Chief physician with a special function in prostate cancer

Oncology Department, Vejle Hospital – The Patients' Cancer Hospital

An attractive and demanding position as chief physician is available for the right candidate to take up on January 1, 2027 or by agreement. Vejle Hospital is The Patients' Cancer Hospital, and the applicant must master a patient-centered approach, keep an eye on relatives, and help provide treatment in a professional manner and at the highest level according to national and international standards. We have a goal of working for equality in health regardless of geography, diagnosis and socioeconomic status.

Areas of work and role

The position includes clinical functions within primarily medical treatment of prostate cancer, but all aspects of oncological treatment of prostate cancer must be able to be handled. Additionally, the applicant must master the management of acute oncological conditions for all cancer diseases as well as the management of complications and side effects of oncological treatment.

As chief physician in the department, you are a role model for all other staff and must contribute to well-being, development, research, education and high clinical quality.

The chief physician position is intended to be filled by a specialist in clinical oncology. Emphasis is placed on clinical experience with the patient group and relevant further training. Research experience and documentation thereof will be central to the department's research-based approach to clinical issues, just as competencies in communication and collaboration are important. There must be documented education in leadership and the Southern Danish Improvement Model – or the applicant must be prepared to acquire these competencies.

The department consists of

• A ward with 15 oncology beds for patients with complications related to cancer treatment
• Palliative care unit with home-based and internal functions as well as a ward with 10 palliative beds
• A radiotherapy department with five linear accelerators (approximately 28,500 radiotherapies per year)
• An outpatient clinic with about 35,000 visits annually
• A clinical research unit with 11 project nurses, research secretaries and a statistician
• Patient hotel

The Oncology Department has about 300 staff and provides non-surgical cancer treatment for patients in the region. Vejle Hospital has been designated as a specialized hospital with a particular focus on cancer treatment. The hospital has repeatedly been named the country’s best cancer hospital.

In terms of staffing, we currently have 6 senior consultants, 10 consultants, 14 specialist doctors, 4 1st-reserve doctors, 15 reserve doctors and a chief physician.

The department participates in specialist training in clinical oncology with both introductory positions and main training programs, as well as medical and pharmacy students on placements.

The department has significant research activity. The conditions are favorable for investigator-initiated research, implementation research, laboratory-based studies and industry-sponsored studies due to the large patient population and an efficient research unit. There are also two professors, 6 PhD students, 3 lecturers and postdoc candidates attached.

There is on-call duty for the department's chief physicians primarily for telephone inquiries 2-3 times per month.

Salary

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the agreement between Danish Regions and the Association of Specialists.

You can see the job description here.

We look forward to receiving

• a motivated application
• CV
• a completed form detailing your medical competencies within the seven medical roles: the form can be found here.

For more information about the position, please contact Chief Physician Lars Henrik Jensen at tel.: 7940 6802.

The application deadline is 25 October 2026.

Department: Oncology Department, Vejle Hospital

Job title: Chief Physician

Working hours: 37

Workplace: Vejle

Application deadline: 25-10-2026

Application deadline: Oct 25, 2026