Occupational Health Consultant in Psychiatric Area

Exciting newly created position where the work environment is the focus – become part of an engaged team in the Psychiatric area.

The psychiatric area consists of a psychiatric outpatient clinic, psychiatric ward A1, and Ikaarsaarfik. The psychiatry assesses and treats citizens from all over Greenland both on an outpatient basis, electively, or in emergencies.

As a workplace environment consultant in the Psychiatric area, you will be responsible for supporting workplace-related issues in psychiatry within the Greenlandic healthcare system. Your task will be to have a coordinating role in the work with the workplace environment in collaboration with the workplace environment groups in the Psychiatric area. The workplace environment work is practice-oriented to ensure daily support.

Your tasks:

• Coordinate the psychiatric area's work environment initiatives
• Introduce new employees to the workplace environment initiatives.
• Coordinate supervision from the Working Environment Authority
• Collect data and prepare analyses for the purpose of advising and supporting the working environment groups.
• Coordinate the work with workplace assessments (APV), including facilitating dialogue meetings on well-being and working environment, as well as advising, sparring, and inspiring departments with well-being challenges.
• Develop guidelines and instructions on working environment and safety conditions.
• Case manage and ensure quality of reporting and follow-up on workplace injuries.
• You will refer to the area management in your daily work and have close collaboration with the middle managers in the area.

We offer:

• Good introduction
• Visible and present leadership
• An area that values a safe working environment highly
• An innovative and active professional environment with, among other things, theme days, teaching, supervision, conferences, and space for reflection in daily life.
• Large permanent staff group
• Membership of the active staff association 'Mattut'

We expect that you:

• Has a health professional or academic education, preferably with further education at the specialist/master's or graduate level in health professional education.
• Experience, knowledge, or interest in workplace environment work
• Is professional, robust, and committed
• Has good collaboration skills

Application

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

Start date: February 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: January 29, 2026

Job interviews are held continuously.

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Nurse Helle Mougaard at tel. (+299) 34 46 75 or by email: HEMF@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 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 the employment is conditional upon 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. The winter offers 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 immediately deleted for your security.