Nurse for the COPD and Lung Infection Clinic, AUH

Do you want to make a difference for some of the most vulnerable patients? Are you our new colleague in the COPD and Lung Infection Clinic?

We are seeking a nurse to be part of our multidisciplinary team. We work with the most fragile and vulnerable patients with lung disease. Our efforts cover outpatient consultations at AUH, home visits to patients, telemedicine (tele-COPD), and cross-sector collaboration with Aarhus Municipality's Acute Team.

The introductory program and its duration will be based on your experience and wishes.

The position is from December 1, 2026, or by agreement and at 37 hours/week (8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.). You should expect to work every 6th weekend (day shift, 8.25 hours) in the lung disease ward.

The COPD and Lung Infection Clinic consists of a team of four nurses, including a COPD specialist nurse, covering the functions

• outpatient tracks: see, among others, newly referred COPD patients for assessment, optimization of treatment, follow-up of COPD patients after hospitalization, COPD patients for assessment and control of ventilatory treatment, treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, monitoring of home oxygen therapy, follow-up after lung infection
• advice to general practitioners and practice nurses
• education of colleagues and partners
• outgoing Lung Team (physically located together with the Acute Team, Hvidkildevej, Risskov, Aarhus Municipality): a cross-sectoral offering for the most severe COPD patients, home visits, and staffing of the daytime acute telephone
• supervision at home for patients on oxygen therapy
• tele-COPD (located at AUH): cross-sector collaboration on monitoring Tele-COPD citizens with the aim of increasing awareness of their own disease and early intervention for exacerbations.

Read more about it here: https://dsr.dk/sygeplejersken/arkiv/ff-nr-2021-3/tidlig-indsats-kan-forebygge-indlaeggelse and https://dsr.dk/sygeplejersken/arkiv/ff-nr-2021-3/trygheden-er-en-vigtig-del-af-det-her-det-giver-saa-meget-mening.

As a nurse with us you will, after training, handle tasks in the Outgoing Lung Team, Tele-COPD, follow-up on oxygen treatment, as well as tasks in the COPD Clinic, so that everyone has the competencies to cover for each other. How the distribution of daily tasks will be arranged is agreed in the team.

We want a nurse who has knowledge and competencies within medical nursing, and who has a particular interest in lung medicine and patients with COPD. We will acknowledge the patient and place their needs in focus. Together with the patient and relatives, we will find the best possible solutions.

We have in the COPD and Infection Clinic a very good collaboration with our doctors, wards and physiotherapists. We value professional sparring and education highly.

A driving licence is a prerequisite for employment.

Salary and employment conditions in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. Employment is conditional on a satisfactory child protection certificate and a satisfactory authorization. A driving licence is required.

For more information, please contact Chief Nurse Julie Knattrup at tel. 6150 2672 or by email [email protected].

The application deadline is October 25 and interviews will be held on October 28, 2026.

The position is, as a rule, a full-time position.

As the Central Region of Denmark continually implements savings and reorganizations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU Transparency Directive on wages, which came into force on June 7, 2026, obliged to inform you of the starting salary or a salary range for a position before you are offered employment.

Here you will find Region Midtjylland's salary catalog for most occupational groups and positions in Region Midtjylland: Transparency before employment - Employee.rm.dk

Department: Lung Diseases

Application deadline: 25 October 2026

Location: Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200, Aarhus N