Chief physician in neurology at Mid- and West Zealand Hospital – Slagelse

If you have leadership potential and a strong professional profile, it is you we are seeking.

We have a vacancy as Chief Physician for our neurological inpatient department.

Are you a specialist in neurology, and would you like to be part of Slagelse's neurology department and our broad multidisciplinary leadership team?

We are about to expand our neurological department with acute neurology. We must be able to receive acute neurology at the main function level, while the thrombolysis function continues to be provided at Zealand University Hospital.

We need you if you are open to this building task together with us others!

You will work together with the department's head nurse in close collaboration around development, professionalism, quality and economy.

You will become part of a strong multidisciplinary leadership team in the department with a multidisciplinary composition of doctors and nurses within neurology and geriatrics and physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

Neurology at Slagelse and Næstved Hospitals.

Neurology, Central and West Zealand Hospital – Slagelse handles patients at the main function level. At the ward, currently patients are admitted for phase II rehabilitation, primarily stroke patients. In the outpatient clinic, patients are seen for preliminary examinations and there are specialty clinics for, among others, multiple sclerosis, headaches, Parkinson's and epilepsy. In the outpatient clinic there is a Memory Clinic, which is a multidisciplinary clinic with specialists from neurology, geriatrics and psychiatry and where the department's neuropsychologists also participate.

Neurology, Central and West Zealand Hospital – Næstved here has the Center for Neurorehabilitation (CNN), a regional function for rehabilitation of adult patients with sequelae after brain injury and after Guillain-Barré Syndrome (AIDP).

In addition, the department from January 1 will have responsibility for 2 centers with specialized rehabilitation in Faxe and Nykøbing F. Functions that are taken over from the municipalities as part of the Health Reform.

About the department

Neurology is part of Medicine 3 and the Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. The department consists of both the neurological and geriatric specialties. Professionally the specialties are divided, but collaboration is always at the forefront, e.g. with a shared outpatient clinic and a multidisciplinary memory clinic.

Shifts

For resident doctors there is a on-call community that covers as the on-call doctor in the evening and night in geriatrics and neurology.

Specialists in neurology cover the on-call shift until 21:00, and thereafter are available on-call from home. There is a duty to cover, and there is in-hospital on-call around the clock.

In connection with the development of the acute neurological function, attendance and shift work will be adapted to the new tasks.

Research and development

The department is research-active with research primarily in multiple sclerosis, where there is a clinical professor in neurology affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark, and also in dementia and movement disorders there are research environments.

The position as Chief Physician

• The Chief Physician, as part of the department leadership together with the head nurse, is responsible for daily operation and quality development of the neurological inpatient ward.
• The departmental leadership is expected to ensure professional standards in patient pathways, efficient workflows and responsible use of resources in multidisciplinary collaboration. The Chief Physician is responsible for the medical aspect, including ensuring a good educational environment in the ward. At the same time, the multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration should be strengthened and developed.
• Staff responsibilities may be added to the position by agreement
• We prioritize good interdisciplinary collaboration and a positive and stimulating work environment with high psychological safety across the department
• The Chief Physician is responsible for working purposefully to improve professional quality and patient safety, including relevant guidelines and quality development based on e.g. UTH.
• The Chief Physician participates in the department's overall leadership team with a holistic understanding of the department and with responsibility to contribute to the overall strategic leadership.

You should apply for the position if

• you are a specialist in neurology with ambition for a high professional level.
• you have organizational understanding with an appreciative, empathetic and inclusive leadership style with an understanding of the department as a whole.
• you have leadership experience or a desire to develop yourself as a leader with relevant courses and education.
• you have good communication and collaboration skills and can make a positive contribution to cross-disciplinary collaboration and to collaboration with other departments and other relevant partners.
• you thrive in a busy everyday life with varied patient flow and many varied tasks.
• you are a skilled teacher and communicator who creates good education in a safe learning environment for medical students, junior doctors, specialists and other professionals.
• you have an innovative approach to problem-solving and work constructively with development and quality assurance.
• you want to contribute to the development of the department's research profile.

We offer a position

• with a high degree of autonomy
• with continuity and variety in daily life
• with sparring of managerial and professional character
• with development opportunities within leadership
• with professional development opportunities

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are according to the Agreement for Medical Leaders and supplements according to pre-agreed terms. Appointment as soon as possible or by agreement.

Application

Please in a motivated application be specific about the seven doctor roles (Medical decision-maker, Relationship builder, Learning-oriented, Developer, Leader, Socially oriented, Professional), as well as attaching your CV and explaining how your professional competencies match the professional requirements for the position.

Application deadline

We look forward to receiving your application no later than 9 November 2026

Interview

Interviews are expected to be held in week 47

Further information

If you want to know more about the position or the department, please contact: Chief Physician Benedikte Wanscher telephone 93 57 62 51, email: [email protected]

Employment area

Region Zealand and Region Capital will become Region Eastern Denmark on 1 January 2027 as a result of the health reform. Your employment area will be Region Eastern Denmark with all associated organizational units.

Read more about the significance of the employment area on the Region Eastern Denmark's website.

Starting salary for employees covered by the collective agreement

The region is obliged to inform you about the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base pay, centrally fixed allowances and pension under the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region's website

About Central and West Zealand Hospital

At Central and West Zealand Hospital we work every day to promote healthy living by preventing and treating in a coherent health effort. As a hospital we combine psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is that patients and citizens experience good and secure courses of high quality.

As an employee you become part of a forward-thinking, professionally and organizationally robust hospital where we make a difference for the people who need us. Learning and development are part of daily life and occur in professionally committed communities. Also across departments.

Central and West Zealand Hospital covers a catchment area of about 230,000 citizens. We have 766 beds and about 5,000 staff distributed across 20 departments, including 16 somatic and psychiatric specialties.

We offer a solid research environment with 13 professors and a strong professional educational environment, where we each year welcome about 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further education programs.