Pediatric Department Nurse

Would you like to help build and manage our children's department? Do you thrive when you can influence development while actively using your leadership skills? – Then you should apply for the position of pediatric department nurse at the Medical Department M2 at Queen Ingrid's Hospital.

The position can become yours from March 1, 2026, or by agreement.

We offer:

• A position with many tasks and challenges
• A good introduction to a broad professional spectrum
• A department where there is a continuous development in the nature and scope of the work tasks.
• Good opportunities for professional, managerial, and personal development
• A close collaboration with the other leaders in the medical department.
• A good social work environment and an active staff association

We are looking for you who:

• Has extensive experience in the pediatric specialty.
• Has leadership experience
• I want to be involved in developing and strengthening a department.
• See staff development as the path to better care and support.
• Can ensure personal and professional development of the staff
• Can facilitate an open and equal interdisciplinary collaboration in a cross-cultural environment.
• Preferably have further education at the diploma or master's level in management, or other relevant further education.
• Has an interest in administrative and managerial tasks
• Is committed and good at retaining and implementing new initiatives.
• Has a pragmatic attitude towards everyday life and can maintain calm and perspective in pressured situations.

You will be attached to the Children's Department, where there are 8 beds. You will work with children of all ages as well as neonatal children. Focus areas are early intervention for socially disadvantaged families and the expansion of the children's department into a more structured unit. As a department nurse in the pediatric unit, you will play a central role in this development process.

As a department nurse manager, you will be part of a leadership team consisting of a chief physician, a head nurse, and 4 department nurses. In the management team, we have a very close collaboration and sparring regarding leadership and development of the department.

About the Medical Area and Queen Ingrid's Hospital

The children's department is part of the Medical Area at Queen Ingrid's Hospital. Here, there are two wards, M1 and M2, that receive medical patients from all over Greenland. We receive patients for assessment, diagnosis, care and treatment, as well as rehabilitation and palliative care. Both wards receive both acute and planned patients.

The two medical wards are staffed with 13 nurses and 3 healthcare assistants. We have the following subspecialties: infectious medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, nephrology, and cardiology.

Queen Ingrid's Hospital is the national hospital for Greenland and the regional hospital for the Sermersooq Region. There are 108 beds plus a patient hotel with 70 beds. It is a modern and well-equipped hospital with a high professional standard, good colleagues, and surroundings that could hardly be more beautiful.

You can read more about the organization of the Greenlandic healthcare system at www.gjob.gl, where you can also read about some former employees' experiences of moving and working in Greenland.

Application

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

Start date: March 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: February 5, 2026

Job interviews are held on an ongoing basis.

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Head Nurse Anne Birgitte Jensen at tel. (+299) 53 89 01 after 9:30 AM (12:30 PM Danish time) or by email: ABJ@PEQQIK.GL

Housing

Housing is allocated according to the rules applicable in the Greenlandic healthcare system at any given time.

Salary and employment

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation 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, Challenge, 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 something 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 healthcare system.

Organizational chart of the Greenlandic Health Service

The Greenlandic healthcare system is a smoke-free workplace.

We only accept applications in PDF format, electronically, via Gjob.dk.

Applications sent by email will be deleted immediately for your safety.