Nurse with somatic experience

Nurse with somatic experience sought for summer position from June 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026, in the ward at Maniitsoq Health Center, Greenland 2025.

Do you dream of experiencing, traveling, and working in your field in the Arctic? Then you now have the opportunity to apply for a summer position as a nurse in a general mixed medical and surgical ward at a smaller health center in the town of Maniitsoq on Greenland's west coast.

You will primarily be employed in a ward where, in collaboration with your colleagues, you are responsible for organizing and providing nursing care to the hospitalized patients coming from various specialties. The patients are of all ages and are admitted for observation, stabilization, treatment, care, and rehabilitation. Occasionally, patients are transferred for further treatment at Queen Ingrid's Hospital or Rigshospitalet in Denmark. The department also sees patients admitted for palliative care. These processes are organized in collaboration with and support from the national palliative care team. Additionally, the department may occasionally have patients with psychiatric disorders admitted. Treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders often occurs in collaboration with the psychiatric home care nurse and psychiatry in Nuuk. After 4:00 PM on weekdays and 24/7 on weekends, the department also functions as an emergency room and "doctor's office." Here, you will participate in the triage of acute patients with the possibility of calling in or consulting with a doctor.

In your daily work, you report to the department head. You primarily work day or evening shifts. You alternate with your colleagues to be on call for the department from home during the hours of 11:00 PM to 8:00 AM.

Maniitsoq Health Center is part of the Qeqqa health region and has around 60 employees. The local management at Maniitsoq Health Center collaborates with the regional management, which is physically located at the regional hospital in Sisimiut.

We offer:

• A job where you have a great deal of time and opportunity to practice nursing.
• A job where you will need all your expertise.
• Independent work with good opportunities for collaboration with colleagues.
• A job where you can influence your everyday life, work environment, and contribute to the development of nursing.
• Teaching of students, trainees, and assistants
• Upon permanent employment, training and development opportunities

We are looking for you who:

• Is a trained and authorized nurse, preferably with 1-2 years of experience.
• You are good at initiating and motivating.
• You are adaptable, can juggle multiple tasks, and can work independently.
• You are good at collaboration, building good relationships, and at the same time maintaining an overview in acute situations.
• Contributes to a good working environment
• There can be new challenges.

About us:

Maniitsoq Health Center is part of the Qeqqa Health Region and has around 60 employees. Distributed across the health center and the three associated nursing stations in the district's villages. The health center's inpatient department has space for 18 hospitalized patients of all ages and covers the specialties of medicine and surgery, as well as occasionally having psychiatric patients admitted. The staff team consists of 4-5 nurses, 4 health assistants, and 4 healthcare helpers. As a nurse, you will work day and evening shifts and alternate with your colleagues to be on call at night from your own home - with a doctor on standby. Between 4:00 PM and 8:00 AM and on weekends, the inpatient department functions as an emergency room - however, we do not expect you to have emergency room experience.

The health center also manages the primary areas of somatic and psychiatric home care, health care, maternity care, physiotherapy, venereal and contraception clinic, as well as 2-3 medical consultations. Additionally, the center has a laboratory, X-ray, nursing consultation, emergency room/reception, and pharmacy.

We place great emphasis on ensuring that the care for and interaction with our patients includes values such as respect, decency, recognition, and trust. The same values characterize our interactions with each other at the health center.

A little about Maniitsoq:

Maniitsoq is located on Greenland's west coast, just south of the Arctic Circle between Nuuk to the south and Sisimiut to the north. The Maniitsoq area is very beautiful, surrounded by high and jagged mountains with glaciers that stretch down to deep fjords. There are about 3,100 inhabitants in the district, with approximately 2,500 in the town and the rest in the district's three settlements. The settlements are visited several times a year, and transportation is done by boat. The town has most modern amenities, grocery stores, a domestic airport, weekly connections with the coastal ship, and during the summer months, a fast boat route to Nuuk.

Summer recreational activities include hiking in the mountains and sailing among the humpback whales, which are characteristic of our district. In the winter months, the northern lights dance in the evening and night sky, and during the day there are opportunities for alpine and cross-country skiing. Additionally, Maniitsoq has an evening school with many exciting activities, and throughout the year, there are opportunities for various sports activities.

Application

Application with attached copy of relevant documents must be sent in PDF format via www.gjob.dk

Start date: June 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: February 1, 2026

Job interviews are held continuously.

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from management and recruitment consultant Ann Birkekær Kjeldsen at email: ABKJ@PEQQIK.GL

General information about salary and employment conditions can also be obtained by contacting via email: PERSONALE@PEQQIK.GL

Housing

Housing is allocated according to the rules applicable in the Greenlandic Health Service at any given time.

Salary and employment

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation travel and moving expenses, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Citizenship

If you are not a Nordic citizen, please note that employment is conditional on a valid residence and work permit. A residence and work permit can only be applied for upon agreed employment.

The Greenlandic Healthcare System – Breadth, Challenges, and Professional Pride

The Greenlandic healthcare system falls under the Department of Health and is organized into 5 regions, 8 clinical areas, the National Health Service, the Greenlandic Patient Home, and the operational area of the healthcare system.

If you are looking for professional challenges, are curious, and enjoy working broadly, then a job in the Greenlandic Health Service is for you.

You can read more about the Greenlandic healthcare system at www.gjob.dk

In Greenland, there are plenty of opportunities to live an active leisure life. In the summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing, and sailing are great activities. Winter offers the northern lights and plenty of skiing, and if you live north of the Arctic Circle, you can go dog sledding. In the larger cities, there is a vibrant cultural life with sports clubs, art exhibitions, concerts, cafes, and restaurants. You can read more about the region where the job is located at www.peqqik.gl

See the organizational chart of the Greenlandic Health Service.

Organizational chart of the Greenlandic Health Service

The Greenlandic healthcare system is a smoke-free workplace.

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