Physiotherapist sought for a permanent position in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Section 1, Aarhus University Hospital

Are you a trained physiotherapist with experience in or an interest in complex patient pathways? Do you have lymphedema training or would you like to take the training and put it into practice in daily hospital life? Do you want to support patients during their inpatient stay with a patient-involving and multidisciplinary focus, then you are the one we are looking for in Section 1 for a permanent position.

Section 1 is characterized by covering many exciting surgical and medical specialties at AUH, where there is patient work on the wards as well as in several clinics. Your daily routine will primarily be on the wards for Gastrointestinal Surgery and to cover in other specialties during colleagues' absences. In addition, you will participate in the handling of hospitalized patients with lymphedema issues together with other physiotherapist colleagues who also have the training. This task will constitute a smaller proportion of the total working time.

The position is from January 1, 2027. The hourly schedule is in principle 37 hours per week.

About Section 1

Section 1 is divided into 3 teams. There are two physiotherapy teams and one occupational therapy team. Team Phys 1 covers the following clinical sections: Blood diseases, Cancer Department, Plastic and Breast Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Danish Center for Particle Therapy (DCPT), Breast Clinic and Lymphedema Clinic. Team Phys 2 covers the following clinical sections: Kidney diseases, Urinary tract surgery including pelvic floor patients, Liver diseases as well as Gastro- and Hepato-biliary surgery. Team Ergo covers all of the above specialties in Section 1 in addition to specialties from Section 2.

Your job tasks include

• assessment of functional ability and rehabilitation potential of patients in complex pathways mainly within the GI surgical specialty
• mobilization and training
• instruction and guidance to hospitalized patients
• respiratory physiotherapy
• adjustment and loan of aids
• preparation of status and rehabilitation plans as well as documentation in the EPJ
• tasks related to patients with lymphedema issues.

Working time

The working hours are currently between 8:00 and 16:00. There is weekend work about every 6 weeks, and there are day shifts on holidays. In on-call work there will be coverage in the other sections in Section 1.

We can offer you

• a workplace where we value professional and personal development
• employment in a serious working and well-functioning section with a good mood, where we value a respectful and positive collegial interaction
• a job in a dynamic section where there is ongoing focus on the development of the discipline, quality assurance and research
• a team where we together develop patients' pathways both mono-disciplinary and multidisciplinary with a patient-involving perspective
• a thorough introduction program.

Our expectations of you

• have experience with respiratory physiotherapy
• have experience with complex patient pathways in hospital settings and documentation in EPJ
• have specialty-specific experience with GI surgical patients in a hospital context
• have the lymphedema training or be willing to take the training – likely in spring 2027
• are empathetic, open and realistic in meeting and treating people with life-threatening/chronic diseases and can modify the therapeutic approach according to the patient’s daily condition
• take initiative to and contribute to developing the profession and workflows
• have good competencies regarding flexibility and ability to keep an overview in a busy day which is often unpredictable, and where laid plans often must be revised.

About the department

Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy is a centrally organized department and an attractive workplace with about 200 competent and engaged staff. We have a strong professional community with a therapist-professional leadership close to each employee. We are about 130 physiotherapists and 50 occupational therapists, a therapist-professional department leadership, a leadership group, staff, research unit, clinical instructors and a secretary group.

The strategic ambition for AUH is to be Denmark’s complete hospital at the highest international level and a strong university hospital for the whole of Denmark. In Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy we support this ambition with, among other things, our research and development strategy, and we have both researchers and development therapists employed. Aarhus University Hospital is a training site for both occupational therapy and physiotherapy students. It is a natural part of our everyday life to guide students and involve them in the work.

For further information about the department see here .

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. The employment is conditional on a satisfactory child certificate and a valid license.

If the above has sparked your interest, you are very welcome to contact leading therapist Birgitte Bille Brahe at 7845 6730 between 8.00-15.00 on weekdays for further information about the position. If you have questions regarding salary and employment terms, the union representative Pernille Eriksen can be contacted at the email: [email protected] .

The application deadline is 16 November 2026 and interviews are expected to be held on 24 November 2026.

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

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

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

Here you can find the Region Midtjylland salary catalog for most trades and positions found in Region Midtjylland: Transparency before employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk