Consultant in Internal Medicine: Geriatrics, Horsens Regional Hospital

Do you want to be part of our geriatric team at Regionshospitalet Horsens?

The Medical Department at Regionshospitalet Horsens is seeking a consultant in internal medicine; geriatrics, who would like to help further develop geriatrics in Horsens with a focus on Choose Wisely and the implementation of the Health Reform. The position is to be filled January 1, 2027 or by agreement.

You will become part of our geriatric team, where we are 6 specialists and 1-4 HU doctors in geriatrics, who work closely with specialized nurses and secretaries.

As a consultant in geriatrics you will be affiliated with Medical Ward 2, which primarily is a geriatric ward but also has internal medicine patients. The ward has permanent geriatric specialists as well as several specialists from other internal medicine specialties. In connection with the ward, the department also has a day department and a Clinic for Geriatric Diseases, which handles the outpatient geriatric function. In addition, the geriatric specialists participate in rounds and supervision tasks at Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery, Cardiology and the Emergency Department.

In geriatrics we work with early palliation and with subacute appointments as an alternative to hospitalization for the frail elderly patient. We have recently implemented virtual geriatrics – a function that supports cross-sector collaboration with the aim of creating better pathways for geriatric patients who do not necessarily benefit from a hospital-based process.

We look forward to upcoming collaboration opportunities with the newly established Department for Citizen-Centered Health and Prehospital Care, as we continuously focus on developing our offers to citizens in collaboration with the local health service.

We are looking for you who, in addition to being a dedicated geriatrician, also sees yourself as a broad internist. You will become part of a large medical department with 38 specialists, where you participate in tasks concerning geriatric and internal medical patients, together with colleagues from other medical specialties. We have a flat structure, where we expect all specialists to adopt various professional, developmental and organizational tasks, and contribute to research, quality and development projects.

We are looking for a colleague who

• always puts the patient first
• volunteers
• is innovative and interested in professional development
• is motivated to join close interdisciplinary teams
• has good professional and social skills
• contributes to the education of younger doctors and nurses within geriatrics and internal medicine

We offer

• a workplace with a focus on collegiality, well-being and the working environment
• a well-functioning specialist group where professional community and collaboration are prioritized
• an department with a focus on the balance between operations, education and research
• a flat management structure with good opportunities to test and implement new initiatives
• a department where cross-professional, internal and external collaboration is highly valued

Medical Department

The Medical Department is an internal medicine department with functions at Regionshospitalet Horsens and Skanderborg Health Center, and has a total of 45 beds and seasonally varied beds from November to May. We focus on integrated patient pathways, multidisciplinary collaboration, high professional quality, Choose Wisely and timely palliation.

We handle diagnostics, care and treatment within endocrinology, pulmonology, gastroenterology/hepatology, geriatrics and rheumatology, with associated outpatient function and education physicians within all specialties. The Medical Department also has the Dialysis Ward attached, operated in collaboration with the Nephrology Department, AUH.

Regionshospitalet Horsens is one of Region Midtjylland's acute hospitals. Acute patients are mainly admitted via the Emergency Department. However, the acute cardiac patients are admitted directly to the Cardiology Bed Ward.

The hospital participates in a cluster collaboration with the municipalities of Horsens, Hedensted, Odder and Skanderborg.

Teaching commitment

The Medical Department is an educational department that trains doctors in the KBU, introductory and main training - including 4 annual main training programs in geriatrics. In addition, students from several semesters and the Medical Department's own staff are taught. It is expected that the consultant supports and actively participates in daily supervision and training tasks and contributes to a safe and developing learning environment.

On-call obligation

The position includes on-call obligation in the consultant on-call team as an on-site on-call. There is on-call sharing with Cardiology. In addition, the consultant, together with the department's other specialists, participates in rounds on the medical wards and as a medical specialist in the Emergency Department on weekends and holidays.

Employment terms

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. The position is covered by local pay formation and the remuneration shall be negotiated with the authorized trade union.

The employment is conditional on satisfactory authorization and a child certificate.

The position is 37 hours/week.

Application

The application is structured around the consultant's seven roles. Application, CV and other documentation are uploaded and submitted electronically.

Application deadline: 29/10-26

Employment interviews will take place: 3/11-26

Additional information

Further information about the position or an agreement to visit the department can be obtained by contacting Chief Physician Louise Wamberg, tel. 7842 6962 or Acting Chief Senior Physician Heidi Helverskov, tel. 7842 6833.

Read about the hospital at www.Regionshospitalet-horsens.dk

The position is in principle a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continuously carries out savings and reorganizations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU wage transparency directive, which came into force on 7 June 2026, obliged to inform you of starting salary or a salary range for a position before you are offered employment.

Here you can find Region Midtjylland's salary catalog for most occupational groups and positions found in Region Midtjylland: Transparency prior to employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk

Department: Medical Department, physicians

Application deadline: 29 October 2026

Location: 8700, Horsens