Head Nurse

Do you want to lead a ward that makes a difference every day?

Haugåstunet nursing home is seeking an engaged and development-oriented head nurse for our short-term ward. The ward has an important societal mission with assessment, rehabilitation, treatment and follow-up of patients who will return to their own homes or move on to another level of care.

The short-term ward is facing an exciting development journey. We are looking for a leader who can build a culture characterized by collaboration, mastery, professional reflection and improvement work. You see opportunities where others see challenges, and are motivated by developing employees, work processes and the working environment for the benefit of the patients.

 

Responsibilities

• Professional, personnel-related and administrative management of the ward
• Ensure safe services and good patient safety
• Contribute to good resource management and financial follow-up
• Participate actively in the organization's management team and contribute to the development of the entire nursing home
• Lead change and development work in line with the municipality's goals and strategies
• Lead culture and change work with a focus on collaboration, accountability and employee participation.
• Contribute to developing a workplace characterized by learning, continuous improvement and sharing of competence.
• Strengthen the ward's ability to work structured and solution-oriented also during periods of high activity.
• Build a culture where employees experience mastery, influence and shared responsibility for the results.
  

Qualifications

• Authorized nurse
• Experience from the municipal health service or the specialist health service
• Leadership education is desirable. Relevant leadership experience can compensate for lack of formal leadership education.
• Good digital competence
• Good oral and written communication skills in Norwegian

Personal qualities

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience leading change and development processes.
• Is clear and courageous in the leadership role, while building trust and good relationships.
• Is able to turn challenges into opportunities and create engagement for improvement.
• Believes in the employees' resources and is able to mobilize them through involvement and clear expectations.
• Sees the importance of culture building as an important tool to create good services.

 

The ward has had a high level of activity and complex patient pathways in recent years. We are therefore looking for a leader who can create structure, promote good work processes and further develop a culture characterized by collaboration, quality and mastery.

We offer

• An exciting leadership position with significant influence
• Opportunity to further develop future short-term services
• Skilled and committed employees
• Interdisciplinary collaboration and strong professional environments
• Leadership support, leadership development and exchange of experiences
• Salary by agreement and good pension and insurance schemes

Contact information

Line Eliassen Ekker, Unit manager, 51914001

Workplace

Haugåsstubben 1
4016 Stavanger

Key information:

Employer: Stavanger municipality

Reference no.: 5184612733
Position percentage: 100%
Permanent
application deadline: 25.10.2026