Obstetric specialist/consultant with a special interest in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) Amager and Hvidovre Hospital

We are seeking an engaged and professionally strong obstetric specialist / senior consultant with interest and expertise in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

The position is for you who wish to combine clinical skills with professional development, quality work and influence on processes.

You will be part of the department's multidisciplinary GDM team and will play a central role in:

• Treatment and follow-up of pregnant women with GDM
• Professional accountability for the department's guidelines concerning GDM
• Further development and quality assurance of treatment pathways for this patient group

The department is currently facing a restructuring of the treatment pathways for pregnant women with GDM. You will hold a key role in this work. In the long term, the department expects to bring the treatment of pregnant women with insulin-dependent GDM in-house, and you will share responsibility for planning and anchoring this task in the department. The task involves multidisciplinary coordination across departments in collaboration with the departmental leadership.

We expect you to be

• Specialist in gynecology and obstetrics
• Development-oriented, innovative and curious about new methods and workflows
• Teaching-minded and prioritizes supervision
• Collaboration-oriented and acknowledging in your communication
• Responsive to multidisciplinary perspectives and motivated to take shared responsibility for both operation and development
• Focused on contributing to greater health equity and weighting patient involvement

We would like you to have

• Documented knowledge and experience in the investigation and treatment of GDM
• Research experience, can facilitate data collection and has an eye for improvement work and patient safety
• Experience in quality assurance
• Teaching experience

You will become part of a well-functioning obstetric medical team, where we prioritise

• Good collegial atmosphere and mutual respect
• A work environment with open dialogue and strong cohesion
• High professional standards

We offer the opportunity to shape development within GDM at Denmark's largest maternity department in collaboration with dedicated colleagues. Good opportunities for professional and leadership-oriented development. In addition, we offer a department with a strong collegial community characterized by mutual trust, responsibility, and a willingness to help one another in a busy clinical daily life.

The position includes on-call duties within obstetrics, including acting as obstetric on-call after hours in evenings/nights and weekends, as well as late shifts on weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00.

The Gynecological/Obstetric Department at Hvidovre Hospital is a large department with just under 500 staff, of whom about 75 doctors are employed in clinical roles. The department handles evaluation and treatment in fertility, benign gynecology, urogynecology, obstetrics and fetal medicine. In 2025 the department had about 7000 births, of which about 7.5% had GDM.

The department is responsible for the education of medical students and postgraduate training in gynecology and obstetrics and general medicine. You are expected to participate in the educational mission as the primary supervisor for training physicians and as an instructor of medical students.

The department has a large research unit and significant research activities in women’s health, pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. You will become part of the obstetric research group.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Physician in Outpatient Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Pernille Nørgaard, phone 3862 1424 , email [email protected] or Chief Medical Officer Helene Westring Hvidman, phone 4014 3390 , email [email protected]

The position is 37 hours with rotating shifts and reports to the Chief Physician in Outpatient Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Pernille Nørgaard as the immediate supervisor.

Start date: January 1, 2027 or as soon as possible.

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement for senior doctors between the Association of Specialists and the Regions’ payroll and tariff board with salary placement as senior consultant or salary and employment terms following the agreement for junior doctors and RLTN with salary placement as specialist.

Applicants for the consultant physician position are expected to have a minimum of 5 years' experience as a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics.

The application should include a curriculum vitae organized according to the seven physician roles.

Application deadline : Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Employment interviews: Expected to be held in the beginning of week 44

Application deadline: October 21, 2026

Location: Amager and Hvidovre Hospital