Chief physician with responsibility for the pediatric team at the Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet

Do you want to help secure and further develop highly specialized patient pathways for children and adolescents – and do you have solid clinical experience, thrive in an active clinical everyday life, and wish to play a central role in the department's daily operations and professional development?

We are seeking a chief physician with responsibility for the department's pediatric team. You will have a central role in both clinical production and the ongoing development of the department's examinations and patient pathways for children and adolescents. The position is to be filled on 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

About the position

As chief physician with responsibility for the pediatric team you will have the overall medical responsibility for the department's nuclear medicine and physiological examinations of children and adolescents. You will become a key person in the interdisciplinary collaboration with among others pediatric specialties, anesthesiology departments, radiology and other partners at Rigshospitalet.

In 2027 Mary Elizabeth's Hospital opens as the department shall support with diagnostic services both there and in its own department.

We are looking for an experienced clinician who thrives close to patients, colleagues and daily operations. A significant part of the work will take place in clinical production, where you are expected to be visible, accessible and actively contribute to solving the department's core task.

The position entails substantial clinical responsibility with visitation, protocol choice, description and interpretation of examinations, participation in multidisciplinary conferences and clinical advice to referring departments as well as close collaboration with the departments at Mary Elizabeth's Hospital. You are also expected to contribute to supervision and competence development of junior doctors and the department's other staff.

The department has extensive activity within PET/CT, PET/MR and theranostics. We therefore want a chief physician with broad experience in clinical physiology and nuclear medicine, including modern PET imaging and preferably experience with theranostic patient pathways. Research, innovation and quality development are integrated parts of the department's work, but the primary function of the position is clinical.

Your core tasks

• Have medical responsibility for the department's pediatric team.
• Ensure high quality and coherence in patient pathways for children and adolescents.
• Actively participate in the daily clinical operations, including visitation, protocol selection, description of examinations and clinical conferences.
• Contribute to development and quality assurance of the department's PET activities including oncology, pediatrics and theranostics.
• Assist in the investigation and follow-up of patients in theranostic pathways.
• Be a visible professional sparring partner for junior doctors, bioanalysts, radiographers, physicists and other staff.
• Contribute to strong interdisciplinary collaboration both internally in the department and with the hospital's clinical specialties.
• Contribute to research, quality development and implementation of new examination and treatment possibilities within the specialty.

Qualifications and personal profile

We are seeking a specialist in clinical physiology and nuclear medicine with solid clinical experience and broad knowledge of the specialty's areas of work.

You must be an experienced and well-founded clinician with an interest in daily patient-facing operations and have substantial experience with nuclear medicine diagnostics and PET imaging. Additionally, the position will require interest in or experience with theranostics and the interdisciplinary patient pathways that the field entails. It goes without saying that experience with and interest in pediatric patient pathways is a prerequisite.

The position requires good cooperation skills and you must contribute positively to the professional and social working environment in the department. An academic degree and documented research activity would be an advantage but is not a prerequisite.

We envision a chief physician who is motivated by clinical operations, close interdisciplinary collaboration and development of good patient pathways, and who wishes to spend a substantial part of their working time in daily clinical operation.

About the department

Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine has three sections with clinical functions. In addition, the department has a cyclotron and radiochemistry unit as well as a research unit with both preclinical and clinical research.

The department is among the leading in the Nordic countries in advanced PET imaging, PET/MR and theranostics. We perform a number of highly specialized functions and have a close collaboration with Rigshospitalet's clinical specialties around complex patient pathways, including children and adolescents.

We attach importance to high professional quality, strong interdisciplinary collaboration, research and innovation. You will become part of a dedicated specialist physician college with good opportunities for both professional and personal development.

Application

Applicants are asked to relate to the seven doctor roles in the application or CV and attach relevant documentation.

Salary and employment terms follow the applicable agreement with the Association of Specialists.

• Application deadline: 20 October 2026
• Interview: Expected to be held in week 44

Further information

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting

Chief Physician Peter Hovind

Tel.: 31 48 01 80

E-mail: [email protected]