Chief Physician in Oncologic Endocrinology

Description:

Department of Blood and Tumor Diseases We are Akademiska Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a county hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer care to two million people in Central Sweden. Here something is constantly happening – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is hailed as a hero. With us, you will experience both challenging trials and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. Welcome with your application! Our Operations The Section for Oncologic Endocrinology is part of the Department of Blood and Tumor Diseases (BoT). The BoT department has approximately 300 employees. The Section for Oncologic Endocrinology has about 50 staff and provides outpatient and inpatient care for patients with neuroendocrine tumors. The section investigates, treats, and monitors patients with all types of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) regardless of origin. We also manage other endocrine tumors such as adrenocortical carcinoma and pheochromocytoma, as well as hereditary tumor syndromes such as MEN 1, 2, VHL, and SDH. We naturally see patients from the Uppsala region, but the majority of patients come from other regions and university hospitals as well as from abroad. Care is provided in multidisciplinary teams in close collaboration with units for pathology, endocrine surgery, clinical chemistry, radiology, nuclear medicine, cardiology, thoracic surgery, and others. Research activity is high. The unit is Sweden's only center certified as a Center of Excellence within the European organization ENETS for both GEP NET and Lung NET, at Akademiska Hospital, and an ERN center for NET. We are a Center of Excellence within ENSAT (adrenal organization). Since April 1, 2023, we have been a unit for National Highly Specialized Care for neuroendocrine abdominal tumors and advanced adrenal tumors. Your Assignment As a Chief Physician in Oncologic Endocrinology, you have an interest in research within your field and broad knowledge and interest in developing investigations and treatments of NET. Your Qualifications You have 5 years of specialist competence in Endocrinology. Extensive experience with NET in outpatient and inpatient care. You are research-active in the field and have a doctoral degree in the field. Great emphasis is placed on personal qualities and collaborative skills. What We Offer We offer a permanent position with start date by agreement. With us, you receive benefits that make a difference; read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/). Want to Know More? Section Chief, Chief Physician Staffan Welin, 018-611 02 16 Union representative can be reached via Upplands General Medical Association, office 018-611 34 95 Want to Work with Us? Welcome with your application via the link below. NOTE! Important information regarding your application: • Appointment of positions for specialist-trained physicians at university hospitals requires expert review according to the Health and Medical Care Ordinance (2017:80) Chapter 5, Section 8. • Always attach CV, cover letter, and specialist physician certificate issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare. • For positions where academic merit in the form of a doctoral degree or equivalent is specified as a competency requirement, a dissertation certificate must also be attached to the application. • Even if you have previously applied for positions at Akademiska Hospital, you need to submit the above documents for your application to be complete. All documents must be received by us no later than the last application deadline. An incomplete application will not proceed in the process. • Job proposals are published on Region Uppsala's official bulletin board; https://regionuppsala.se/politik-och-paverkan/handlingar/anslagstavla/ Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to operations and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different ethnic backgrounds, abilities, and life experience. Region Uppsala war-positions all permanent employees according to total defense needs. For the individual employee, this entails no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure. Prior to an employment decision, checks are made of suspicion and burden registers for all job applicants who in the sought position may work within psychiatric care, rehabilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas covered by optional register extracts. This applies to all who will work directly with patients, even if the work tasks at present are not intended to primarily contain work with the above-mentioned patient groups. This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala and we decline telephone calls from recruitment companies and advertising sales representatives.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Uppsala

GPS

59.8520701, 17.7188369copyopen in

Phone

018-611 02 16

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6

Published

27. 5. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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