Chief Physician

We are now looking for a skilled deputy chief physician to strengthen our team on a permanent basis. We are part of the HUS special responsibility area, and our hospital provides extensive emergency services. In addition to the neonatal intensive care and observation unit, our hospital has a paediatric inpatient ward and an outpatient paediatrics clinic. Our clinic has 10 specialist physician posts in paediatrics. In addition, 5–6 doctors in specialist training work with us. The neonatal intensive care and observation unit has nine beds. The unit has family rooms where mothers are cared for in the same room as their babies, in cooperation with the postnatal ward. The deputy chief physician is responsible for the care of the unit's patients. Duties also include responsibility for the care of newborns in the delivery suite and postnatal ward. The position also includes appointments at the neonatal developmental clinic. The work is varied and involves multidisciplinary cooperation on newborn-related matters with obstetricians, social workers, physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and paediatric neurologists as needed. Our hospital is a teaching hospital, so training doctors in specialist education is part of the duties. Maintaining the neonatal intensive care staff's expertise through simulation training is also part of the role. The work is full-time. Duties also include participation in paediatrics on-call services, either as the first on-call physician at the hospital or as the specialist trainee's back-up on-call physician. We expect you to have sound judgement, good interpersonal skills and a desire to develop the work. The eligibility requirement for the post is specialist qualification in paediatrics and additional training in neonatology. The selected candidate must have broad knowledge and experience in treating and diagnosing different neonatal conditions. Skills in cardiac and cerebral ultrasound are considered an advantage. Particular emphasis is placed on follow-up care for very premature infants. Previous experience in administrative duties and leadership training are considered an advantage. The interview is given considerable weight in the selection. You are important to us, which is why we support your wellbeing at work with comprehensive occupational healthcare services and employee benefits. As a member of our work community, you will receive: - A work community proud of its professional skills and an encouraging atmosphere that helps maintain motivation - Support in balancing working life with everyday life; we participate in the Family-Friendly Workplace programme of the Family Federation of Finland - Occupational healthcare services and the health application included in them We also value quality leisure time. We offer holiday benefits, workplace events and recreational days. Every employee is a member of the Pähe ry employee association. Pähe has several leisure groups, from choir to floorball, and it often succeeds in negotiating discounted tickets to local events and discounts on various services. The person selected for the post must have unrestricted rights to practise their profession in Finland. The role requires vaccination protection under section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act (1227/2016). Before taking up the position, the selected candidate must provide a criminal record extract under section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act. Our working language is Finnish, so we expect fluent spoken and written Finnish at least at B1 level. Let your story continue in Päijät-Häme. Welcome to our skilled team!