Fellowship in Reconstructive Microsurgery

REGION UPPSALA · Vollzeit

Uppsala, Schweden

Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery We are Akademiska Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we serve two million people in central Sweden. Here, something is constantly happening – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is celebrated as a hero. With us, you will experience both challenging trials and fantastic moments, in a strong community with colleagues. Welcome with your application! Program Description The department of Plastic and Maxillofacial surgery offers a 6-month fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery. Uppsala is one of the more active units in reconstructive microsurgery in northern Europe with a case load consisting of more than 120 free flaps, 50 complex non microvascular cases in the areas of head and neck reconstruction, breast reconstruction, facial paralysis, lower extremity and complex wound care and more than 50 lymphaticovenous operations per year. The free flap service includes head and neck reconstructions, lower extremity, facial palsy, breast and lymphoedema. The fellowship program is endorsed by the Swedish Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Fellowship Responsibilities The fellow will work in a team of specialists and residents and will participate in the planning and execution of the reconstructive cases performed by the team. The fellow will participate in all teaching activities in the department and will be responsible for around one monthly presentation. The fellow is required to undertake one research project within microsurgery and is expected to finish one publication. Salary Competitive salary and possibility for accommodation in Uppsala. Requirements The candidate must be specialist in plastic surgery or finish a training program in plastic surgery and have an ambition to pursue a career in reconstructive microsurgery and be able to work in a team. How to apply Submit your CV and two letters of recommendation. Contact Andres Rodriguez, [email protected] ([email protected]) Trade union representative can be reached via Upplands Allmänna Läkarförening, office 018-611 34 95 Want to work with us? Welcome with your application via the link below. IMPORTANT! Important information regarding your application: • Appointment of positions for specialist-trained physicians at university hospitals requires expert assessment in accordance with the Health and Medical Services Ordinance (2017:80) 5 ch. 8§. • CV, personal letter and specialist physician certificate issued by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare must always be enclosed. • Certificate of doctoral degree must be enclosed with the application for positions where academic qualifications in the form of a doctoral degree or equivalent are a competency requirement. • 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 final application deadline. An incomplete application will not proceed in the process. • The job proposals are published on Region Uppsala's official notice board; https://regionuppsala.se/politik-och-paverkan/handlingar/anslagstavla/ Read about employment conditions and salary within Region Uppsala here: Become our new colleague (https://regionuppsala.se/jobb-och-utbildning/bli-var-nya-kollega/) Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to operations and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, functionality and life experience. Region Uppsala war positions all permanent employees based on total defense needs. This means for the individual employee no obligations in peacetime but is only a planning measure. Prior to employment decisions, a check of suspicion and burden registers is made for all job seekers who in the sought employment may come to work within psychiatric care, rehabilitation, care of children and youth or compulsory care of substance abuse, areas covered by optional register extracts. This applies thus to all who will work patient-close, even if the work tasks at present are not intended to mainly contain work with the above-mentioned patient groups. This recruitment is carried out entirely through Region Uppsala and we decline telephone calls from recruitment companies and advertising sales representatives.