Specialist in geriatrics sought for Department of Geriatric Diseases and Palliative Care, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital "Become one of the geriatricians who are to sk"

On 1 January 2027 the next phase of the health reform will take effect. The health and care placements will become a central part of the close-to-home healthcare system, and geriatrics will have a key role in creating coherent and safe pathways for elderly citizens with complex disease trajectories.

We are therefore seeking a specialist in geriatrics who would like to become part of a strong professional environment and at the same time have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the medical services of the future at the health and care placements in the Amager and Vestegnen Health Council.

With us you will have the opportunity to both cultivate the classic core tasks of geriatrics and, if you are interested, help develop the new cross-sector collaboration forms that the health reform calls for.

The position is anchored in the Department of Geriatric Diseases and Palliative Care at Amager and Hvidovre Hospital and is to be filled on 1 January 2027 or by agreement.

About the position

We offer a specialist physician position with great potential for professional development and influence over your own areas of work.

The position can be adapted to the widest possible extent to your interests and competences. You will participate in the department’s clinical activities and carry out functions including bed department, outpatient clinic, acute geriatrics, orthogeriatrics, as well as cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary functions.

As a specialist, you are expected to actively contribute to the department’s professional development, the education of younger doctors, and the daily interprofessional collaboration.

Depending on interest and competencies, there will also be an opportunity to join the group of specialists who in the future will be responsible for medical coverage at the health and care placements in the Amager and Vestegnen Health Council.

This is a new and exciting task, where you will have the opportunity to

• contribute to the establishment of the future medical effort at the health and care placements
• create coherent patient pathways across hospital, municipalities and general practice
• provide clinical assessment, diagnostics and treatment of citizens with complex health problems
• work closely with municipal health professionals and general practitioners
• develop new working methods and collaboration models across sectors
• contribute to competence development and professional sparring in the close-to-home health system

We imagine that you

• are a specialist in internal medicine: geriatrics
• have an interest in diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating frail elderly patients with complex disease trajectories
• thrive in a multidisciplinary environment and actively contribute to collaboration around the patients
• are keen to develop new solutions across hospital, municipality and general practice
• see opportunities in the health reform and wish to help shape future patient pathways
• contribute to education, supervision and professional development of younger colleagues
• have good collaboration skills and the ability to build relationships across professional groups and sectors

Experience with cross-sector collaboration or municipal health offerings is an advantage but not a prerequisite.

We offer

• an attractive specialist physician position in a professionally strong and development-oriented department
• opportunity to play a central role in the implementation of the health reform
• opportunity to be involved in medical coverage of the health and care placements in the Amager and Vestegnen Health Council
• a strong specialist physician community with high professionalism and close collegial sparring
• great influence on your own areas of work and opportunity to develop particular areas of interest
• a broad and varied clinical work within the entire geriatrics specialty
• good opportunities for research, quality development and teaching
• a well-functioning education environment with engaged younger doctors
• close collaboration with municipalities, general practice and the hospital’s other specialties
• an workplace where interprofessionalism, collaboration and professional development are core values

About the department

The Department of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care is one of the country’s largest geriatric departments and handles the geriatric specialty function for the South planning area.

The department is located at both Amager and Hvidovre Hospital and has a broad and varied patient base. We work with a foundation in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and have a focus on high professional quality, interdisciplinarity and coherent patient pathways.

The department includes, among other things

• geriatric bed departments at both Amager and Hvidovre campuses
• geriatric outpatient clinics
• acute geriatrics function
• orthogeriatrics function
• outreach and cross-sectoral interventions
• research, quality and educational activities

The Palliative Unit is an integrated part of the department and provides specialized palliative care for patients with life-threatening disease. The unit consists of a palliative bed department, ambulatory function and outreach teams.

The department has a strong interdisciplinary environment with nurses, therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers and physicians, who together work to create the best possible pathways for elderly patients with multimorbidity, frailty and complex treatment needs.

We prioritize education, research and quality development highly and have an active research environment with participation in both national and international projects. Education of medical students, residents and other staff groups is a natural part of the department’s daily life.

You will become part of a large and well-functioning group of specialists, where professional sparring, collegial support and development are highly valued.

Employment terms

The medical group consists of a total of 18 specialists and about 30 junior doctors in specialty training for geriatrics, general practice or rheumatology or introductory positions in geriatrics, as well as a few KBU doctors. You are expected to function as a supervisor for doctors in training and participate in on-call duties until 19:00 and weekend ward rounds. The department is also part of an internal medical shared on-call, which covers the entire medical area at AHH.

Your primary place of employment will be at Hvidovre Hospital.

Salary and employment terms follow the current collective agreement between Danish Regions and the Association of Specialists.

Starting salary for positions in the Capital Region

Applicants are asked to consider the 7 physician roles in their application.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Chief Physician Birgitte Schousboe at mobile 30 12 99 72 / 23 44 44 25 or by email [email protected].

Application deadline

Applications, CV and documentation of education as well as specialist recognition must be received by the hospital no later than 26 October 2026.

Applications for interviews are expected to be held on 30 October 2026.

Applications are submitted electronically via Region Hovedstaden’s recruitment system.

Your salary and employment terms Authorized healthcare personnel with patient contact who have been trained in another EU/EEA country than Denmark must, upon employment in the Capital Region, meet the language competency requirement in Danish. *Authorized healthcare personnel with patient contact who have been trained in another EU/EEA country than Denmark must, upon employment in the Capital Region, have passed a Danish language test (Danish Education 3, equivalent to a Danish grade 9 completion) or at minimum be able to pass the test no later than 1 year after employment, or have achieved equivalent language competencies in Danish by other means.

The Danish test must be passed with the following minimum grades:

• oral communication with grade 10 • reading comprehension with grade 7 • written expression with grade 7

~ Application deadline: 26 October 2026 Location: Amager and Hvidovre Hospital