Nurse for Center for Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care

Nurse to the Centre for Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care – with a focus on the whole person

Are you motivated to make a difference for people living with or who have had cancer? And are you passionate about meeting people with a view to their overall life situation? Then you may be our new nurse in the Centre for Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care.

About the position

We are seeking a nurse for 37 hours per week for our multidisciplinary team in the Centre for Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care. The position is self-scheduling and there are no weekend shifts.

As a nurse you will play a central role in the citizen's rehabilitation and palliative care journey. You will meet people with cancer and their relatives in different phases of life during or after a cancer course. You will contribute with nursing assessments, coordination, guidance and support. Based on a holistic approach, you will help create coherence, security and quality of life for the individual citizen and their relatives. Our goal is to strengthen citizens' ability to live a meaningful life with the greatest possible quality of life.

Your daily life will be characterized by a strong professional community, close multidisciplinary collaboration and a focus on creating the best possible courses for the individual citizen. You will become part of an engaged team consisting of 9 employees: 5 physiotherapists, 2 occupational therapists and 1 clinical dietitian. In addition, there is close collaboration with the palliative nurses in the municipality. We learn from each other, support one another and view our different professional backgrounds as a strength.

We collaborate with OUH (Odense University Hospital), general practitioners, the Danish Cancer Society, and other municipal and regional partners to ensure the best possible support throughout the entire process.

Your everyday life

Your tasks will include, among other things

• Work based on the Health Act section 119 and the Health Authority's recommendations for cancer rehabilitation.
• Nursing assessment and coordination of rehabilitation and palliative needs.
• Conducting clarifying and follow-up nursing conversations with citizens and relatives.
• Support for the citizen's management of life with and after cancer. Including conversations about quality of life, hope, concerns and existential issues.
• Guidance and advice on symptoms, side effects, late effects, nutrition, sleep, fatigue, pain and everyday life.
• Planning and carrying out teaching programs for citizens and relatives.
• Multidisciplinary coordination of complex pathways across the municipality, hospital and general practice.
• Contributing to development and quality assurance of the centre's rehabilitation and palliative efforts.

We expect that you

• Are a licensed nurse.
• Have experience with or an interest in cancer rehabilitation and palliation.
• Have a view of the whole person and can translate a holistic approach into nursing practice.
• Thrive with relational work and be able to create security for citizens and relatives.
• Like to collaborate across professions and sectors.
• Good communication skills
• Work independently, in a structured and reflective manner.
• Want to develop your nursing role in a multidisciplinary environment.

We offer

• A meaningful job where you make a difference for people with cancer and their relatives every day.
• Opportunity to work with rehabilitation and palliation from a holistic perspective.
• A strong multidisciplinary environment with high professionalism and great respect for the contributions of the different professions.
• Good opportunities for professional sparring, competence development and learning.
• An workplace focused on quality, development and well-being.
• Thorough introduction to tasks and organization.
• An workplace where we help each other, laugh together and pull together.
• You will naturally receive an individual introduction program and be assigned a mentor to ensure you start well in the position.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is 37 hours per week.

Salary and terms of employment follow the applicable collective agreement between KL (Local Government Denmark) and the negotiating organization.

Would you like to know more?

You are very welcome to contact the Rehabilitation Manager Sara Neto on telephone 21 28 06 79.

Application deadline

The application deadline is Wednesday 18 November 2026

We expect to conduct recruitment interviews on Monday 23 November 2026.