Junior doctor for an unclassified position at Pain Center South, Odense, OUH

Younger doctor for unclassified position sought for Pain Center South, OUH

Do you want to work in an interdisciplinary team where you can help make a real difference for patients with complex chronic pain? Then you may be our new colleague at Pain Center South, OUH.

About the position

The position is an unclassified position with start date 01.01.2027.

The position is fixed-term for 1 year with potential for extension. No on-call obligation

The tasks mainly consist of

• Referral, examination and treatment of patients with complex chronic pain
• Interdisciplinary collaboration and coordination of treatment pathways
• Professional sparring and collaboration with nurses, psychologists, social workers, physiotherapists, secretaries, and physician colleagues at various levels.
• Opportunity to participate in teaching, research and development tasks

See and read more about the position in the job description here

As our new colleague we would like you to

• Have an interest in working biopsychosocially in the treatment of patients with non-malignant complex chronic pain in an interdisciplinary setup
• Have strong collaboration and communication skills
• Be able to join an interdisciplinary team with flexibility while still respecting each other’s different responsibilities, competencies and experience
• Be able to involve patients and relatives
• Be eager to work purposefully with conversation as a tool
• Be able to work flexibly and adapt treatment to the patient’s needs
• Have (or wish to acquire) knowledge about pain treatment from a biopsychosocial framework
• Be willing to contribute to a good work environment where we pull together

What can you expect from us?

• A good introduction program with focus on both theory and practice
• Well-functioning interdisciplinary teams around the individual patient
• Variation in challenges as well as influence on daily tasks in an organization with a flat structure
• Opportunities for professional and personal development
• A work environment characterized by a good tone
• An department where social relations are highly valued

Management

The department management consists of chief physician and chief nurse.

The immediate supervisor for you will be the functional management team in Pain Center South.

The department bears the mark of broad collaboration, where mutual respect and trust are very important to us. We work with freedom under responsibility as a principle. We believe that employees are capable of taking responsibility for their own tasks. We are open to requests for continuing education, as our general view is that we should develop ourselves and our competences so that we can meet the demands that come in our field.

Who are we and how do we work?

Pain Center South is part of the Anesthesiology-Intensive Care Department V at Odense University Hospital and handles regional function for patients with chronic complex pain. We receive about 1,000 referrals annually and work interdisciplinary to create the best patient pathways. Pain Center South works interdisciplinarily with the patient and possibly with relatives from a bio-psycho-social perspective. Treatment includes individual conversations and group programs.

Patient pathways are discussed continuously at interdisciplinary conferences to ensure quality and coherence.

We are characterized by high professionalism, engagement and a development-oriented approach. We disseminate knowledge about chronic complex pain via www.Smerteinfo.dk and teach, among others, the University of Southern Denmark, the primary sector and municipalities. We are characterized by high professionalism, engagement and a development-oriented approach.

Workplace

The Anesthesiology-Intensive Care Department V is a cross-cutting clinical department with a high activity level and thus a very broad contact surface, encompassing all hospital departments. The clinical anesthesia units cooperate especially with the surgical and other departments in connection with anesthesiology and surgical tasks, while intensive care and recovery rooms cooperate to a larger or smaller extent with all clinical departments in the hospital.

To ensure efficient operation and the best possible use of the anesthesia specialty and expertise, the department is geographically and functionally divided into functional areas, led by functional operations management and collaborating closely with the associated clinical departments.

The department has a sustained focus on creating a good working environment and a workplace with room for professional development, scientific activity and education.

Department V’s strategy The Whole Patient describes the department’s vision, goals, efforts and activities. In order to achieve the goals, the strategy defines building blocks and lifts for patients, staff and partners. Everyone in Department V contributes to fulfilling the strategy.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment for the position follow the collective agreement: Doctor level 1– over the collective agreement 33.06.1. The starting salary for the position can be found via the following link: See starting salary for positions in the Region of Southern Denmark .

In addition to the starting salary, the salary may include negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

Application and contact

Are you curious for more or do you have questions about the position? Then please contact the functional management team: Chief Nurse Anne-Mette Rasmussen (tel. 20274685) or Professor Henrik Bjarke Vægter (tel. 60616864).

Application and employment interviews

The position has an application deadline Monday, October 26, 2026.

We expect to hold interviews on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

Send your application including relevant attachments via the link on this page.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Department: Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department V, Odense

Job title: Resident doctor, unclassified

Working hours: 37

Workplace: Odense

Application deadline: 26-10-2026

Application deadline: Oct. 26, 2026