Chief Physician in Cardiology at Horsens Regional Hospital

A position as Chief Consultant in Cardiology at the Heart Diseases department, Horsens Regional Hospital is available for occupancy on 1 March 2027 or by agreement.

Regionshospitalet Horsens has established an independent cardiology department. We are well underway to strengthen the new, independent cardiology department's professional profile. It is central in the department's strategy that we should be able to provide the cardiological care for all citizens in the catchment area. We are now seeking a Chief Consultant who will assume leadership and development of the department's outpatient functions.

About the position

Your main tasks will be

• To lead and structure the Heart Clinic of Cardiology at Horsens Regional Hospital. You will be a central leadership figure in the development and sizing of the department's outpatient treatments.
• To be a central leadership figure with regard to the department's multidisciplinary communities
• To be a central leadership figure with regard to staff's professional development.
• Based on the health reform, you will contribute to building an organization that ensures all citizens' right to rapid diagnostic assessment and treatment.

You will be a central specialist in the assessment and management of patients with heart disease. You will contribute to the professional organization in an environment that values strong multidisciplinary collaboration, smooth patient pathways, professional supervision and competence development of both junior doctors and nursing staff. You should help create the framework for a department in ongoing development, including professional grounding, education, quality development, research etc.

After agreement, other special professional work areas may also be included in the Chief Consultant's responsibilities.

Qualifications and competences

The position is intended for a specialist in internal medicine: cardiology.

We are looking for a colleague who

• Has strong professional and interpersonal skills.
• Can lead and inspire, and be a working-culture role model for the other staff in the Cardiology Clinic
• Can work in a structured, strategic and professional manner
• Is prepared for change, innovation and transformation.
• Can motivate and develop the department's multidisciplinary communities.
• Is curious, open to inspiration and can contribute to developing the department's profile, values and culture.
• It is expected that the applicant possesses or wishes to develop their competencies within medical leadership. It would be advantageous if the applicant has participated in educational offerings within medical leadership.

We offer

• A unique opportunity to contribute to building and developing the professional profile of an increasingly young independent cardiology department.
• An opportunity to participate in the department's leadership functions.
• A strong and well-established network for department heads at the hospital
• A workplace focused on collegiality, well-being and work environment.
• A well-functioning group of specialists where professional community and collaboration are highly prioritized.
• A flat and open management structure with a high degree of trust.
• A department focused on balancing operations, education and research.
• A department where collaboration – across disciplines, internally and externally – is highly valued.
• On-boarding and mentorship program.
• Opportunity for responsibility and deepening in subspecialty interests.
• Opportunity to participate in research work.

See job description here.

About the heart medical specialty at Horsens Regional Hospital

Cardiology at Horsens has primary responsibility for 233,000 citizens in the catchment area, which includes the municipalities of Horsens, Hedensted, Skanderborg and Odder. We have a comprehensive outpatient function consisting of AFLI clinic, AK/VTE clinic, heart failure clinic, and a large ECHO outpatient clinic. In addition, we have a well-functioning cardiac CT section.

Heart diseases is an independent department established in October 2025. Previously, the cardiology function was part of the Medical Department.

All acute heart patients are received at the Acute Cardiology Clinic by a multidisciplinary team. The Acute Cardiology Clinic is located next to the cardiology medical ward, which is a dynamic and well-functioning ward with 21 telemetry-monitored beds, and there is a well-integrated collaboration between the two units. There are affiliated echo nurses who, together with the department's physicians, perform echocardiography on inpatients, acute heart patients and patients under cardiology follow-up. In addition they assist with various cardiology procedures such as TEE and DC cardioversion.

The hospital is undergoing extensive modernization in recent years. In spring 2026 the entire department moved to completely new bright and welcoming premises. The Heart Clinic is located together with the other medical specialties on the ground floor in the new common medical clinic. The ward is also completely renovated and is located on the first floor just above the Heart Clinic.

About Regions Hospital Horsens

Regions Hospital Horsens is one of the smaller hospitals in the Central Denmark Region, and we see this as one of our greatest strengths. Our size gives us closeness and a sense of community that larger workplaces may find hard to match. It makes collaboration easier because we know each other and know that we have each other's backs – both when we succeed and when we learn from our mistakes together.

Our vision is "Regions Hospital Horsens as an attractive workplace, education and treatment site as well as a partner" with a focus on both employees and patients. You will work with almost 2,000 colleagues at the hospital, and we meet each other as people while having our own professional profile.

In 2024 we took the first steps towards becoming a ’Choose Wisely’-Ambassador, where we work cross-disciplinary to identify and avoid unnecessary examinations and treatments – both in consideration of patients and the healthcare system's overall resources.

Read more about Regions Hospital Horsens and the cardiology specialty at www.horsens.rm.dk.

Work organization

The chief physician participates together with the department's other specialists in the department's various functions, including rounds on weekends and holidays. As a cardiology specialist, you will participate in the cardiology on-call duty. The department plans 24/7 presence of cardiology specialists by 1 November 2026 and the chief physician is expected to participate in this on-call.

Teaching obligations

The Medical Department and Heart Diseases are an educational department that trains doctors at KBU, introductory and specialist training levels – including about 2 annual main training programs in cardiology. In addition, students from several semesters and the department's own staff are taught. It is expected that the chief physician actively participates in daily supervision and teaching tasks and contributes to a safe and developing learning environment.

Terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the agreement concerning medical chiefs between Danish Regions and the Association of Specialists. The position is covered by local pay formation.

The employment is conditional on satisfactory authorization and a child protection clearance.

Application

The application is structured around the seven roles of the specialist. Applications and other documentation are uploaded electronically.

Application deadline: Sunday 18 October at 23:59

Employment interviews are expected to be held: Tuesday 3 November.

Further information

We are happy to invite you to visit the department and offer a non-binding cup of coffee. Contact Chief Physician Carsten Stengaard, tel. 2874 1998 for further information.

The position is essentially a full-time position.

As the Central Denmark Region continuously implements cost-saving measures and reorganizations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which came into force on 7 June 2026, obliged to inform you of the starting salary or a salary range for a position before an employment offer is made.

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Department: Cardiology

Application deadline: 18 October 2026

Location: Strandpromenaden, 35, 8700, Horsens, Denmark