Specialist Physician for HUS Psychiatry as a Hospitalist - HUS diagnostiikkakeskus - Helsinki, Finland
Specialist Physician
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Job Description
Specialist Physician position in the Centralized Services line at HUS Psychiatry starting September 1, 2026! We are seeking a specialist physician for HUS Psychiatry for a hospitalist role. The position is located within the centralized services line, but the hospitalist serves various functions across HUS Psychiatry. The role involves the diagnosis and treatment of somatic diseases for psychiatric patients in psychiatric wards and outpatient care. Additionally, the hospitalist's duties include infection control, developing smoking cessation programs, operating models for somatic emergencies, and medication safety content, collaborating with exercise and nutrition therapists, as well as observing general somatic development needs and long-term development and teaching together with the HUS Psychiatry hospitalist team. Work is performed as part of a multidisciplinary team in close cooperation with treating psychiatrists and physicians specializing in psychiatry. Join us in developing impactful care! Submit your application within the application period or ask for more information. Remuneration is according to the LS collective agreement. Apply by the end of the application period. At HUS, you are part of the most impactful care. Eligibility requirements Specialist physician qualification in a suitable specialty, licensed physician or permit to practice as a physician. Experience working with psychiatric patients is considered an advantage. For this position, the suitable specialty is general medicine. Language requirements: good oral and written skills in Finnish and satisfactory oral and written skills in Swedish, or good oral and written skills in Swedish and satisfactory oral and written skills in Finnish. We require vaccination protection in accordance with the Communicable Diseases Act for those working in customer and patient areas, and a health certificate regarding pulmonary tuberculosis for those working in healthcare units. Contact information Chief Physician Kaisa Kuurne, tel. 040 538 3359 (between July 27 and August 2, 2026) Line Director Niina Markkula, tel. 040 183 2696, starting August 3, 2026.
Company Information
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Responsibilities
- Diagnosis and treatment of somatic diseases for psychiatric patients in wards and outpatient care
- Infection control
- Developing smoking cessation programs and somatic emergency operating models
- Developing medication safety content
- Collaborating with exercise and nutrition therapists
- Observing and developing somatic care needs and teaching within the hospitalist team
Requirements
- Specialist physician qualification in general medicine
- Licensed physician or permit to practice as a physician
- Good oral and written skills in Finnish and satisfactory skills in Swedish (or vice versa)
- Vaccination protection according to the Communicable Diseases Act
- Health certificate regarding pulmonary tuberculosis
Skills & Technologies
Education Level
Masters
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