Senior Consultant in Anesthesiology – high professionalism, variety and strong collegiality

Do you want to be an anesthesiologist in a place where you still use your entire profession – and at the same time have the opportunity to develop your own professional area of interest? At Operation and Intensive Care (OPIN) in Viborg we are seeking a chief physician (overlæge) for employment from 1 February 2027 or by agreement.

Chief physician in Anesthesiology – high professional caliber, variety and strong collegiality

With us you will encounter a diverse daily professional life in anesthesiology with both elective and acute procedures, intensive therapy, obstetrics, regional anesthesia and prehospital treatment. We are a department with high professional standards, a strong educational environment and an ambition that it should be professionally challenging and pleasant to come to work.

We have a particular interest in strengthening our profile within pediatric anesthesia, but pediatric anesthesia is not a prerequisite for applying. If you have another professional area of interest that you would like to develop together with us, we would also very much like to hear from you.

A special opportunity within pediatric anesthesia

If you have experience with or a particular interest in pediatric anesthesia, we offer good opportunities for further specialization and professional responsibility.

A completed SSAI in pediatric anesthesia would be a strength, but is not a requirement. For the right candidate we can support an ongoing SSAI education or provide the opportunity to start it. In the longer term there may also be opportunities for professional responsibility and a leadership role around our pediatric anesthesia.

Our pediatric team currently consists of seven consultants with extensive experience. We want to preserve this experience and add new competencies to the team. The pediatric team can be called in during acute situations for additional remuneration.

Why choose OPIN in Viborg?

We want to combine high professional standards with a good work life. We prioritize helpfulness, respect for each other and a strong collegial community – and there should also be room for humor. In 2025 our younger doctors nominated us for a workplace environment prize, where the department came in second.

Education and professional development are prioritized for both training doctors and specialists. We are proud of several awards and nominations in the field of education, and our latest inspector’s visit yielded very positive feedback.

As a chief physician, you will have the opportunity to shape both the clinic, your own area of interest and the development of the department. We work purposefully with quality development, research, sustainability and transformation and aim to translate good ideas into action.

Who are we?

OPIN is a department with around 300 employees. The medical group comprises 26 specialists and about 12 resident doctors, including 4th-year main specialty residents as well as introductory and post-introductory doctors.

OPIN includes operating theatres, anesthesia, day surgery, intensive care, fluoroscopy and recovery units, as well as the central sterile supply department.

We provide anesthesia for the following specialties: Orthopedic surgery, breast and organ surgery, gynecology and obstetrics, urology, regional special dental care and vascular surgery. Annually we have about 14,000 anesthesias, plus about 6,000 in regional anesthesia.

In intensive care we have staffing for eight beds and around 800 admissions annually. In 2024 we opened a new intensive care unit and a new central sterile supply department.

The emergency medical helicopter (Akutlægebilen) in Viborg is fully integrated into the department, and prehospital treatment is therefore a natural part of our tasks.

What does daily life look like?

As a chief physician with us you will use many aspects of the anesthesiology specialty – from the operating room and the delivery suite to the acutely ill and critically ill patient in the Emergency Department or in Intensive Care.

We have a flat structure and place emphasis on helping each other – both during the day and on shifts.

You will be part of on-site on-call at the hospital, which in 2025 was strengthened with full on-site presence of the on-call supervisor (forvagt), on-call deputy (HU doctor/department physician) and chief physician. In addition you will participate in prehospital on-call on the emergency physician vehicle.

We have a flexible schedule with a preference plan.

We do not expect you to know everything from day one. Instead, we expect you to take responsibility, contribute constructively and want to develop both yourself, your colleagues and the department.

We emphasize that you

• prioritize collaboration and good relationships
• are professionally engaged, curious and proactive
• actively participate in teaching and training of younger colleagues
• contribute to quality development and preferably research
• are willing to take responsibility for professional and organizational tasks

About Hospital Units Midt

Hospital Units Midt comprises the Regional Hospitals Viborg and Silkeborg, Hammel Neurocenter and the Regional Hospital Skive and has about 4,350 employees. In connection with the Health Reform, the organization is expanded to include psychiatry as well as health and care placements.

Read more at www.hospitalsenhedmidt.dk.

Want to know more?

You are very welcome to contact Chief Physician Toke Ravn at phone number 78 44 52 01 or [email protected] if you want to hear more about the position, the department or the opportunities with us.

Application

The application must be received no later than 19 October 2026 and should include relevant documentation as well as completed form for assessment of clinical competencies for applicants to chief physician positions in Region Midtjylland.

Hiring interviews are expected to be held on 26 October 2026.

Start date is 1 February 2027 or by agreement.

As Region Midtjylland continuously conducts savings and reorganizations, employees who are displaced and apply for the position will have priority.

Salary and employment terms

The position is as a rule a full-time position of 37 hours per week with normal duties and on-call at the work site. Salary and employment terms follow the applicable collective agreement.

With reference to the Act on Child Certificates in connection with the employment of staff, a child certificate will be requested in connection with any potential employment.

The employment is with Region Midtjylland with service at Hospital Units Midt, Operation and Intensive Care.

Interested applicants, regardless of personal background, are encouraged to apply for the position.

The position is generally a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continuously conducts savings and reorganizations, employees who are displaced and apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU’s pay transparency directive, which came into force on 7 June 2026, obligated to inform you of the starting salary or a salary range before offering employment.

Here you will find Region Midtjylland’s salary catalog for most professional groups and positions in Region Midtjylland: Transparency before employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk

Department: Operation and Intensive Care physicians

Application deadline: 19 October 2026

Location: Heibergs Allé 4, 8800, Viborg