Consultancy in Cardiology combined with a clinical professorship in Cardiology with special focus on Intensive Care in critical HeartDisease

A clinical position as consultant of Cardiology at the Department of Cardiology at Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet is open for appointment from as soon as possible.

The position is combined with a 5-year externally funded position as clinical professor of Cardiology with special focus on Intensive Care in critical Heart Disease at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.                         

It is a requirement that the applicant apply for and 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: Advertisement - Clinical professorship

About the department

The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet offers clinical and advanced programs for cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, anaesthesia, respiratory medicine and intensive care. The large number and complexity of patients at the Centre, provide an ideal learning environment for specialized cardiovascular care. In 2025, the Heart Centre physicians completed more than 12000 interventional or diagnostic cardiac catheterisation procedures and performed approximately 1800 open-heart operations. These numbers, and the outcome based on the numerous procedures used to treat different types of heart disease distinguishes the Heart Centre from other institutions in Denmark.  The Heart Centre at Rigshospitalet offers a complex, specialised care programme, which includes: Open heart surgery (coronary bypass procedures and valve surgery), surgery for congenital heart disease, heart (and lung) transplantations, surgery for atrial fibrillation, diagnostic and interventional catheterisation procedures (including a 24-hour service of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction), echocardiography, cardiac CT/magnetic resonance imaging, diagnostic and interventional electrophysiology procedures (ablations), acute temporary pacing service 24/7, permanent pacemaker insertions (including implantable cardiac defibrillators and biventricular pacemakers), percutaneous lead extractions, percutaneous aortic valve insertions and mitral valve repair, pericardiocentesis, percutaneous embolectomy for pulmonary embolism, stress tests and ECGs. Uniquely, the Department of Cardiology has intensive care facilities designed for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors and patients with severe acute heart failure with treatment options ranging from intensive medical care to implantation of various types of mechanical circulatory assist devices.

The dedicated 7-bed tertiary referral cardiology intensive care unit provides care for critically ill patients with all forms of heart disease. The unit admits approximately 400 patients annually, primarily due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, and heart failure, but also including pulmonary embolism, cardiogenic shock, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, and post-interventional monitoring and management. The depart accepts patient from the eastern part of Denmark and run a 24/7 service for referrals. 

The staff comprises 45 intensive care nurses, a clinical nurse specialist, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, a secretary, and three consultant cardiologists, including a clinical professor. The unit maintains close collaboration with the departments of cardiothoracic anesthesiology and cardiac surgery.

The unit offers advanced intensive care therapies, including mechanical ventilation, mechanical circulatory support with the Impella® device, advanced invasive hemodynamic monitoring, renal replacement therapy, and targeted temperature management. Clinical research is a high priority, and the unit publishes approximately 60 scientific papers annually, including publications in high-impact medical journals.

Clinical Functions

The applicant must be experienced within cardiac intensive care procedures and therapies, including advanced hemodynamic monitoring, temporary pacing, and pericardiocentesis.

Research and teaching

With this new position The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet wishes to strengthen the leadership in clinical research and teaching in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen within the field of cardiac intensive care.

Qualifications

Applicants must be board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine: Cardiology.

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 - 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 of Cardiology. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of the Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - 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 Internal Medicine, Cardiology
• 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 Sunhedsstyrelsen The Seven Roles of Physicians.

The closing date for applications is 14 September 2026

Further information

For further information please contact tel. + 45 3545 8056, or email: soeren.boesgaard@regionh.dk

Information on Terms of employment for the Capital Region, see here 

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• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej
• Kontaktperson
  Søren Boesgaard
  Soeren.Boesgaard@regionh.dk
• Adresse
  Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø
• Stillingstype
  Overlæge
• Speciale
  Intern medicin: Kardiologi
• Ansættelsesform
  Fast ansættelse
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  Snarest muligt
• Regionens jobnr.
  270105
• Quick-nr.
  495327
• Indrykningsdato
  17-08-2026
• Ansøgningsfrist
  14-09-2026