Nursing Department Head — Day and Outpatient Haematology and Oncology, Landspítali
- Experience
- Lead / manager
- Location
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Category
- Healthcare & Nursing
- Industry
- Healthcare & Nursing
- Experience
- Lead / manager
- Openings
- 1
- Apply by
- 18 Nov 2026
About the role
Landspítali, the National University Hospital of Iceland, is seeking a dynamic leader to lead and develop the day and outpatient department of haematology and oncology. The work is done in close cooperation with the executive director, the chief nursing officer, chief physicians and other managers and colleagues. Cohesive teams in the department serve patients with blood diseases and cancer, new cancer diagnoses are growing rapidly, and work is under way on international certification of the service. The nursing department head will take an active part in improvements linked to these tasks. The head must have excellent communication skills and promote teamwork within the department and with other managers and partners, and carries a threefold responsibility: professional responsibility, staff responsibility and operational responsibility. The head is the manager of the department's staff of about 30, directs daily operations and leads the department's professional matters in cooperation with the chief physicians of haematology and oncology. Employment is 100% and the post is granted from 1 January 2027 or as otherwise agreed, reporting to the chief nursing officer of cancer services. Pay is set under the current collective agreement made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and the Icelandic Nurses Association (Félag íslenskra hjúkrunarfræðinga), as stated in the official listing; no fixed salary amount is stated. Applications should include a CV and a cover letter and copies of certificates and the licence in PDF form, and applications may remain valid for six months after the advertisement is published. Applications close on 18 November 2026.
Responsibilities
- Professional responsibility for the structure, organisation, quality and development of the service - Staff responsibility and daily management of department staff - Financial responsibility for department operations - Ensuring that safety, quality and improvement work is carried out - Taking part in the department's scientific and research work - Working closely with other nursing department heads in the service and implementing the executive board's policy and priorities
Requirements
An Icelandic nursing licence (Íslenskt hjúkrunarleyfi). Work experience as a nurse. Postgraduate education in nursing and/or other additional university education that is useful for the job is an advantage. Successful experience of management and operations and human resource management is an advantage. Leadership ability, initiative, interest and ambition to lead change and improvements. Professional ambition and initiative at work. Very good communication skills and a positive attitude. Vision and ability to lead the professional development of nursing and quality and safety matters. Good Icelandic skills (Góð íslenskukunnátta).
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