Paediatrician - Medical specialist

Pediatrician Consultant/registered paediatric specialist for the Paediatric Department Women and Children's Clinic, Vendsyssel Hospital, Hjørring

Why choose Northern Denmark?

• Good work/life balance. We offer a 37-hour working week, a generous pay package and 5 weeks paid annual holiday.

• Although taxes are high in Denmark, so are the salaries, which means your take-home pay will still be more than you would make in most other European countries. Typically, your starting salary as a medical specialist will be around DKK 50,000 a month before tax. After tax, you can expect to receive approx. DKK 30,000.

• You will receive full salary from day one, even though you will be spending most of your time learning Danish for the first few months.

• Continuing education – as a doctor you are entitled to annual, employer-funded continuing education. There are also good opportunities for sub-specialisation in cooperation with the region’s university hospital in Aalborg.

• Research. We do not consider research to be an optional extra, but something all our medical specialists are expected to engage in.

• Housing: You can rent low-cost housing through the hospital, or we can help you find a place to rent or buy in the private market.

• Relocation: We will help you and your family with practical matters and support your integration into the local community. If relevant, we will also do what we can to help your spouse find work.

• You will have plenty of opportunity to enjoy North Denmark’s beautiful scenery. The tip of Denmark’s Jutland peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides. The unique quality of light that this creates is celebrated in the works of the world-famous Skagen Painters of the late 19th century. Northern Jutland is also famous for its excellent surfing conditions at Cold Hawaii, and for its rich bird life. Northern Jutland is, quite simply, a great place to pursue outdoor activities, whether you enjoy white, sandy beaches, mountain biking, kitesurfing or something else entirely. For more information please visit: visitnordjylland.dk

• North Denmark has a varied and flourishing cultural life, with museums, cultural centres, concert venues and a wealth of arts and crafts producers. The public libraries are free of charge and open to everyone. In addition to lending out books of all kinds, they stage a wide range of interesting talks and organise a whole host of events for children.

How to apply

Please send your detailed application documents (curriculum vitae, formal recognition as a medical specialist and other relevant documents which reflect your professional career) along with a motivation letter to the following email address: health@workindenmark.dk prior to the 31. March. We will then contact you as soon as possible.

What happens if I am interested in the job?

• If both parties are interested in taking your application to the next step, we will invite you and your spouse on a short trip to Denmark to visit the hospital and its surroundings. On the trip, you will be able to look at different types of housing, visit childcare facilities or schools and get a better picture of life and work in Denmark.

• If after the visit both parties are still interested in continuing the relationship we will agree employment terms and draw up a contract

• Typically, you will be able to start working in Denmark as soon as you are able to move you and your family to Denmark, and you have been formally approved by the Danish health authorities.

• If you do not have any Danish language skills, you will spend the first few months learning Danish. Typically, you will start by learning Danish 80-90% of the time and working 10-20% of the time. As you begin to master the language, you will be working more, and having fewer Danish lessons. We expect that after 3-6 months you will be fluent enough to cut the Danish lessons down to nothing or nearly nothing. You will receive full pay throughout the entire period.

We are now looking for medical practitioners specialising in the following areas: • Surgery (abdominal surgery) • Paediatrics • Urology • Gastroenterology (medical) • Emergency medicine • Cardiology • Endocrinology • Radiology • Clinical Biochemistry • Neurology

The Danish health care system Denmark is divided into five regions. They are in charge of running hospitals and (through collective agreements) managing the general practitioner system. The local government is in charge of providing prevention and healthcare services to the public. Hospital treatment is free of charge for residents in any region of Denmark, and emergency treatment is available to any person in need. North Denmark Regional Hospital – for a wide range of medical services and excellent quality of care North Denmark Regional Hospital is a combined hospital made up of facilities in five towns. We operate two acute hospitals, in Hjørring and Thisted, and one hospital providing medical care and elective surgery in Frederikshavn. Neurological rehabilitation services are provided by Neuroenhed Nord at locations in Frederikshavn and Brønderslev, while Skagen Gigt- og Rygcenter provides rehabilitation for patients with arthritis and back pain. We are able to provide the vast majority of hospital treatments required by patients in our local area – and we are constantly developing our capabilities in the areas of investigation, treatment and care, so that we are always among the best-performing hospitals for the specialisations we cover. We aim to be at the forefront of medical advances. For that reason, we have our own research unit and work closely with Aalborg University Hospital, the region’s main centre for teaching and medical research.

Our goal is to be attentive to and support the needs and wishes of patients and their families. We are a flexible employer that sees you as both a colleague and a person. We know that you can perform at the highest level only if you enjoy your work and your workplace.

Facts about North Denmark Regional Hospital

: • Budget (2016): DKK 1.4 billion • Hospital activity in 2016 (expected): 39,137 admissions • 258,884 outpatient appointments • No. of employees (as at 31 December 2015): 2,923 • No. of beds (as at 31 December 2015): 381

Consultant/registered medical specialist for the Paediatric Department Women and Children's Clinic, Vendsyssel Hospital North of Limfjorden – just a half-hour drive from Aalborg – lies one of Denmark’s smallest paediatric departments, at North Denmark Regional Hospital. Professional development, multidisciplinary collaboration and a broad approach to task performance are given a high priority at this well-reputed department. The Paediatric Department at the Clinic of General Surgery/Women and Children in Hjørring is currently seeking to fill a vacancy for a consultant/registered medical specialist.

The department The Paediatric Department is part of the Women and Children’s Clinic, serving more than 200,000 inhabitants. The department currently has 17 inpatient beds, seven of which belong to a neonatal unit. The department has around 2,200 admissions and 4,500 outpatient visits per year. The department’s staffing norm is for eight consultant and registered specialist posts, as well as nine junior doctor positions. These are divided between two paediatric specialist training positions, two introductory positions and five training positions for specialists in general medicine. The department also includes third-semester medical and medical science students from the University of Aarhus and the University of Aalborg. The job

• Depending on your fields of interest and expertise, you will have the opportunity for further specialisation within your professional area.

• You will participate in a formalised seven-shift active-duty roster.

• You will play an active role in supervising the training of junior doctors, and must also expect to spend time teaching students.

• You will participate actively in the department’s research, development and quality-assurance work. Your profile

• You are a registered paediatric specialist, with wide-ranging paediatric experience and areas of professional interest

. • You are interested in helping to train junior doctors. You will be expected to have taken or be willing to take a training supervisor course.

• Loyalty, dedication and flexibility describe you as a person.

• You can establish and maintain fruitful collaborative relations both within single or across multiple professional areas. You use your drive and dynamism in a positive and constructive way, and treat everyone with respect. We offer

• A busy, fast-developing department that is open to change and always willing to listen to new ideas.

• A basic platform that is tailored to your personal preferences, giving you considerable influence over your professional life.

• Your own continuous professional development budget, provided by the region, to enable you to attend relevant scientific meetings, courses and congresses. You will be allocated ten days each year for this purpose.

• An individual introduction to the region, the hospital and the Women and Children’s Clinic. Salary and terms of employment comply with the collective agreement for consultants/registered medical specialists entered into between Danish Regions and the Danish Association of Medical Specialists (FAS)/Danish Junior Doctors’ Association.