Maternity Leave Replacement - Consultant and Risk Manager for the Patient Pathways Staff at Amager and Hvidovre Hospital

Are you passionate about working with safe, patient-safe patient journeys, at an acute hospital with many complex cases?

We are seeking a skilled consultant and risk manager who wants to work with both UTHs, patient safety and other quality agendas that fill a large acute hospital. Right now one of our four risk managers is on parental leave and we therefore need someone who wants to join the team in the coming year.

In Patient Pathways we work closely with the Management and departmental leadership on both quality development and patient safety. In addition to patient safety work, many different types of tasks are undertaken, such as support for councils and committees, collaboration with the municipal sector, implementation of strategic initiatives and the Health Reform’s intentions.

Your role and tasks

Risk Manager

• Case handling of adverse events in collaboration with the departments’ caseworkers / patient safety officers
• Assess patterns and trends in adverse events with a view to cross-cutting improvement initiatives. Including attention to proactive initiatives in patient safety work
• Collaboration with the departments on proactive patient safety work
• Facilitation of patient safety analyses

Consultant

Another part of your portfolio will be coordination and project management of strategic quality initiatives at hospital level, contributing to good and coherent patient pathways. It can also be initiatives related to the Health Reform, where we currently are working very concretely with task shifts from municipalities to the regions.

About you

• You have a clinical background and experience with patient safety work.
• You are outgoing and understand how to engage in dialogue and collaboration with the departments about patient safety work
• You work systematically, create progress and are proactive
• You are someone who wants to contribute to and be part of a team where team spirit, collaboration and high professional quality are the trademark. You thrive in a culture where knowledge sharing and teamwork are highly valued, while you are also able to work independently and take responsibility for your tasks.

Terms and employment process

You will be employed in Patient Pathways in the section for clinical quality and patient safety.

Salary and employment terms follow the collective agreement for non-leading personnel in the Health Cartel’s area with salary placement as a nurse without a specialized education.

The position is a 1-year maternity cover and a full-time position at 37 hours per week and available from 1 January 2027.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact section head Signe Kristensen at tel. 2029 6591 or risk manager Tina Obert at tel. 20258203.

The application deadline is 19 November 2026. We will hold interviews on 24 November 2026. Before the interview you will receive a small case to review.

You can find information about Amager and Hvidovre Hospital at www.hvidovrehospital.dk