Hepatologist

At Sahlgrenska University Hospital, we work together to provide the highest quality of care with the patient at the center. Our great commitment and continuous learning make us one of the country's leading university hospitals. We provide everything from county healthcare to national highly specialized care. We focus on the future of healthcare through exciting research. We care about digital skills and everyone's contribution to the digital development. Our work is about using our collected knowledge and experiences together with you – to create value for our patients.

We are transforming healthcare with the ambition of becoming Europe’s leading university hospital by 2032. In partnership with our patients, we work to ensure quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation within an integrated healthcare system across the Västra Götaland Region in Sweden.

Sahlgrenska University Hospital is one of Northern Europe's largest hospitals with over 17,000 colleagues who have different experience and backgrounds.

About us

The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SU) is one of the largest in the Nordic region. We provide emergency and scheduled outpatient care, and have close collaboration with other departments including upper and lower GI surgery, and transplantation surgery.

The department is organized into teams focusing on hepatologic outpatient care, gastroenterologic outpatient care, endoscopy, intestinal failure unit, and an inpatient ward. The department is actively involved in ongoing research across several fields and has a strong emphasis on education, continuing professional development, and the ongoing advancement of clinical services.

What can we offer?

As a Specialist Physician/Senior Consultant at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatolgy at Sahlgrenska university Hospital, you will have excellent opportunities for professional development and research. You will work within our subspecialty teams alongside ambitious and friendly colleagues, with close collaboration with the transplantation unit.

The department has a high patient volume, providing extensive opportunities for both clinical practice and research.

Our goal is to provide the highest possible standard of care for our patients. We place great importance on supporting each individual's professional development according to their interests, strengths, and career goals, while also enabling them to influence their working environment.

About the Role

You will work with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients requiring specialized care in hepatology in both emergency and elective settings. Your duties will include working in the outpatient clinic, inpatient ward, and at the liver transplant unit, as well as participation during office hours and on-call duties.

Teaching and supervising less experienced colleagues, medical students, and healthcare professionals is an integral part of the role. You will also be expected to take an active part in the department’s quality improvement, development, and change initiatives, as well as in research activities.

About You

We are looking for a board-certified senior consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology with a high level of expertise in hepatology. You should be interested in both your own professional development and contributing to the advancement of care at one of the largest university hospitals in the Nordic region. You work well within a team and have a strong interest in liver disease.

We value strong communication and collaboration skills. You are able to apply newly acquired knowledge in your clinical practice, make sound clinical judgments, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment. We are seeking a motivated and independent individual with the ability and interest to take overall responsibility and place the patient's needs at the center of care.

Ongoing research activities and/or a doctoral degree (PhD) are considered meritorious.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis throughout the recruitment period.

We warmly welcome your application!

Together for the patient - Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset

In the event of recruiting a physician or nurse with a foreign medical license and/or specialist certification, the appointment will be preceded by the necessary process to fulfill the requirements for Swedish licensure and/or specialist recognition.

About Region Västra Götaland

Region Västra Götaland is there for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure good quality healthcare for everyone. We work towards a sustainable development and growth, a clean environment, an improved public health, a rich cultural life and good communications throughout Västra Götaland.

Region Västra Götaland is actively working to digitize more ways of working. To be part of the digital transformation, you need to have basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You know how to search for information, how to communicate and interact digitally, you are also risk-aware and motivated to be part of the development to learn new things.

If you want to know more about Region Västra Götaland, you can visit our introduction to new employees at www.vgregion.se/introduction.  You can also read more in the presentation on Salary, remuneration and benefits – what you will receive as an employee in VGR.

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Application

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