Consultancy in plastic surgery combined with a clinical professorship in plastic surgery

A clinical position as consultant of plastic surgery at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital is open for appointment from as soon as possible.

The position is combined with a position as chair professor of Plastic Surgery at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

With this new position the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital 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 of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is located at Herlev Hospital and is a highly specialized department with reconstructive breast surgery including microsurgery and a regional function for massive weight loss surgery. The department has a staff of approximately 100 co-workers with 25 medical doctors, its own separate surgical ward and polyclinic as well as a ward of 10 beds.

Clinical functions and focus areas of the department

The department treats an increasing number of cancer patients (melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer), patients with benign tumours, and has regional function for treating patients with excess skin after massive weight loss. Other corrective procedures are performed in patients who qualify for this within the public funded health care. A large part of the department's activity is reconstructive breast surgery including oncoplastic surgery in collaboration with the department of breast surgery. In addition to autologous breast reconstruction and reconstructive procedures for orthopaedic patients with osteomyelitis, the microsurgical team has specialized in lymphoedema and lymphovenous anastomosis.

Research and teaching

With the new position as consultant in Plastic Surgery and clinical professor of Plastic Surgery the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery wishes to strengthen leadership in clinical research and teaching. The main research areas in the department are melanoma and skin cancers, massive weight loss, and reconstructive breast surgery.

Five PhD students are associated with the department, and the department participates in educating medical students.

Qualifications

Applicants must be board-certified specialist in Plastic surgery. Furthermore, the applicant must have a well-documented clinical and research profile in oncologic and reconstructive plastic surgery. Finally the applicant must have significant teaching experience at all leveIs and an academic degree, minimum at the level of a PhD.

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 Herlev and Gentofte 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 chair 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 Plastic and reconstructive surgery. The chair professor will receive secretarial or technical support equivalent to 50 % of a full-time secretary position from the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital.

 

Application procedure

The application must include the foliowing:

• Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications
• 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 https://sundhedsstyrelsen.dk/en/news/2013/the-seven-roles-of­ physicians.

For applicants with a foreign license also a copy of the authorization certificate for specialist in Plastic Surgery recognition.

The closing date for applications is April 24, 2024.

 

Further information:

For further information please contact Chief Consultant Vibeke Koudahl tel. + 45 38 68 13 95, or email: vibeke.koudahl@regionh.dk.

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• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Herlev og Gentofte hospital
• Kontaktperson
  Vibeke Koudahl
• Adresse
  Borgmester Ib Juuls vej 1, 2730 Herlev
• Stillingstype
  Overlæge
• Speciale
  Plastikkirurgi
• Ansættelsesform
  Tidsbegrænset periode
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  Snarest muligt
• Regionens jobnr.
  255105
• Quick-nr.
  460726
• Indrykningsdato
  08-03-2024
• Ansøgningsfrist
  24-04-2024 (udløbet)

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