Neurologist

Do you want a job in a good hospital in a small nice city on the beautiful west coast of Norway? Come to Helse Fonna! The department of neurology is located in Haugesund. At the moment we have 8 neurologists (senior consultants) and 8 trainees (junior consultants becoming neurologists). We have a position for a 9th neurologist. The department consists of a ward with 14 beds, including our stroke-unit with 6 beds; an out-patient clinic with general and specialized clinics, and the EEG laboratory. We have the possibility for neurography and EMG as well as EP, but we have no neurophysiologist at the moment. The department participates in several clinical research projects. At the hospital, we have an outstanding radiology department with MRI, CT, and nuclear medicine including DaTscan. Otherwise, we have good cooperation with the other departments in our hospital and with the neurosurgery department at the University Hospital in Bergen. Neurophysiology is currently served from the University Hospital in Stavanger. For more information about the vacancy you can contact : We are looking for an all-round neurologist. Neurophysiological experience is an advantage but not necessary. There is the possibility to develop your own field of interest within neurology. Experience with thrombolysis is mandatory. Supervision and teaching of our trainees is important. We expect our senior officers to be able to work in a multi-professional team. We expect a positive and flexible attitude and good communication skills. A good sense of humor is appreciated. You need of course to learn the Norwegian language both written and oral at a high level. What you can expect from us : We have a 40-hour working week. Normal working days are from 08.00 a.m. until 16.00 p.m. Senior consultants are on call every 7th day / weekend. We always have a junior consultant on call. Everybody in Norway has 5 weeks of holiday per year; you will have in addition 2 weeks off, and the Friday after a weekend duty is a day off. You have the opportunity to visit congresses / courses for 10 days per year with full salary, and specialists have a sabbatical period with full salary for 4 months every 5th year. The hospital can assist with housing, job opportunities for a partner, and schools / kindergartens for children. We will organize Norwegian language courses. Haugesund is a nice city on the beautiful west coast of Norway. Helse Fonna HF is a general hospital with different locations. The hospital serves a population of about 180,000. The main location is situated in Haugesund. Haugesund is a smaller, lively city on the southwest coast of Norway with 38,000 inhabitants. Close to the city, there are nice beaches and good possibilities for different kinds of watersports. Haugesund is also close to the mountains with possibilities for beautiful hikes in summer and both cross-country and downhill skiing in the winter.

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