Nurse for Bernadottegården Nursing Home

If you want to be a nursing home nurse, you have the opportunity now.

We are seeking a committed and professionally strong nurse for Bernadottegården Nursing Home, where you will become a central actor in quality development of residents’ care, in supporting and participating in citizen-centered task solving in complex pathways and in developing nursing-related initiatives.

Do you want to help ensure high quality in care and support for our residents at Bernadottegården? Are you passionate about citizen-centered nursing, competence development, and interdisciplinary collaboration? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you!

There will primarily be day work, but evening shifts may occur. You are expected to work every 4th weekend.

About the job

As a nurse at a nursing home you play an important role in ensuring high quality in care, nursing, and clinical care for our residents. Many of our residents live with multimorbidity, including cognitive impairment such as dementia, as well as complex health and social issues.

Your role will span both clinical nursing tasks and competence development of the staff, as well as close collaboration in multidisciplinary teams. Additionally, you will have an important role in systematic and ongoing quality improvement work and you will be an important player in the collaboration with residents’ families and friends.

Your duties include

Clinical nursing tasks

• Development and implementation of individual care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
• Execution and assessment of clinical nursing interventions such as medication administration, wound care, and monitoring of vital signs
• Supervision and support of colleagues in clinical tasks to ensure adherence to professional standards
• Handling of acute nursing situations and changes in the resident’s health status
• Holistic care with particular attention to residents with complex or acute issues.

Competence development

• Teaching, guidance, and citizen-centered follow-up of nursing home staff
• Participation in the development and implementation of internal training programs
• Dissemination and implementation of new professional knowledge and research in practice
• Systematic handover of nursing tasks and ensuring proper training of colleagues.

Mono- and cross-disciplinary collaboration

• Close collaboration with doctors, therapists, social and health assistants and aides, and other professional groups
• Professional sparring and coordination of care plans in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Active participation in networking meetings for nursing home nurses
• Support for constructive professional dialogues at the nursing home.

Citizen-centered approach and quality improvements

• Individual tailoring of care based on the resident’s needs and wishes
• Active participation in developing and implementing quality-improving initiatives
• Monitoring residents’ well-being and health as well as contributing to decisions that increase quality of life
• Systematic triage, participation in move-in conversations and resident conferences
• Role model in professionalism, communication, and behavior.

Collaboration with family and friends

• Creating trustful relationships with residents’ families and friends
• Advice and guidance for relatives on care and decisions regarding the resident’s well-being
• Ensuring open and safe communication between the nursing home and the resident’s relatives
• Contributing to a welcoming and safe environment for both residents and their networks.

We are looking for someone who

• Is a trained nurse with experience in elder care or a similar field
• Works independently but thrives in interdisciplinary collaboration
• Has strong communication skills and an appreciative approach to residents, relatives, and colleagues
• Is passionate about quality development and staff competence development
• Is adaptable and able to handle complex and acute nursing situations.

We offer

• An exciting and developing position in a professionally strong environment
• Opportunity to work with citizen-centered nursing and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Ongoing competence development and professional sparring
• A workplace where we value a good working environment and a strong collegial community.

In Mariagerfjord Municipality, we are employed for two things: professionalism and collaboration. As a nurse, you must help insist on both – and help create a culture where professional development, job satisfaction, and shared responsibility go hand in hand.

About Bernadottegården Nursing Center

Bernadottegården Nursing Center is a municipal nursing home with 48 residents.

Bernadottegården has 5 living units, distributed in 2 teams with professional team leaders.

Each living unit is staffed with dietitians and social and health care assistants. In addition, there is a physiotherapist and a dietitian attached.

We have a center doctor attached.

We are a recognized educational institution with an onboarding supervisor.

Our vision is an attractive nursing center where our residents thrive through the good everyday life, where they are actively involved in governing their own lives.

Salary and terms of employment

Employment is on collective agreement terms, where the salary is negotiated with the union.

Criminal and child protection checks are required, and employment is conditional on their approval.

To be employed in Mariagerfjord Municipality you must have MitID.

If you want to know more

Contact the Nursing Home Manager Annette Braüner at phone 97114667 if you have questions about the position.

Can you see yourself with us?

Then send your application to Mariagerfjord Municipality via our website.

The position is desired to be filled no later than January 1, 2027

Application deadline is 16 November 2026 at 8:00

We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, but no later than 20 November 2026

About Mariagerfjord Municipality

Mariagerfjord Municipality is one of Denmark’s most beautiful municipalities with a unique and varied nature by forest, coast, and fjord. We are centrally located between Aalborg and Aarhus and thus act as a link between Northern Jutland and the rest of the country. Our goal is clear: We want more, and there is room for more. Therefore, we focus on creating the best conditions for our approximately 42,000 residents, for our businesses, and for the development of the municipality.

In Mariagerfjord Municipality we want all of our 3,400 employees to feel they are an important part of the community. We have the freedom to bring our competencies and ideas into play, so we solve the core task in the best possible way and make a difference for our citizens. We focus on psychological safety and show respect for each other’s differences. We all take shared responsibility for the community and the task, and therefore we also place great emphasis on effective collaboration in the MED organization.

We view diversity as a strength and therefore encourage all interested applicants to apply, regardless of personal background.