Surgical Nurse for the Operating and Treatment Department, Thisted

Surgical Nurse – is that for you?

We are seeking operating room nurses for the OR and Treatment Department in Thisted starting 1 January 2027.

One permanent position of 37 hours per week and a maternity leave cover until 31 December 2027.

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The OR and Treatment Department consists of a newly renovated operating theatre with a total of six operating rooms, of which one is reserved for section.

There is around-the-clock on-call coverage in the OR, where acute orthopedic and gynecological surgeries are performed. In addition, elective operations are performed on three to four lists daily. A large part of our operations are elective surgery.

The department also includes an ENT outpatient clinic, Endoscopy unit with two scope rooms, and Sterile Central.

Day surgery operations include orthopedic surgery (hand, foot, knee), abdominal surgery, gynecology and urology, ENT surgery and neurosurgery (spine).

In 2023 the OR and Treatment Department was awarded the Patients’ Prize.

We are a department with a high level of professionalism, and we continually strive to be exceptionally good at the ordinary.

We work from the concept framework Fundamentals of Care and have a clear focus on being a “capable” department, where we are each other’s prerequisite for the benefit of our patients.

The OR and Treatment Department is a dynamic and developing department where there is an opportunity to influence and develop nursing, and where your nursing competencies come into play.

We place great emphasis on flexibility, shared responsibility, influence in daily life, teamwork and cross-unit collaboration across all units in the OR and Treatment Department.

The department serves as a training site for nursing students and SSA students.

Working hours

At the OR we operate every weekday in general and local anesthesia from 07:30 to 15:00. We also have evening shifts from 14:45-22:00 with subsequent on-call duty from the on-call room until 07:30 the next day – about once a week.

On weekends and holidays we work in 24-hour shifts and have about four 24-hour shifts spread over 12 weeks – either Saturday or Sunday.

Qualifications required for applicants

• Willingness to work with operating room nursing
• Demonstrates independence and flexibility
• Responsible in relation to task execution
• Good at communicating purposefully in short patient contacts
• Can work in a team and manage personal, professional and collaborative relationships.

We offer

• A well-structured orientation and training program based on the national competency cards
• You will be assigned a mentor and your training will be tailored to your previous experience
• An exciting and active daily life with varied tasks within different specialties
• A department where we put the patient first and involve relatives to the extent possible
• A job with exceptionally good colleagues
• Follow-up conversations after one and three months of employment with the manager, as well as an annual development interview.

Further information about the positions can be obtained from Chief Head Nurse Helle Isaksen at tel. 97650875 or 51529091.

Application deadline 20 November 2026.

Interviews will take place in week 48.

Salary and employment terms according to the applicable collective agreement for non-managerial staff in the Health Collective area concluded with the relevant organizations.