Health Assistant FOR PAAMIUT – maybe it is YOU!

Health Assistant FOR PAAMIUT – maybe it is YOU!

A position as a health assistant at Dr. Margrethe's Health Center in Paamiut is available for occupancy from August 15, 2026, or by agreement.

Paamiut has about 1200 inhabitants. The health center employs 1 doctor, 3 nurses, 1 health assistant, 1 physiotherapist, 2 medical students, health aides, interpreters, porters, and cleaning staff.

Queen Margrethe's Health Center is part of the Health Region Sermersooq, where Queen Ingrid's Health Center in Nuuk is the largest.

The health center's task is to promote health, prevention, examination, and treatment. Some tasks are handled by support staff who are specially trained in e.g. X-ray, planned blood tests, etc. As a nurse, one handles consultation and emergency room work, as well as work with hospitalized patients in the ward and pharmacy functions. There is no elective surgery on-site, but minor procedures are performed. There is full equipment for emergency surgery if the weather should prevent an evacuation.

There are good, dedicated colleagues. And it is a varied and very exciting job with good opportunities for development - both personally and professionally.

About you:

• You have broad clinical experience
• You have passed the pharmacology module
• You are flexible, independent, and outgoing
• You have good collaboration skills – also across professional boundaries
• You have good conflict resolution skills
• You are calm and well-balanced
• Preferably bilingual

We can offer:

• Thorough introduction
• Exciting everyday life with diverse challenges
• Good colleagues
• Courses

About Paamiut

Paamiut is a southern Greenlandic town with about 1200 people.
The area is characterized by magnificent nature and offers opportunities for hiking and sailing. In the area around Paamiut, you will have opportunities to see seals, whales, reindeer, and sea eagles.

Application

Applications accompanied by copies of relevant documents must be sent in PDF format.

Start date: August 15, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: August 13, 2026

Employment interviews will be held continuously

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Nurse Inuuti Fleischer at tel.: +299 34 44 20 or by email: INF@PEQQIK.GL

Housing

Housing will be provided 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 applicable 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. Residence and work permits can only be applied for upon agreed employment.

The Greenlandic Health Service – Breadth, challenge, and professional pride

The Greenlandic Health Service 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 health service's Operations Area.

If you are looking for professional challenges, are curious, and enjoy working broadly, then a job in the Greenlandic Health Service is for you.

In Greenland, there are ample opportunities to live an active leisure life. In the summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing, and sailing are obvious activities. 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 towns, there is plenty of 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 Health Service is a smoke-free workplace.

We only accept applications in PDF format, electronically.

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