Nurses sought for the new health and care facilities in Vejen

Would you like to use your professional expertise close to the citizen? And would you like to be involved from the beginning when a new department is to be shaped? Then it might be you we are looking for. We are looking for 4 committed and clinically strong nurses for the new health and care wards in Vejen.

Here you get a unique opportunity to help shape the nursing care of the future that is close to citizens.

Who are we? As a result of the Health Reform, from 1 January 2027 the regions take responsibility for health and care wards. At Esbjerg and Grindsted Hospitals the new clinical department Citizen-Centered Health is under development. The aim is to create a more intimate, coherent and equal health system, where citizens experience coherence in their pathways, and where the right competencies are in place at the right time.

Esbjerg and Grindsted Hospitals are therefore establishing 11 beds in Vejen. Here, nurses, doctors, physiotherapists and occupational therapists as well as social and health care assistants work closely together.

A job where your nursing makes a difference At the health and care wards you will meet citizens who may have complex somatic and medical issues and multiple simultaneous illnesses. Your clinical assessment, professionalism and ability to see the whole person will therefore be decisive.

You can read more about health and care wards in the Quality Standard from the Health Authority.

We are looking for you who...

• have clinical experience and a desire to work with citizens from different specialties
• have strong clinical and analytical skills
• can work independently and make decisions
• are a committed team player and contribute to the community
• can build trust and security with citizens and relatives
• thrive with interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration
• are curious about new ways of working
• understand that a good working environment is created together.

You do not need to know it all. The most important is that you have the desire, professionalism and engagement to be part of it.

Your tasks As a nurse you will be a central part of the citizen's pathway. You will, among other things, come to:

• provide holistic nursing
• observe, assess, treat and follow up on the citizen's condition
• identify changes in the citizen's health and act on them
• work closely with doctors, social- and health care assistants, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, relatives and municipal partners.
• create coherence in the citizen's pathway – and ensure a good transition for the citizen whether they are on the way to or from the health care ward.
• contribute to the development and implementation of new work routines.

We ensure you are not left alone We know that starting something new takes effort. Therefore we offer:

• Thorough onboarding program and introduction to tasks and workflows
• Ongoing competence development and good opportunities for professional and personal development
• Influence on workflows, culture and the development of the new department
• A strong interdisciplinary community
• Focus on the working environment, dialogue and involvement
• A workplace with meaning , where you help create better and more coherent citizen pathways.
• Some skilled colleagues who are passionate about making a difference in citizens' lives.

A everyday life with variation and shared responsibility The health and care wards are staffed around the clock, and as a nurse you become part of a team that together ensures high professional quality every day of the week.

The position, as a rule, entails working in rotating shifts and every third weekend. Scheduling is carried out with a focus on operations, professional continuity and balance between working life and private life. We emphasize dialogue and employee involvement in planning working hours and aim to create flexible solutions that support both the individual employee and the community.

Terms of employment The position is 37 hours per week with commencement on 1 January 2027.

Salary and employment terms follow the collective agreement between DSR and the Danish Regions. The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base salary, centrally determined allowances and pension in the Collective Agreement for Non-Management staff in the Health Cartel area . In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See starting salary for positions in Region of Southern Denmark here .

A child protection clearance will be obtained prior to employment.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Practical information

• Application deadline 22 November.
• Interviews will be held in week 48

Workplace

Health and care wards Vejen

Bakkevej 26

6600 Vejen

Contact

Chief Nurse at Citizen-Centered Health, Jane Birkebæk tel.: 21675905