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 undertake the training and put it into practice in daily hospital life? Do you want to support patients during their hospital stay with a patient-involved 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 work will primarily be on the wards for Gastrointestinal Surgery and also to cover other specialties in the event of colleagues' absence. In addition, you will participate in the tasks related to inpatient patients with lymphedema problems together with other physiotherapist colleagues who also have the training. This task will constitute a smaller portion of the total working time.

The position starts from January 1, 2027. The number of hours is as a rule 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 departments: 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 departments: Kidney diseases, Urological surgery including pelvic floor patients, Liver diseases as well as Gastrointestinal and General Surgery. Team Ergo covers all the above specialties in Section 1 in addition to specialties from Section 2.

Your tasks include, among others

• assessment of function and rehabilitation potential of patients in complex pathways mainly within the gastrointestinal surgical specialty
• mobilisation and training
• instruction and guidance to inpatients
• respiratory physiotherapy
• adjustment and loan of assistive devices
• preparation of status and rehabilitation plans as well as documentation in the EHR
• tasks related to patients with lymphedema issues.

Working hours

Working hours are currently between 08.00 and 16.00. There is weekend work about every 6 weeks, and there are daytime shifts on holidays. In on-call work, coverage will be needed in the other specialties in Section 1.

We can offer you

• a workplace where we value professional and personal development
• employment in a serious, well-functioning department with good humor, where we emphasize an appreciative and positive collegial collaboration
• a job in a dynamic department 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-professionally and cross-professionally with a patient-involving perspective
• a thorough introduction program.

Our expectations of you

• have experience with respiratory physiotherapy
• have experience with complex hospital pathways and documentation in the EHR
• have specialty-specific experience with gastrointestinal surgical patients in a hospital context
• have the lymphedema training or are willing to undertake the training – likely in spring 2027
• are empathetic, open and realistic in the encounter with and treatment of people with life-threatening/chronic diseases and can adapt the therapeutic effort according to the patient’s daily form
• take initiatives and contribute to developing the profession and workflows
• have good skills regarding flexibility and the ability to keep an overview in a busy daily life that is often unpredictable, and where planned plans often need to be revised.

About the department

Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy is a centrally organized department and an attractive workplace with about 200 competent and engaged employees. We have a strong professional community with therapeutic leadership close to each employee. We are about 130 physiotherapists and 50 occupational therapists, a therapeutic department management, a leadership group, staff, a 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 daily life to guide students and involve them in the work.

For further information about the department, see here.

Salary and working conditions in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. The employment is contingent on a satisfactory child-protection certificate and a valid authorization.

If the above has aroused your interest, you are most welcome to contact Chief Therapist Birgitte Bille Brahe at 7845 6730 between 08.00-15.00 on weekdays for further information about the position. If you have questions regarding salary and terms of employment, the shop steward Pernille Eriksen can be contacted by email: [email protected].

Application deadline is November 16, 2026 and interviews are expected to be held on November 24, 2026.

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

As Region Midtjylland continuously carries out savings and reorganizations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.

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

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

Department: Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

Application deadline: 16 November 2026

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