Nurses for Gastrointestinal and Geriatric Medicine Inpatient Ward, Southern Jutland Hospital, Aabenraa

Are you passionate about complex nursing, professional development, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration? Do you want to make a difference for patients with both acute and chronic illnesses, and help develop the future orthogeriatric patient pathways? Then you may be our new colleague!

With us you will be part of a versatile medical ward where professionalism, collaboration and development go hand in hand.

Three exciting patient areas – one common department

In the Gastroenterology and Geriatrics ward we work with care and treatment of patients with complex medical issues within the gastroenterology and geriatric specialties.

As a new development, we have also taken in orthogeriatric patients with hip fracture , who after surgery require specialized nursing and medical treatment. This means that you with us will have the opportunity to work with:

• Gastroenterological nursing: Patients with diseases in the stomach and intestine system.
• Geriatric nursing: Elderly patients with multi-morbidity, frailty and complex care needs, where holistic nursing is central.
• Orthogeriatric nursing: Patients with hip fractures, where we work purposefully with postoperative observation, pain management, early mobilization, nutrition, prevention of complications and smooth transitions from hospital to home.

What is common for our patients is that nursing observations, clinical decision-making and interprofessional collaboration make a real difference.

Our broad patient population gives you a varied everyday life with good opportunities to develop your clinical competencies. Two days are rarely the same!

What do we offer?

• A dynamic and exciting work environment with a high degree of interprofessional collaboration.
• Opportunity to develop strong nursing competencies within three patient areas.
• Focus on professional development through simulation training, teaching and skills development.
• Opportunity to become part of the development of our orthogeriatric patient pathways.
• A team-oriented workplace where we help each other and share responsibility for the patients.
• An evolving department where there is room for professional ideas, initiative and influence.

We are ready to welcome you

We know that a good start has a great impact on both wellbeing and professional development.

Therefore we ensure you receive a thorough introduction, tailored to your experiences and competences.

• As a newly graduated nurse you will have an 8-week introduction period focusing on your individual needs.
• If you already have experience, we tailor the introduction based on your competencies.
• Our introductory nurses and experienced colleagues support you along the way.

We are looking for nurses who

• Have an interest in medical nursing and complex patient pathways.
• Find it exciting to work with gastroenterology, geriatrics and orthogeriatrics patients.
• Want to develop skills in postoperative nursing, rehabilitation and prevention of complications.
• Thrive in a team-oriented environment and value collaboration highly.
• Contribute positively to the work environment and collegial community.
• Are curious, engaged and want to contribute to the ward's professional development.
• See the value in creating safe, dignified and coherent patient journeys.

What terms should you know?

We are looking for nurses for both fixed positions and a maternity cover with a start date on January 1, 2027, or by agreement.

• The positions are initially 37 hours per week.
• Good opportunity to influence your own work schedule.
• Mixed shifts with mainly two types of shifts.
• Weekend duty as a rule every third weekend over a 12-week norm period.

Salary and collective agreement

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be told the base salary, centrally set allowances and pension in Health Cartel – Collective Agreement 32.17.1 – Salary as of 1.4.2026 . In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See starting salary for positions in the Region of Southern Denmark Employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

How is the application process?

Application deadline: November 15, 2026.

We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.

If you are curious about our department, you are very welcome to come by for a tour or an informal conversation before you apply.

We would be happy to tell you more about our everyday life, our professional community and the exciting opportunities within our three patient areas.

We look forward to hearing from you!

If you have questions or would like to hear more, you are welcome to contact

Chief Nurse Anders Christensen

Phone: 79 97 34 05

Email: [email protected]

Department: Medical Diseases

Job title: Nurse

Working hours: 37

Location: Aabenraa

Application deadline: 15-11-2026

Application deadline: 15 November 2026