Consultancy in Psychiatry or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry combined with a clinical professorship in Psychiatry with special focus on eating disorders

A clinical position as consultant of Psychiatry or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Mental Health Center Ballerup, the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region, is open for appointment as soon as possible.

The position is combined with a 5-year externally funded position as clinical professor of Psychiatry with special focus on eating disorders at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

With this new position the Mental Health Center Ballerup, the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region, wishes to strengthen the leadership in clinical research and teaching in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen.

It is a requirement that the applicant is accepted for appointment of both the professorship and the consultancy.

The advertisement for the professorship is available from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=157608)

 

About the Mental Health Center Ballerup

Mental Health Center Ballerup is a part of Copenhagen University Hospital and one of nine departments, that provide treatment for mental disorders in the Capital Region of Denmark. The department consists of ten inpatient wards comprising 157 beds, nine outpatient clinics with several specialized functions and research groups with focus on transcultural psychiatry, PTSD, rehabilitation and recovery, and eating disorders. We employ around 90 medical doctors and 80 psychologists in addition to nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and technical and administrative staff.

Clinical functions and focus areas of the department

The department is responsible for all general psychiatric services in nine municipalities with a total of app. 380.000 citizens in addition to specialized functions within eating disorders, PTSD, treatment of traumatized refugees, rehabilitation and treatment of deaf patients.

The Eating Disorder Section at Mental Health Center Ballerup was established in 2017 by a merge of four treatment facilities located in the Capital Region. We offer treatment for all patients over the age of 18 in the Capital Region suffering from eating disorders. The catchment area comprises app. 1.4 million adult inhabitants, and around one thousand patients with eating disorders are referred for treatment each year. The Eating Disorder Section consists of a research unit and four clinical units – an outpatient clinic, a day care section, an open ward, and a closed ward – and employs around 150 health professionals including 10 senior consultants and a number of residents.

The clinical tasks consist of interviews, examination, and treatment of patients, visitation to treatment services, completion of treatment plans, and supervision of other clinicians. Further, the senior consultant will take part in treatment conferences and teaching, and collaboration with other treatment facilities and social services. 

 

Research and teaching

With the new position as consultant in Psychiatry or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and clinical professor the Mental Health Center Ballerup, the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region, wishes to strengthen leadership in clinical research and teaching.

Qualifications

Applicants must be board-certified specialist in Psychiatry or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

 

Conditions

In order to be considered, the applicant must send an application to both the Faculty (the professorship) and to the hospital (the consultancy) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the professorship. Appointment is conditioned by the fact that the applicant obtains both positions. This also applies to the applicants who are already employed as consultants at the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region.

Salary and conditions of employment as consultant are as agreed between the Danish Regions and the Danish Association of Medical Specialists and between the Capital Region/Region Zealand and University of Copenhagen.

As clinical professor at least 50 % of the working time will be allocated to academic tasks (e.g., research, teaching, evaluation tasks and communication with the public) in agreement with the Head of Department of Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The remaining time will be allocated for clinical work in agreement with the head of Mental Health Center Ballerup. The clinical professor will receive secretarial or technical support equivalent to 50 % of a full-time secretary position from the Mental Health Center Ballerup. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of the Mental Health Center Ballerup, the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region.

Application procedure

The application must include the following:

Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications

Copy of the authorization certificate for specialist in Psychiatry or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

A description of how the applicant is qualified as

• Clinical expert
• Communicator
• Collaborator
• Manager/administrator/organizer
• Health advocate
• Scholar/researcher/teacher
• Professional

 

For more information, please refer to Sundhedsstyrelsen: The Seven Roles of Physicians.

The closing date for applications is 14.12.2022

 

Further information:

For further information please contact chief physician Jens Drachmann Bukh, email: jens.drachmann.bukh@regionh.dk, telephone: +4522622813

Information on Terms of employment for the Capital Region: https://www.regionh.dk/english/job/Pages/default.aspx

 

• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri
• Kontaktperson
  Marianne Meinertz
• Adresse
  Kristineberg 3, 2100 København Ø
• Stillingstype
  Læge
• Speciale
  Psykiatri
• Ansættelsesform
  Fast ansættelse
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  Snarest muligt
• Regionens jobnr.
  245511
• Quick-nr.
  440238
• Indrykningsdato
  16-11-2022
• Ansøgningsfrist
  14-12-2022 (udløbet)

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