the department's chief nurses.

OTA – Orthopedic Surgery Cross-Disciplinary Academy OTA is the department's shared framework for education, development and research. Here clinicians, leaders and researchers from different professions work together to develop and improve the orthopedic patient pathways.

The academy was established about a year and a half ago and is still under development. We have big ambitions, but we are also focused on ensuring that development makes sense in the clinical everyday life.

A central ambition in OTA is to strengthen the interdisciplinary approach to developing coherent orthopedic patient pathways.

As coordinating Clinical Nurse Specialist you will be an important part of this work. You must both ensure the nursing professional coherence across the department and contribute to the development of interdisciplinary collaboration in OTA.

See OTA charter

Your main tasks You will have a cross-cutting role with particular responsibility to

• Coordinate and support nursing professional development across the department's six units and two sites.
• Collaborate closely with the department's chief nurses and clinical nurse specialists on joint professional efforts, priorities and implementation.
• Be the nursing professional link between OTA and the clinical departments and contribute to translating joint development ambitions into clinical practice.
• Engage in close collaboration with the department's chief nurses as well as development and research staff within nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy focusing on joint development efforts and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Support implementation of evidence-based nursing, clinical guidelines as well as development and research results.
• Contribute to a positive and inclusive cross-disciplinary learning environment where the professional groups are curious about and learn from each other\'s competencies.

In addition you will, among other things

• Coordinate cross-disciplinary training, competency development and introduction of new staff within nursing.
• Contribute to development of common workflows, quality and documentation practices.
• Work with coherent patient information and digital solutions such as MineAftaler, virtual contacts and MyMedCards.
• Contribute to the development of nursing in connection with the transition to the New OUH, including new workflows and patient pathways.
• Represent Department O in relevant national and cross-disciplinary professional forums with a view to the department\'s overall cross-disciplinary perspective.

See job description

What can we offer you? You will become part of a department with high professionalism, many different specialties and good opportunities to develop nursing in close collaboration with both clinicians and management.

We offer you

• A newly created role where you get the opportunity to put your own mark on your position
• Close collaboration with the department\'s clinical nurse specialists, chief nurses and other development and research staff.
• Opportunity to develop your professional profile within both clinical nursing, development and research – in close collaboration with the department\'s clinicians, management and research environment.
• A daily life where you are close to clinical practice and have the opportunity to work with larger professional development tasks.
• An interdisciplinary environment in OTA, where there is room for ideas, professional discussions and new perspectives.

About the department Orthopedic Department O at OUH is a large and highly specialized department with activities in both Odense and Svendborg.

The department houses all orthopedic subspecialties, including hand surgery, pediatric orthopedics, foot and ankle surgery, trauma, hip and knee surgery, ITAR (infection, tumor, amputation and reconstruction), shoulder and elbow surgery as well as trauma- and sports-related knee surgery.

We have outpatient, inpatient and operating functions and work closely across specialties and professional groups. At the same time we have a close collaboration with municipalities and general practice to create coherent patient pathways.

See Department O\'s website

We expect that you

• Are a licensed nurse.
• Have a relevant master's degree.
• Have solid clinical experience – preferably from a surgical specialty.

In addition we emphasize that you

• Have strong coordinating and organizational skills and can create overview and momentum.
• Thrive with independent responsibility and can work across departments, professional groups and sites.
• Have drive and can translate ideas into concrete actions.
• Are curious, imaginative and dare to ask questions about the way we usually do things.
• Can gather colleagues around common professional goals and contribute to both nursing and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Are a clear communicator with good pedagogical skills and ability to translate knowledge into practice.
• Have a sense of collaboration, community and culture and want to help develop the interdisciplinary approach in the department.

Salary and employment terms The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base pay, centrally set allowances and pension in the link below. In addition to starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

Starting salary for positions in Region Southern Denmark

Remuneration is paid according to the collective agreement entered into between the trade union and Region Southern Denmark. If you are not already employed in Region Southern Denmark, there is a 3-month probation period.

Further information If the position has aroused your interest, you are very welcome to contact:

Chief Nurse Malene Mink Kristensen

[email protected]

Tel. 21 62 06 29

Senior Nurse Trine Ahlmann Pedersen

[email protected]

Tel. 20 10 06 32

Application deadline: 08-11-2026

Employment interviews: 13-11-2026

We look forward to hearing from you.