Chief Physician for the Emergency Department

If you want to be chief physician for a day, we have a good training ground for you.

Do you want to help develop the future acute patient pathways in a region of Denmark with plenty of room to grow? Are you keen to combine clinical acute medicine with strategic leadership, strong collaborative relationships and the development of a well-functioning visitation centre? Then the position as leading consultant in the Emergency Department in Esbjerg might be something for you.

About the Emergency Department

The Emergency Department in Esbjerg covers a catchment area of about 250,000 inhabitants and handles the hospital's acute intake around the clock. The department has around 185 staff, including 14 specialists, 15 senior registrar doctors and 10 introduction doctors. In 2027, 16 senior registrar doctors in general practice will join us.

For several years we have built a strong acute medical profile with a focus on quality, education, research and innovation. At the same time we run a well-established mobile emergency department, which contributes to new and coherent patient pathways across sectors.

We are known for creating good conditions for work-life balance. Almost all of the department’s specialists live more than 100 km from the hospital, and we have extensive experience with flexible solutions that support both an attractive working life and a well-functioning private life.

About the position

As a leading consultant you will be part of the department's overall management and will have a particular responsibility for the collaboration with the Visitation Unit.

You will join the department's management council together with the departmental management, other leading consultants, head nurses and the leading medical secretary. Here you contribute to the overall strategic, professional and organizational development of the Emergency Department.

Our leadership framework is built on trust, inclusion and shared responsibility. We prioritise that employees and teams have a high degree of autonomy in daily task solving.

Your areas of responsibility

In collaboration with the management of the Visitation Unit you will have among other things responsibility for:

• Medical leadership of doctors with a function in the Visitation Unit
• Planning of the medical resources in the Visitation Unit
• Strategy, flow management and operation of the Visitation Unit
• Preparation and maintenance of instructions and workflows
• Collaboration with relevant clinical departments and cross-sector partners
• Development of quality, patient safety and coherent patient pathways
• Recruitment, competency development and retention of doctors within the area of responsibility
• Implementation of professional and organizational development initiatives

You will have a clear mandate within your area of responsibility and act as an important link between the department's leadership and clinical operations. The department management is ready as a sparring partner, but the leadership area is yours.

We are seeking a specialist doctor who

• Has specialist recognition, preferably in acute medicine or a relevant specialty
• Has leadership experience or a strong interest in leadership
• Has strong collaboration skills and naturally builds relations across professional groups and sectors
• Can combine strategic overview with an understanding of clinical daily life
• Thrives in an organization with a high degree of inclusion and shared responsibility
• Can contribute to further development of both the Emergency Department and the Visitation Unit
• Has ambitions for leadership in a culture where staff have a large decision-making space

We offer

• A central leadership role in a large and ambitious emergency department
• Opportunity to influence the development of visitation and acute patient pathways
• A strong medical professional environment with engaged colleagues
• An department focused on education, research and innovation
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development
• Flexible framework that supports balance between work life and private life

The position includes both leadership tasks and clinical work. The clinical work will constitute a minimum of 60% of the appointment, while the leadership time is adjusted to the scope and complexity of the tasks.

See also job description

Further information

You are very welcome to contact the Chief Nurse, Peter Hansen Jakobsen, at tel. 24876221 or Chief Physician Ulf Hørlyk at tel. 20322148, if you want to hear more about the position, the department or opportunities to develop your competences.

The Region is obliged to inform you about the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of the base salary, centrally set allowances and pension in Medical Managers – Collective Agreement 22.04.1 - salary as of 1.4.2026 . In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications

Application

A motivated application should be prepared such that the applicant relates to the 7 medical competencies and an updated, chronological CV is attached. For a leading consultant position, a form is filled in for use in the medical professional assessment of senior doctors and clinical leaders.

Application deadline is October 21, 2026 and recruitment interviews are expected to be held on October 26, 2026.

Start date February 1 or by agreement.

Department: Joint Emergency Department FAM

Job title: Leading Consultant

Working hours: 37

Workplace: Esbjerg

Application deadline: October 21, 2026