Nurse with experience in psychiatry sought for Christmas and New Year temporary position.

Nurse with experience from psychiatry sought for Christmas and New Year temporary position

Are you adventurous, do you want to experience something new in your working life, and do you have an interest in traveling with professionalism while experiencing the beautiful Greenlandic nature and culture? And not least the magical Christmas and festive New Year under the polar sky, while you work in Greenland's only psychiatric department? Then you have the opportunity now.

Are you a nurse with experience in or specialized training in psychiatry and can you answer yes to most of the points below:

• Do you like acute psychiatry?
• Do you like to work with long and coherent patient pathways?
• Do you like to use your professionalism?
• Do you like to help support structure, safety, and contribute to professional development?
• Are you into great nature experiences?

Then a temporary position from December 14, 2026, to January 8, 2027, at the psychiatric department of Dronning Ingrids Hospital in Nuuk might be something for you.

The Psychiatry in Greenland

The psychiatric area consists of a department, a therapy, and an outpatient function aimed at children, adolescents, and adults in outpatient pathways with psychiatrists and psychologists. There is a district psychiatry, which is distributed across the Greenlandic health regions. The department receives both acute and elective patients from the regions and treats all forms of mental disorders.

We have room for 12 patients with severe mental disorders, including 3 patients in a sheltered section. The psychiatric department is led daily by a visible and accessible department nurse. About 22 employees are employed, distributed among nurses, psychiatric and health assistants, and educators. In the department, we work with I-supportive nursing, contact person arrangements, strengthening the patient's relationships and networks, milieu therapy, and psychoeducation as the basis for good psychiatric nursing. Likewise, initiatives to promote safety and voluntariness in treatment and a good working environment are highly prioritized.

If the periods do not quite suit you, please write to ABKJ@PEQQIK.GL and inform us of your possibilities.

You are entitled to 3 months of leave under an agreement between Danish Regions, the State, and the Municipalities in Denmark if you are employed by them.

We offer:

• Introduction and involvement in the development of psychiatric nursing.
• An innovative and active professional environment
• Focus on safety and a good working environment
• Membership of an active staff association
• Supervision and time for reflection and teaching
• Visible leadership

We are looking for you who:

• Are a trained and authorized nurse
• Have an interest in psychiatry, preferably psychiatric experience and specialized training
• Are quality-conscious and engaged
• Have a high level of mentalization
• Are flexible and adaptable
• Have the prerequisites to create good patient contact, good collaboration skills, and a desire to share knowledge.

Application

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

Start date: December 14, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: October 1, 2026

Employment interviews will be held continuously

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Management and Recruitment Consultant Ann Birkekær Kjeldsen email: ABKJ@PEQQIK.GL or call +299 484915

Housing

Housing will be provided according to the rules applicable in the Greenlandic Health Service at any time.

Salary and employment

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to travel for joining and leaving and moving expenses, according to 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 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 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 cities, 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.