Introductory position in internal medicine: gastroenterology and hepatology at the Department of Gastrointestinal, Digestive and Liver Diseases, medical ward at Herlev Hospital

At the Department of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Medical Section, a one-year classified introductory position is available.

We have 1 position available for occupancy on 1 December 2026.

Do you want to be a physician?

We are seeking doctors who have an interest in gastro-medicine and who want to learn about the medical specialties with us.

We offer

• A fixed supervisor and a meeting shortly after start.
• Supervised training in diagnosing and treating patients with primarily medical conditions in the ward and in the outpatient clinic
• Training in gastroscopy and ultrasound-guided ascites drainage as an introductory doctor.
• That you gain a solid knowledge of gastro-medical skills, e.g., intestinal ultrasonography, colon-, sigmoidoscopy and capsule endoscopy, ERCP, liver biopsy and liver vein cannulation.
• A professionally engaged environment
• Conference morning and noon, with teaching three times a week
• Good colleagues and a friendly tone
• Opportunity to become active in the department's many and varied research activities

We expect you to

Be positive and engaged

Be curious about internal medicine in general, and gastro-medicine in particular

Have completed the clinical basic education and have the right to independent practice before the first day of work

Active participation in teaching and in the department's community

Strive to provide patients with the best possible treatment.

Work and responsibilities

The position is attached to the on-call function and participates in daytime in the general task solution in the department's medical section, with functions in both the outpatient clinic and the inpatient ward according to qualifications.

In the evening-night shift (8-shift) the on-call doctor participates in the department's entire duty commitment (surgery and medicine), with a focus on hospitalized patients. There is a gastro-medical back-on-call on site until 18:00 on weekdays and 16:00 on weekends, and on-call duty the rest of the day. In addition to the medical on-call doctor, there are 5 surgical doctors on-site 24 hours a day.

About us

The Department of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases is a combined medical and surgical unit that investigates and treats patients with gastroenterological and hepatological disorders. Our ward is divided into a medical and a surgical section with shared endoscopy and outpatient functions.

The medical section is fully sub-specialized in internal medicine: Gastroenterology & Hepatology and handles medical gastroenterology as the main function as well as as a regional function for complicated cases of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. In addition, the department, as a regional function, handles treatment of chronic viral hepatitis. We have 82 beds, of which 15 are dedicated to gastro-medical patients. The department consists of 1 clinical professor, 8 consultants, 2 senior doctors, as well as currently 3 first-year resident doctors and 8 resident doctors.

Attached to the department is a research laboratory with activities mainly related to chronic inflammatory bowel disease and primarily focused on pathogenetic studies, use of cell- and molecular-biological methods and epidemiology.

The department is a university department that participates in student teaching at all levels and in specialist training at both theoretical and practical levels.

Salary and employment terms in accordance with agreement between the Capital Region of Denmark and FAYL.

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact: Educational Responsible Senior Doctor Mette Lehmann Andersen at telephone 38686685 or email [email protected] or

Senior Doctor Ebbe Langholz at telephone 38 68 66 16 or email [email protected]

Applications and CV must be submitted online via the link on this page

The application deadline is Monday 19 October 2026, at 23:59 with expected employment interviews shortly thereafter.

Application deadline: 19 October 2026

Location: Herlev and Gentofte Hospital