Porter Rescuer with Management Experience

We offer:

• Thorough introduction.
• Exciting and varied everyday life with diverse challenges.
• Influence over one's own work and independent area of responsibility.
• Good colleagues and opportunities for sparring and supervision.
• Opportunity for competence development.

We are looking for you who:

• Is trained as a porter rescuer and has experience in management.
• Is careful and attentive to their own area of expertise.
• Is flexible, independent, and outgoing.
• Has good collaboration skills and can contribute to a positive work environment.
• Can keep an overview and have multiple balls in the air.
• Greenlandic-Danish is the language.

About us:

• Maniitsoq Health Center is part of the Qeqqa Health Region and has about 60 employees. The staff is distributed between the Health Center and the three associated nursing stations in the district's villages.
• The health center's inpatient department has room for 18 hospitalized patients of all ages. The department covers all specialties, including psychiatric patients. There are 5 nurses, 4 healthcare assistants, and 4 healthcare helpers employed in the inpatient department.
• The health center provides primary care in somatic and psychiatric home care, health care, maternity care, physiotherapy, venereal and contraception clinic, as well as 2-3 doctor consultations. In addition, the center has a laboratory, X-ray, nursing consultation, emergency room/reception, and pharmacy.
• We place great emphasis on ensuring that the care of 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 extend down to deep fjords. There are about 3,800 inhabitants in the district, with around 2,800 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 conveniences, grocery stores, a domestic airport, weekly connections with the coastal ship, and in the summer months, a fast boat route to Nuuk.
• Summer leisure 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 is the opportunity 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.

Start date: April 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: March 6, 2026

Job interviews are held on an ongoing basis.

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Service Leader Sørine Petersen at phone (+299) 81 61 38 or by email: SOPE@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 travel for joining and leaving, as well as relocation of personal 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 is 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.

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.

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