Consultancy in palliative medicine combined with a clinical professorship with special focus on rehabilitation and palliative care

A clinical position as consultant of palliative medicine at the Department of Oncology at Rigshospitalet is open for appointment from as soon as possible.

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

With this new position the Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet 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 (http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/)

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The department handles all non-surgical oncological treatment modalities of patients from Greater Copenhagen (Region Hovedstaden) as well as a number of treatments of patients from other parts of Denmark including radiation therapy of patients from Bornholm and the region of Zealand (Region Sjælland). Furthermore, the department has a national function with regard to rare cancer diseases as well as phase 1 and early phase 2 trials at the departments Phase 1 Unit. Finally, the department has an out-patient consulting function on the island of Bornholm and in Greenland.

Clinical functions and focus areas of the department of Oncology

The Department of Oncology is divided into 5 diagnostic teams. Moreover, the department has a Radiotherapy Unit, a Palliative Unit, a Phase 1 Unit, and a Clinical Research Unit, which perform tasks within all diagnostic teams.

The department values a high quality within all treatment modalities, a high degree of continuity in the doctor-patient relationship, robust multidisciplinary cooperation, clinical training of junior doctors, and optimal cooperation between physicians, nurses and secretaries.

Research and teaching

With the new position as consultant in palliative medicine and clinical professor with special focus on rehabilitation and palliative care the Department of Oncology wishes to strengthen leadership in clinical research and teaching. The focus will cover both cancer and non-malignant conditions with need for palliative care or rehabilitation.

Qualifications

Applicants must be board-certified specialist in Clinical Oncology, Internal Medicine, Anaesthesiology, or other relevant specialist area. The following specialist areas are indicated as relevant: Psychiatry, Surgery, General Medicine, Neurology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, and Infection Medicine.

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 Rigshospitalet.

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 Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The remaining time will be allocated for clinical work in agreement with the head of Department. The clinical professor will receive secretarial or technical support equivalent to 50 % of a full-time secretary position from the department of Oncology. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of the department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet.

Application procedure

The application must include the following:

• Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications
• Copy of the authorization certificate for specialist in Clinical Oncology or other clinical specialist area
• 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 June 7th, 2023

Further information:

For further information please contact Professor Ulrik Lassen, Head of Department, tel. + 45 354588923, or email: ulrik.lassen@regionh.dk.

Information on Terms of employment for the Capital Region

Apply for this position online here and at University of Copenhagen here.

• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej
• Kontaktperson
  Ulrik Niels Lassen
• Adresse
  Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø
• Stillingstype
  Overlæge
• Speciale
  Klinisk onkologi
• Ansættelsesform
  Fast ansættelse
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  Snarest muligt
• Regionens jobnr.
  249432
• Quick-nr.
  448891
• Indrykningsdato
  10-05-2023
• Ansøgningsfrist
  07-06-2023 (udløbet)

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