Kitchen Assistant

Would you like to help our patients with today's meals?

We are looking for 1-2 service-minded kitchen assistants for permanent employment in the Medical Area from March 15, 2026, or by agreement. As a kitchen assistant, you will help with all the practical tasks associated with food distribution to patients in the medical ward.

When the food has arrived from the central kitchen, you as a kitchen assistant will work on preparing and serving food and drinks to patients from our food carts, and you should pay attention to arranging the food in an appetizing manner. You must ensure that all patients receive the correct food according to their allergies, illnesses, or other conditions. There is also a recording of fluid and dietary intake for some of the patients. Previous experience with similar work is a great advantage.

You will help with tidying up, washing dishes, and cleaning in the kitchen and serving area, and when the kitchen closes, you must ensure the clearing and cleaning of the premises and equipment.

You have a good overview and are good at structuring your work. However, the most important thing is that you are smiling and can provide the patients with a good experience during the meal distribution.

The work is divided into day and evening shifts every day of the week.

Work tasks:

• To prepare and serve food for the patients.
• To arrange the food in an appetizing way
• Have an overview of different types of special diets
• Ensure registration of fluid and dietary intake for some patients.
• To ensure cleaning up and washing dishes
• To adhere to good kitchen hygiene
• To collect missing food items from the central kitchen.

We offer:

• A varied everyday life with a large contact surface
• A department with a good working environment and good colleagues
• A good collaboration with other professional groups such as nursing staff and kitchen staff.

We are looking for you who:

• Has experience with service and serving food and/or care.
• Can create a good rapport with the patients.
• Has good collaboration skills, flexibility, and stability.
• Is service-minded and contributes to a good working atmosphere.

The medical area is led by a chief physician and a head nurse. The medical area includes an outpatient clinic, a day ward, and two inpatient wards with a total of 32 beds, including an integrated children's ward with eight beds.

Under Medical Specialty, a wide range of medical diseases is included, such as heart patients, kidney patients, arthritis patients, infectious disease patients, and patients undergoing anticoagulant treatment.

You will be physically and organizationally placed in DIH's Medical Department and will report to the head nurses in the Medical Ward M1 and M2.

Application

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

Start date: March 15, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: March 3, 2026

Job interviews are held continuously.

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Petra Luna Fuglø at phone number (+299) 34 48 21 or via email: PLFU@PEQQIK.GL

Housing

There is no staff housing attached to the position.

Salary and employment

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and departure travel and moving of belongings, 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 right 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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