Consultant Nephrologist

Job title:

Consultant Nephrologist

Company

Helse Fonna

Job description

Om stillingaHaugesund Hospital is searching for a consultant nephrologist.Haugesund Hospital has a medical department (including paediatrics and neonatal), a surgical department (including obstetrics and gynaecology and fertility), a psychiatric department and radiological, clinical chemistry, microbiology and pathological department.
The department of medicine includes Internal medicine with most of the specialities within this field as well as neurology, rehabilitation and simulation centre- for training and recertification.
The department is certified and is part of the training programme for junior doctors within the specialities of internal medicine, nephrology, cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, haematology and geriatrics.
Within the department of Internal medicine, we have 16 doctors in training and 20 consultants.Nephrology is organised under the medical department A. This department has 10 beds, 5 of them specifically earmarked for patients with kidney diseases. In addition there is a dialysis department with haemodialysis (approx. 30 patients), peritoneal dialysis (approx. 5 patients) and the department also has the responsibility of overviewing the dialysis- satellite unit in Sauda. A big portion of the activity in this department is the outpatient department. Totally this department encompasses most of the diseases and conditions within the field of nephrology and has a very good professional environment. With broad based novel nephrological activity, acute and chronic dialysis, monthly kidney biopsy MDT meetings, plasmapheresis and lipidaferese.We have as pr today 2 nephrology consultant positions, 3 junior doctors in training – nephrology registrar positions. There is as of now no organised dialysis oncall rotation. There is an extensive research activity within nephrology, in the department there are 2 doctors within the section who are undertaking a PhD.One is expected to be part of the joint internal medical take rotation and duties- oncall rotation. This is part of the job description. This will entail being oncall potentially on other internal medical wards when oncall.For more information about the vacancy you can contact: Aase Pauly Nevland Head of Department – (+47) 46893395 –Goran Kovacevic, Consultant Nephrologist – (+47) 48127571 –NøkkelinformasjonSøknadsfrist:26.05.2025Work tasks

• Oncall duties as well as day work on the wards and outpatient and dialysis unit
• Consultants have a 1:15 oncall rotation

Qualifications

• We are searching for a consultant who is a Specialist consultant in Nephrology and or Internal medicine
• Junior doctors in training who are 1 or 2 years from becoming a consultant are welcome to apply for this position
• You need to learn Norwegian language both written and oral at a high level (B2).

Personal attributes

• We are looking for a consultant nephrologist who wants to work in closely with their patients and expand their knowledge in the field of nephrology and be part of a good professional environment and team
• Good communication and team player qualities as well as good collaboration skills
• Personal qualifications and characteristics will be an important factor in recruitment

We offer:

• Salary by agreement
• Good working environment and a high professional level
• Encourage and will prioritise research and professional development
• The department has organised internal teaching in gastroenterology at least once weekly
• Assist with language course for the right candidate
• The hospital can be helpful with housing, looking for job-possibilities for a partner and schools/kindergarten for children.
• You will have the opportunity to visit congress/courses 10 days pr. year with full salary and specialists have educational leave with full salary for 4 months every 5th year

Om arbeidsgivaren

Expected salary

Location

Haugesund, Rogaland – Odda, Vestland

Job date

Wed, 14 May 2025 02:56:33 GMT

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