The residential unit Pakkutaq is seeking a health assistant or nurse for a full-time position in Nuuk. You will assist residents with physical or mental disabilities in maintaining and developing their skills. The job involves collaboration with the healthcare system and other professionals to ensure residents' well-being and quality of life.
Disability and social psychiatry is looking for a caring healthcare assistant or nurse for the residential unit Pakkutaq located in Nuuk. If you want to make a difference for our residents, you are exactly the person we need as our new colleague.
The position is a full-time job of 40 hours a week with working hours on weekdays from 8 AM to 4 PM.
The residential unit Pakkutaq has space for 12 residents aged 18-67 with physical or mental disabilities. Your core task will be to help each resident maintain and develop their physical, mental, and social skills. Together with your dedicated colleagues, you will support the resident in maintaining and developing their identity, self-esteem, and joy of life. Our values for the residential unit are the simplest things in life, such as: care, respect for the individual, creating safety and trust, and the best possible quality of life.
As a health assistant/nurse, you will be part of our multicultural team and serve as the contact person for the citizen. You will be jointly responsible for supporting citizens in their interactions with partners such as: the healthcare system, district psychiatry, physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the municipality, as well as the citizen's caseworker.
We expect that you:
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Is trained as a healthcare assistant or nurse.
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Preferably Greenlandic and Danish speaking, but not a requirement.
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Is caring and accommodating and sees that it is the way to a good work environment.
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Open-minded/service-minded
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Want to develop yourself and our department so that it makes a significant difference for the resident.
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Can work independently and collaborate with other professional groups.
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Want to provide health professional support to your colleagues.
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Has a positive mind, humor, and is open-minded.
Your tasks:
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Plan, organize, and participate in daily work tasks in collaboration with the other staff.
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Medical responsible
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Development of the housing unit's offerings for residents in collaboration with the manager and the other staff.
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Maintain and further develop a high level of health professionalism.
What can we offer you?
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Challenging job with the opportunity to influence your own tasks
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A department under great development
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Job with happy residents who really need you and have a heart for compassion.
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Skilled and dedicated colleagues with diverse cultural backgrounds
About us:
In this position, you will become part of a larger community: We are a department with eight housing units, five living collectives, two activity and social offerings, and three support teams located in Nuuk, Tasiilaq, and Paamiut.
We offer an exciting job in a department that is facing significant development. This development includes a thorough introduction for you as a new employee, ongoing sparring, and professional communities.
Criminal record:
This position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal record. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received a criminal record. We would therefore like to point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the criminal record from the police.
Salary and employment conditions:
Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement in effect at the time of appointment between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.
The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.
Housing:
No housing can be provided for the position.
Further information can be obtained from:
If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact us for further information about the position and associated tasks at:
Leader Sikkersoq Andersen, phone +299 58 19 19 or email: skar@sermersooq.gl
Application:
Application marked with Job no. 26-26, and attached educational certificate and documentation of previous employment, etc. must be uploaded before the deadline expires.
How to apply:
Applications must be submitted electronically via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.
Employer Details
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
Kuussuaq 2
3900 Nuuk , Grønland
Email: Skar@sermersooq.gl
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Job Title
Health Assistant or Nurse
Job Type
Full Time
Application Deadline
Jan 30, 2026
Contact Person
Sikkersoq Andersen
Skar@sermersooq.gl
+299 58 19 19
Job category
Social and health /
Nurse and midwife
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