Health Professional Development Consultant for Capacity Development in the Greenlandic Health Service

Health Professional Development Consultant for Capacity Development in the Greenlandic Health System

Do you want to help ensure that patients meet the right health professionals with the right competencies at the right time?

The Greenlandic Health System is looking for a health professional trained development consultant for Team Shift Planning.

The team works with the implementation, configuration, and quality assurance of the shift and function planning system PDC across the entire health system, so that clinical operations are supported as best as possible.

As a health professional development consultant, you will be part of a central team that must ensure coherence between clinical needs, patient safety, competency coverage, and effective resource utilization. The position requires insight into clinical practice and an understanding of the health professional functions performed in the individual departments.

Your tasks

You will among other things work with:

• Mapping and documenting the health professional functions, competency requirements, and workflows of the departments as a basis for the configuration of the upcoming shift planning system.
• Conducting needs assessment and dialogue visits in clinical departments to collect and quality assure data on functions, staff groups, and staffing needs, prior to system configuration.
• Assessing how the configuration of functions and shift types in PDC affects patient safety, competency coverage, and clinical operations; and advising department management on this.
• Ensuring that the clinical functions of the departments are correctly translated into structured function plans, based on a health professional understanding of the content and priority of the tasks.
• Supporting the departments in managing sick leave, shift swaps, and suddenly arising staffing needs in the new system solution.
• Developing teaching materials and conducting training for leaders and local shift planners, based on the clinical reality of each department.
• Contributing to cross-cutting development projects within the organization, staffing, and operation of the health system's clinical functions.

We envision that you

• Have an authorized health professional education, e.g., nurse, radiographer, biomedical analyst, physiotherapist, or similar.
• Have experience from the clinical health system and an understanding of patient-facing workflows.
• Have strong analytical and digital skills, including experience working systematically with data and documentation.
• Can translate complex health professional issues into practical solutions in a digital system.
• Thrive in an advisory role with close collaboration across professional groups and organizational levels.
• Are flexible and prepared for travel activities in Greenland.

We offer

A meaningful and developing job in an organization where shift and function planning is a central prerequisite for patient safety, quality, and good patient pathways.

You will be part of an engaged team where health professional knowledge, system understanding, and collaboration are crucial to creating the best conditions for both patients and employees in the Greenlandic Health System.

Application

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

Start date: September 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: August 31, 2026

Employment interviews will be held continuously

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Consultant Jeanette Bjørnestad at tel. (+299) 553101 or by email: jelb@peqqik.gl

Housing

Housing will be provided according to the rules applicable in the Greenlandic Health System 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. A residence and work permit can only be applied for upon agreed employment.

The Greenlandic Health System – Breadth, Challenge, and Professional Pride

The Greenlandic Health 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 health system.

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

Organizational chart of the Greenlandic Health System

The Greenlandic Health System is a smoke-free workplace.

We only accept applications in PDF format, electronically.

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