Overlæge med tilknyttet professorat, Medicinsk Afdeling, Køge, Sjællands Universitetshospital

Consultancy in Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and Hepatology combined with a clinical professorship (chair) in Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and Hepatology

A clinical position as consultant of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Department of Medicine at Copenhagen University Hospital - Zealand University Hospital is open for appointment from as soon as possible.

The position is combined with a 10-year position as clinical professor (chair) of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

With this new position the Department of Medicine, Zealand University Hospital in collaboration with Copenhagen University wishes to strengthen the focus on clinical research within the field of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in order to provide state of the art care and treatment. The purpose of the professorship is to facilitate a research centre with particular focus on clinical and/or epidemiological research.

The professorship would also be required to participate and organize the teaching of medical students at both bachelor and master level in the newly established medical education in Region Zealand.

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

As a clinical professor (Chair) at Copenhagen University Hospital - Zealand University Hospital, you become part of a fellowship of professors and other researchers who work to bring research in the forefront for novel treatments to benefit the patients we serve.

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 of Medicine has 220 employees and is part of Copenhagen University Hospital - Zealand University Hospital, the youngest University hospital in Denmark. The medical staff consists of 55 doctors with specialties in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Endocrinology and Geriatrics. Within the Gastroenterology and Hepatology specialty there are 16 specialists including four associate professors.

Clinical functions and focus areas of the Department

The Department consists of 3 sections including Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Endocrinology and Geriatrics. The section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology consists of an outpatient clinic with more than 20.000 visits every year and a bed ward primary for patients with Inflammatory bowel diseases and intestinal failure syndrome and one primary for patients with liver diseases. The Department has a Research Department that support the clinical research. The Department of Medicine publishes 40 peer review papers yearly.

Research and teaching

With the new position as consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and as a clinical professor (Chair), the Department of Medicine wishes to strengthen leadership in clinical research acknowledging the need for focusing on research and care of patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases. In addition, the Department wants to facilitate the education of the next generation of gastroenterologists and hepatologists through focus on pre- and especially postgraduate education.

Region Zealand

Region Zealand has a population of approximately 820,000 citizens who are under the care of three hospital units. Zealand University Hospital is one of these units with a division in Roskilde, Køge and Nykøbing Falster. Zealand University Hospital has at present approximately 700 beds and covers most medical specialties. In 2026, Zealand University Hospital will be housed in new buildings and will be the main regional hospital with a centralization of nearly all medical specialties and a total of 835 beds.

A full medical education will be implemented in the region in 2024.

Qualifications

Applicants must be board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and Hepatology with extensive clinical experience as well as extensive research experience together with skills in pre and postgraduate teaching.

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 Copenhagen University Hospital - Zealand University Hospital.

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 Department of Medicine at Copenhagen University Hospital - Zealand University Hospital. The clinical professor will receive secretarial or technical support equivalent to 50 % of a full-time secretary position from the Department of Medicine at Copenhagen University Hospital - Zealand University Hospital. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of Department of Medicine at Copenhagen University Hospital - Zealand University Hospital.

Application procedure

The application must include the following:

• Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications
• Copy of the authorization certificate for specialist in Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
• 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 08.07.2024.

Further information:

For further information please contact Head of Department of Medicine Ole Hamberg tel. + 45  4015 5598, or email: oham@regionsjaelland.dk

Information on Terms of employment for Region Zealand: https://www.regionsjaelland.dk/Kampagner/medicaldoctor/Sider/default.aspx

Om os

Den 1. januar 2024 fusionerede Sjællands Universitetshospital (SUH) med Nykøbing F. Sygehus (NFS). Som et af Danmarks største akutsygehuse driver og udvikler vi sygehusene i Køge, Roskilde og Nykøbing F. Vi har aktivitet på alle regionens sygehuse, og vi betjener alle regionens patienter med specialiserede sundhedsydelser samt tilbyder sundhedsydelser inden for 32 forskellige lægelige specialer.

Som Danmarks seneste universitetshospital søger vi at omdefinere tilgangen til, hvordan sundhedsfaglige ydelser leveres i regionen. Vi stræber efter at sikre lige sundhedstilbud for alle. Med øget fokus på uddannelse, forskning og innovation arbejder vi ud fra tankesættet om at bygge bro over afstande, etablere tværfaglige fællesskaber og bringe specialiseret behandling tættere på borgerne.

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• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Sjællands Universitetshospital, Køge
• Kontaktperson
  Ole Hamberg
• Adresse
  Lykkebækvej 1, 4600 Køge
• Stillingstype
  Læge
• Speciale
  Intern medicin: Gastroenterologi og hepatologi
• Ansættelsesform
  Fast ansættelse
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  01-03-2025
• Regionens jobnr.
  035068
• Quick-nr.
  463860
• Indrykningsdato
  31-05-2024
• Ansøgningsfrist
  08-07-2024 (udløbet)