Specialist in Neurology for Midt- og Vestsjællands Hospital Slagelse, Denmark

Newly established position with a focus on emergency medicine and collaboration with Rigshospitalet

We are expanding our specialist physician group at Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital in connection with the development of a new emergency neurology service. You will have significant professional influence over our upcoming accident and emergency department and will be part of a new, close collaboration with Rigshospitalet.

Why choose us?

• Create the future of emergency care: You will play a central role in building and launching our upcoming emergency neurology service (excluding thrombolysis).
• New collaboration with Rigshospitalet: The collaboration opens doors to cross-disciplinary interaction, knowledge exchange and research. For those interested, there are also opportunities for attractive part-time appointments (e.g., one day a week at RH).
• New professional areas from January 1, 2027: As a result of the health and medical care reform, we take over specialized rehabilitation from the municipalities, which provides exciting opportunities for professional development.
• Room for your subspecialization: Whether your interest lies in MS, movement disorders, headaches, dementia, epilepsy or rehabilitation, we will adapt the framework so you can deepen your area of expertise.
• A strong research environment: We focus on multimorbidity and have our own professor of neurology, whose research is primarily focused on multiple sclerosis.

Your profile

You are a specialist physician in neurology – and are either a recent graduate looking to develop or an experienced colleague seeking new challenges.

We believe that you

• are passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration and want to contribute to the quality of the new emergency department
• consider close professional collaboration between different hospitals valuable
• see great value in clinical supervision and mentoring of our junior doctors
• are determined, flexible and actively contribute to our good working environment and pioneering spirit.

The daily work and tasks

Our department cares for patients at the primary function level in Slagelse (hospital department for phase II rehabilitation, mainly stroke, and specialist clinics) and in Næstved, where we run the Center for Neurorehabilitation (CNN) with a regional function.

Your duties will include

• work at our outpatient clinic, our specialty clinics or the interdisciplinary memory clinic (in collaboration with geriatricians, psychiatrists and neuropsychologists)
• supervision of junior doctors and participation in interdisciplinary collaboration between different clinics.
• on-call responsibility: the specialist physicians currently handle the on-call duty on-site until 9:00 p.m., after which they have from-home on-call (primary on-call is available around the clock).

About the department

Neurology is part of a consolidated department (Medicine 3 and the Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy), where we have a close and well-functioning cooperation with geriatrics. We place great importance on professional exchange within a group of physicians characterized by good collegial cohesion and a desire to develop the profession.

Practical information and application

• The seven physician roles: Your application should concretely relate to the seven medical competence areas and include as detailed documentation as possible.
• Interests: If you have particular requests regarding subspecialization or are interested in a shared position with Rigshospitalet, please indicate this in your application.

Want to know more?

You are warmly welcome to contact Chief Physician Benedikte Wanscher at mobile number +45 93 57 62 51 or via email at [email protected] for a confidential, non-binding conversation about the position.

Conditions, salary and employment

The employment is regulated according to the agreement between Danske Regions and YL/Overlægeforeningen, depending on which position is sought.

There may be opportunities for employment under the “high-income tax arrangement” (meaning that you as a foreign specialist, researcher or high earner receive significantly lower and simplified income tax in Denmark for a limited period) for applicants who meet the conditions for this. Read more here

The position should be filled as soon as possible.

In your application or CV you should refer to the seven physician roles and indicate whether you are applying for a specialist physician or consultant position. If you have any particular interests or preferences regarding the role, please describe them in your application.

Attach relevant documentation.

Help with relocation and Danish language instruction

If you wish to move to Denmark in connection with the employment, we offer free, professional assistance with relocation and settling in near the hospital or potentially in Copenhagen. You will receive help with everything from finding housing to registration and any accompanying family members.

An important part of the work as a specialist physician is communication between doctor and patient. For patient safety reasons, Region Zealand requires our specialists to have Danish language skills at a satisfactory level. We therefore provide a language teacher for private lessons so that you can communicate with your patients as quickly as possible at a level where you understand each other.

That means we expect you to be prepared to spend time learning Danish, both spoken and written.

See more about what we offer in the form of assistance here

The recruitment process

When we have received your application, we will assess whether your qualifications match what we seek, and you will initially be invited to an interview via Teams. If both parties are interested in continuing the dialogue, you will be invited to a recruitment interview at the hospital, where you will meet the department’s management and staff as well as our HR and language consultant.

Application deadline

We will review applications for the position on an ongoing basis, so please do not delay applying.

Area of operation

On January 1, 2027, Region Zealand and Region Capital will merge to form Region Østdanmark as a result of the healthcare reform. Your area of operation will be Region Østdanmark, including all related organizational units.

Read more about what the area of operation means on Region Østdanmark’s website.

About Midt- og Vestsjællands Hospital

At Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital we work daily to promote a healthy life through preventive measures and treatment within the framework of a coordinated health and medical care effort. As a hospital we unite psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is for patients and citizens to receive good and safe care of high quality.

As a staff member you become part of an innovative, competent and organizationally stable hospital where we make a difference for the people who need us. Learning and development are part of everyday life and take place in professional settings with shared responsibility. It also happens across departments.

Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital serves a catchment area of about 230,000 inhabitants. We have 766 beds and about 5,000 employees distributed across 20 departments, including 16 somatic and psychiatric departments.

We offer a solid research environment with 13 professors and a strong professional training environment, where each year we welcome about 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further training.

Area of employment

Region Zealand and Region Capital will on January 1, 2027 form Region Østdanmark as a result of the health reform. Your area of employment will be Region Østdanmark with all related organizational units.

Read more about the meaning of the area of employment on Region Østdanmark’s website.

Starting salary for unionized employees

The region is obligated to inform you about the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base salary, centrally fixed allowances and pension under the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region’s website

About Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital

At Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital we work every day to promote healthy living by preventing and treating within a cohesive health effort. As a hospital we unite psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is for patients and citizens to experience good and safe courses of high quality.

As an employee you become part of an innovative, professionally and organizationally robust hospital where we make a difference for the people who need us. Learning and development are part of everyday life and occur in professionally binding communities. Also across departments.

Midt- and Vestsjællands Hospital covers a catchment of about 230,000 inhabitants. We have 766 beds and about 5,000 employees distributed across 20 departments, including 16 somatic and psychiatric specialties.

We offer a solid research environment with 13 professors and a strong professional training environment, where we each year welcome around 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further training.