Public health nurse sought for newly established infant and toddler initiative

Do you want to help create the best possible development conditions for the youngest children and their families? Do you have a background as a public health nurse, and would you like to become part of a strong professional community where we, together, make a difference for children and families?

Then you may be our new colleague in the infant and toddler team.

About the position

We are looking for a public health nurse for 30-37 hours per week, who will help build and develop our new infant- and toddler-focused effort in close interdisciplinary collaboration with the Center for Children, Youth and Family. The initiative is targeted at pregnant women and families with children aged 0-6 years, where there is a greater concern for the child’s well-being, development and the interaction between child and parents. The aim is to strengthen early intervention and create better development conditions for the child by working closely with the family and the family’s overall situation.

The initiative will, among other things, focus on

• the child’s development, well-being and regulation
• early attachment and interaction between child and parents
• parents’ understanding of and response to the child’s needs
• the family’s resources and burdens
• early detection and handling of concerns
• strengthening parents’ opportunities to create safe and development-promoting environments for the child.

The interdisciplinary approach is central. Public health nurses and family therapists bring their respective expertise into play and work together to create a common understanding of the child and the family.

Part of a larger professional community

The infant- and toddler-initiative is a new part of our overall offering in the Center for Children, Youth and Family. You will therefore not be employed solely for work in the infant- and toddler-initiative. You will have 10 hours per week tied to the infant- and toddler-initiative, while your other hours will consist of standard public health nurse work.

This means that you will both have the opportunity to specialize in the infant- and toddler-area and at the same time be part of the broader operations in the Public Health Nursing. You should therefore thrive in a daily routine where tasks can vary and where you work both independently and with colleagues across professional boundaries and tasks.

About Public Health Nursing

Public Health Nursing is part of the Family Area in Syddjurs Municipality and works to ensure that all children get the best possible start in life. We meet families early through health-promoting, preventive and cross-disciplinary interventions with a focus on well-being, development, attachment and parenting. Our work is based on Syddjurs Municipality’s Family, Children and Learning Policy, where early intervention, strong communities and coherent pathways for children and families are central values.

The Public Health Nursing consists of 19 public health nurses and a secretary and is organized in a shared public health nursing arrangement. We collaborate closely with the Center for Children, Youth and Family, the authority area, PPR and day care to ensure holistic and coherent interventions for children and families.

Your tasks

As a public health nurse you will participate in both the infant- and toddler-initiative and perform other public health nursing tasks in the team, which covers the areas of Mols, Rønde and Ebeltoft and surroundings.

In the infant- and toddler-initiative, your tasks will include, among others

• contributing to supporting the child’s well-being and development from a health-professional perspective
• observation and support of the interaction between child and parents
• conversations with parents about the child’s needs and development; including guidance
• supporting parents in creating developing and safe environments for the child
• participating in interprofessional meetings and professional assessments
• documentation and follow-up on the initiative
• close collaboration with family therapists and other partners.

In your other hours you will participate in the broader task solution for the infant- and toddler-area in Public Health Nursing.

We work with the child and family at the center

In Public Health Nursing we work with the child at the center and with a focus on the whole family’s well-being, resources and development opportunities. Through a health-promoting, preventive and relationship-building initiative we support the child’s health, well-being and development from pregnancy and through the first years of life.

We have a particular focus on the child’s early development, attachment and the interaction between child and parents. Based on the child’s needs and the family’s circumstances, we support parents in understanding and meeting the child’s signals and in creating safe and development-promoting environments for the child’s upbringing.

The goal is to strengthen the family's agency and coping so that both child and parents thrive, and the child gets the best possible conditions for a healthy and secure start in life.

We expect that you

• are trained as a public health nurse with experience in working with infants and families. You are professionally sound and can translate your knowledge into practice so families experience quality, clarity and security
• can organize your workday, create an overview and take leadership in situations where necessary. You can set a framework – and hold it – so families and colleagues perceive that the collaboration on the core task is clear
• meet colleagues with positive energy and actively contribute to creating plus-synergy. You share experiences – both when something succeeds and when it does not – and see learning in mistakes and diversity as a strength.
• can express yourself clearly, constructively and respectfully – also in difficult conversations with families and colleagues. You take responsibility for ensuring that your communication always supports a professional and solution-oriented collaboration
• are curious about your own professional development, participate actively in supervision and see sparring as a natural part of developing both yourself and the team

We offer

• the opportunity to help build a new interdisciplinary infant- and toddler-initiative
• a meaningful job with high professionalism and clear direction
• close interdisciplinary collaboration with both colleagues in the Center for Children, Youth and Family and the authority department
• engaged and competent colleagues with extensive knowledge and experience in working with children and families in vulnerable positions
• a workplace characterized by good energy and a high professional level
• flexible working hours
• supervision and ongoing professional sparring
• an exciting, challenging and varied daily life
• the opportunity to develop specialized competencies within the infant- and toddler-area and to work broadly as a public health nurse.

In Syddjurs Municipality you are not only employed for your professionality – but also to actively contribute to our working community.

Organization of the infant- and toddler-initiative

From Public Health Nursing, two public health nurses participate with 10 hours each in the initiative.

From the Center for Children, Youth and Family, three family therapists participate with 10 hours each in the initiative. One of the three employees from the Center for Children, Youth and Family will also have a coordinating function and work 10 hours as a family therapist in the infant- and toddler-initiative.

The coordinator will, among other things, help create coherence in the initiative, support coordination between the professional groups and help ensure a common professional direction.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

Want to know more?

Feel free to contact the head of Public Health Nursing, Malene Thomsen, at phone: 2119 2054 or by email: [email protected]. You can also contact the professional coordinator, Anne Sofie Holm Christensen, phone: 2029 6680 or by email: [email protected] for further information about the position.

Application deadline: 13 November 2026.

We look forward to hearing how you, with your professional and personal qualities, can contribute to strengthening the infant- and toddler-initiative as well as our working community.

See also https://www.syddjurs.dk/da/borger/boern-unge-og-familie/sundhedsplejen/

Syddjurs Municipality encourages everyone to apply for the position regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, disability, etc.

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