Specialist/Consultant in Neurology looking for job opportunities in Denmark

Newly Created Position at Mid- and West Zealand Hospital for an Emergency Neurology Profile in Partnership with Rigshospitalet, The University Hospital of Copenhagen.

We are expanding our team of specialists at Mid- and West Zealand Hospital, Denmark as we develop a new emergency neurology profile. You will have a direct professional influence on our future emergency services and become part of a new, close partnership with Rigshospitalet.

Why choose us?

Help shape the emergency services of the future: You will play a central role in developing and launching our upcoming emergency neurology profile (without a thrombolysis service).

New partnership with Rigshospitalet: The collaboration will open opportunities for professional exchange, knowledge sharing and research. For those interested, there will also be opportunities for attractive split appointments (e.g. one day per week at Rigshospitalet).

New professional opportunities from 1 January 2027: As a result of the healthcare reform in Denmark, we will take over specialised rehabilitation from the municipalities, creating exciting opportunities for professional development.

Scope for your subspecialty: Whether your interests lie in MS, movement disorders, headache, dementia, epilepsy or rehabilitation, we will adapt the framework to allow you to pursue your area of expertise.

A strong research environment: We focus on patients with multimorbidity and have our own Professor of Neurology. Research is primarily focused on multiple sclerosis.

Your profile

You are a specialist/consultant in neurology, whether you are newly qualified and eager to develop your skills or an experienced colleague looking for a new professional setting.

We imagine that you:

Are passionate about multidisciplinary collaboration and want to help shape the quality of the new emergency setup.

Value a strong professional network across hospitals.

Appreciate the opportunity to provide clinical guidance and supervision to our junior doctors.

Are decisive, flexible and actively contribute to our positive working environment and pioneering spirit.

Your working day and responsibilities

Our department provides primary-level neurological services in the hospital at Slagelse (inpatient ward for phase II rehabilitation, primarily for apoplexy cases, as well as specialist clinics), and in the hospital of Naestved, where we run the Centre for Neurorehabilitation (CNN), which provides services at regional level.

Your responsibilities will include:

Working in our outpatient department, specialist clinics or the interdisciplinary Memory Clinic, in collaboration with geriatricians, psychiatrists and neuropsychologists.

Supervising junior doctors and participating in the multidisciplinary environment across our hospital sites.

On-call duties: Our consultants currently cover the senior on-call function on site until 9.00 pm, followed by an on-call-from-home arrangement (there is junior on-call doctor is present on site around the clock).

About the department

Neurology is part of a combined department (Medicine 3 and Department of Physio- and Occupational Therapy) that works closely and efficiently alongside the Department of Geriatrics. We place a strong emphasis on professional dialogue and peer support within a group of doctors characterised by strong collegial relationships and a shared desire to develop the specialty.

Mid- and West Zealand Hospital is located around 60 min. by car from central Copenhagen.

Practical information and application

The seven medical roles: Your application should address the seven medical competencies specifically, supported by the best possible documentation.

Interests: If you have specific wishes regarding subspecialisation or are interested in a split appointment with Rigshospitalet, we would be pleased if you mention this in your application.

Relocation Assistance and Danish Language Tutoring

When you relocate to Denmark in connection with your employment, we offer free, professional assistance with relocation and settling in, either close to the hospital or anywhere on Zealand you might prefer. You will receive help with everything from finding accommodation to registration and arrangements for any accompanying family members.

An important part of working as a doctor in Denmark is communication between you and your patients and colleagues. For patient safety reasons, Region Zealand therefore requires our doctors to have a satisfactory level of Danish language proficiency. We therefore provide a language teacher for one-to-one tuition, enabling you to communicate with your patients as quickly as possible at a level where you can understand one another.

This means, that we expect you to be prepared to devote time to learning Danish, both spoken and written as part of your employment.

Find out more about what kind of assistance we offer, as well as watch interviews with other doctors that have relocated to Region Zealand at www.medicaljobsdenmark.com.

Would you like to know more?

You are very welcome to contact Chief Physician Benedikte Wanscher on mobile +45 93 57 62 51 or by email at bewa@regionsjaelland.dk for an informal and confidential conversation about the position.

Please upload your application and CV as soon as possible. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.