Surgical nurse

Sønderjylland Hospital, Aabenraa

High professionalism, high well-being and fantastic opportunities for development.

Would that be something for you?

We have vacant positions and maternity leave vacancies from January 1, 2027

There is a possibility of a position without on-call duties. We offer

• Structured introduction and competence development, where competence cards and 2 fixed mentors ensure that you get the best opportunities for learning.
• A clinically responsible nurse who will help you safely through your competence cards.
• A workplace where the good psychosocial work environment is cultivated and prioritized. Where we have a strong sense of togetherness, an informal tone, and short paths to management.
• A workplace with high professional standards, where there is a focused development of nursing.
• A mix of newer and experienced colleagues who are passionate about operative nursing.
• A well-functioning interprofessional collaboration around patient pathways.
• Where there is ample time allocated for your onboarding (9 – 10 months depending on your experience).

Who are we? We are a central operating theatre team with elective and acute surgery within the specialties of urology, gynecology and obstetrics, orthopedics and parenchymal surgery. We are 49 nurses and 2 social and health care assistants who have a very strong professional focus. We work with simulation training and have a structured competence development program. Our introduction program introduces you to our world and prepares you to work independently. We always start from your competencies.

We have a high social capital and we value good and respectful collaboration, so it is important that you contribute to this. We have collaborators throughout Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland), and our set of values around collaboration includes integrity and respect for each other’s competences. We work day shifts on all weekdays from 7:30–15:15. We have evening shifts until 16:00 and 17:00, as well as evening duty and shifts with on-call from the on-call room. You should expect to work every 3rd to 4th weekend.

The shifts on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are 24-hour shifts from 7:30–7:30 with on-call from the on-call room from 19:30–07:30. There is also the possibility to be employed in a pure day-shift position (with evening shifts), with time off on all weekends and holidays. We are looking for a colleague who;

• Highly preferably has experience within perioperative nursing.
• Is positive and contributes to all of us having a good day at work.
• Can function in a busy daily routine and maintain overview in acute situations.
• Is flexible and contributes to the work community.
• actively works on personal development and takes responsibility for own learning.
• Will contribute to creating a good working environment
• Wants to take co-responsibility for our students.

Salary and terms of employment

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base salary, centrally fixed allowances, and pension in the health sector collective agreement - Agreement 32.17.1.

In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications. Starting salary for positions in the Region of Southern Denmark You are welcome to contact

Chief Nurse Birgitte Mikkelsen, for further information. Tel: 29 13 46 68

Email [email protected]. You are also very welcome to visit for a study visit where we can show you our department.

You can also see our everyday life in this film;

https://video.qbrick.com/play2/embed/player?accountId=AccjH5gwd9lLEaj5M7owJGgRQ&mediaId=6f57b0f4-1543-4c52-9468-6dd505dbf688&configId=default&pageStyling=adaptive&autoplay=false&repeat=false&sharing=false&download=false&volume The application deadline is Thursday, November 19, 2026.

Interviews will be held on Monday, November 23, 2026 Salary and employment terms

You will be employed in accordance with the collective agreement between the Danish Nurses Organization and the Danish Regions.

References and a police certificate will be obtained prior to final employment. We look forward to hearing from you.