Head of Nursing for Health and Care Facilities in Aalborg - Aalborg University Hospital

Do you want to lead the establishment of a new consolidated unit and help shape the future citizen-centered health services?

Here you have an exceptional opportunity to combine leadership of staff, professional quality and operations with the development of one of the largest health and care offerings in the Department for Citizen-Centered Health.

We are seeking an experienced nurse professional leader who can unite people, create direction and ensure results in an organization under development. A leader who meets employees and partners with respect and integrity, but who at the same time has the courage to make decisions, set a clear direction and assume responsibility for both staff, quality and operations. The leadership task draws on Region Nordjylland's ITOP values (Influence, Trust, Integrity and Professionalism).

The position requires a leader who thrives with responsibility, development and change and can create results through both relationships, professional leadership and secure operations.

About the position

The Health and Care Placements will be established in early 2027 as a new consolidated unit at Aalborg University Hospital South through a merger of the existing services at Acute Unit Aalborg and Gug Temporary Placements. The new unit will comprise 34 beds and will be a central part of the citizen-centered initiative in the Health Council Limfjord.

Here, citizens from hospital or home will receive targeted interventions within care, treatment, observation, rehabilitation and/or interdisciplinary clarification. The offering is built on high professional standards, interdisciplinary collaboration and a rehabilitative approach with a focus on supporting the citizen’s ability to master their own life as well as possible.

The nursing area takes its point of departure in Fundamentals of Care (FoC) as a conceptual framework and works purposefully to integrate the citizen’s physical, psychological and relational needs into care and treatment.

As the leading Chief Nurse you will be part of the leadership team in the Department for Citizen-Centered Health and will have a central role in the development of the overall offering as well as in the collaboration with Aalborg Municipality, general practice and the hospital’s other departments.

You will be responsible for staff who daily perform complex health-professional tasks with high professionalism and strong commitment. A key leadership task will be to unite two existing units into one common professional environment with a strong culture characterized by quality, collaboration, learning and shared responsibility.

The coming period will be highly shaped by the establishment of the new unit. Therefore you must be able to create security and direction in changes while ensuring high quality and stable daily operations.

The task includes, among other things

• unite staff from two existing units into one common organization with shared culture and direction
• create followership and develop a culture characterized by high professionalism, responsibility and collaboration
• develop and maintain high professional quality and patient safety
• secure attractive learning and development environments for the staff
• support well-being, job satisfaction and a good working environment
• ensure coherent citizen pathways across sectors
• create balance between quality, activity, work environment and resources
• strengthen collaboration with Aalborg Municipality, general practice and the hospital’s other departments
• contribute to the ongoing development of the Health and Care Placements and the Department for Citizen-Centered Health

We are seeking a leader , who is a licensed nurse with leadership experience. It is expected that the upcoming leading Chief Nurse can achieve results through others and is able to set a clear direction, create followership and translate decisions into action.

Emphasis is placed on the ability to unite staff around common goals and create engagement during a period of organizational development and change. The task requires a leader who can balance consideration for staff, quality, operations and partners, even when the task is complex and interests are many.

Through presence, clarity and integrity trust and security are created, while the courage to make decisions, address challenges and maintain direction when the situation requires it is expected. Collaboration and involvement are highly valued but should be accompanied by decisiveness and the ability to implement necessary changes.

Relevant leadership education is valued highly, and completion of a leadership education is expected if not already obtained.

About the Department for Citizen-Centered Health

The Department for Citizen-Centered Health is a new department at Aalborg University Hospital with functions across seven municipalities in the Health Council Limfjord.

We work for a more cohesive health system, where citizens experience safe and coordinated pathways across sectors. In close collaboration with municipalities, general practice and the hospital’s other departments, we develop new citizen-centered health offerings that support the aims of the Health Reform to provide treatment closer to the citizen’s daily life.

As a leader you will be part of a department that is still under development, but which at the same time must deliver high quality every day. Therefore we are seeking leaders who can both develop and operate, build relationships and results, and keep focus on what is most important: the citizens and the patients.

Practical information

Employment from January 1, 2027

Application deadline: November 4, 2026. Interviews will be held on November 12, 2026.

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable agreement for leaders in the Health Cartel area concluded with the Danish Nurses Organization.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Nurse Bente Fisker at phone 25 46 33 72 or email [email protected].