Specialist in geriatrics at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital – help shape the future of geriatrics (271403)

Do you want to be part of a strong geriatric professional environment where high professionalism, interdisciplinary collaboration and the development of new patient pathways go hand in hand?

We are seeking an engaged consultant in internal medicine: geriatrics for the Department of Medical Diseases at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital with commencement 1 January 2027 or by agreement.

Geriatrics at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital is a dynamic area in development. We work purposefully to strengthen the geriatric efforts both at the hospital, across specialties and in the local health service. We prioritize high professional quality and have a particular focus on translating evidence-based knowledge into concrete improvements in daily clinical practice.

We are therefore seeking a colleague who is passionate about broad geriatrics and would like to contribute to the development of our field.

About us

The geriatric area is part of the Department of Medical Diseases, which also includes infectious medicine, pulmonary medicine, endocrinology and broad internal medicine.

We have a large and committed consultant community characterized by high professionalism, close collegial sparring and strong interdisciplinary collaboration.

Our geriatric functions span a wide range and include

• Geriatric ward with 30 beds , including special intermediate beds (IMA) for patients with complicated delirium. The IMA beds have increased nursing staffing with personnel who have undergone targeted competency development and have special experience with this complex patient group.
• Geriatric team in the Emergency Department at Herlev Hospital where we contribute to early assessment and planning of good patient pathways.
• Geriatric clinic at Gentofte Hospital with fall assessment, including regional fall function, general geriatric assessment and onco-geriatrics.
• Cross-cutting geriatric functions including orthogeriatrics, urogeriatrics and perioperative geriatrics. We have recently established a structured collaboration with the urological department and are working to further develop the perioperative efforts in collaboration with other surgical specialties.
• Expert function in the hospital memory clinic.

We also have many years of experience with outreach geriatric functions, including assessment and treatment of patients in their own homes with both cognitive and somatic problems.

Common to our functions is the desire to offer holistic and coherent patient pathways, where we continuously develop and implement evidence-based interventions.

New tasks in the local health care sector

From 1 January 2027 we will, as part of the health reform, take over the medical treatment responsibility for citizens on health and care placements (SOP) in our catchment area.

It is expected that the SOP roles will form part of the applicant's future duties in combination with the department's other geriatric functions.

Research and education

We have an active geriatric research environment with a chair professor, clinical research associate, postdocs and PhD students. Teaching, supervision and professional development are an integrated part of our daily life, and there are good opportunities to engage in research and quality development.

Who are you?

You are a specialist in internal medicine: geriatrics and you want to work with the broad geriatric patient group.

We emphasize that you

• Have a high professional ambition and interest in evidence-based assessment and treatment.
• Thrive in interdisciplinary collaboration and contribute to a good collegial environment.
• Are professionally curious, engaged and want to develop new functions and workflows.
• Have an interest in teaching, supervision and quality development.

We do not expect you to have experience with all of our functions. The most important is that you have a solid geriatric foundation and a desire to develop yourself and the specialty with us.

We offer

A versatile consultant position in a strong professional environment with engaged colleagues, close sparring and the opportunity for both professional depth and influence on the development of future geriatrics.

Your clinical duties will be planned based on your competences and interests as well as the department's needs. The position includes on-call and weekend duty according to the current duty structure.

Employment and contact

Commencement 1 January 2027 or by agreement. Salary and employment terms follow the agreement for consultants.

For further information you are welcome to contact

Chief Consultant Marie Enemark Durand

Tel. 20 27 83 34 / 61 70 31 80 - [email protected]

Application deadline

Applications and CV are sent electronically via the link in the advertisement.

We look forward to hearing from you