Midwives are sought for Greenland's northernmost region with a permanent base from the Regional Hospital in Ilulissat.

Midwives sought for Greenland's northernmost region with a permanent base from the Regional Hospital in Ilulissat

We are looking for 2 midwives starting on October 1, 2026, or by agreement.

We offer a fantastic opportunity for a workday with significant influence on the organization of work and tasks. You will have independent responsibility as a midwife. You will be the midwife for North Greenland!

About the job

This is the position where you create good experiences for pregnant women and their families. The pregnant women expected to have uncomplicated pregnancies are planned to give birth in Ilulissat. The pregnant women come from all over North Greenland (Region Avannaa and Region Disko).

As a midwife at Ilulissat Regional Hospital, you will independently provide prenatal care, assist in childbirth, and offer postnatal care, and you will participate in interdisciplinary preventive and health-promoting activities. You will also be involved in referring high-risk births to Queen Ingrid's Hospital in Nuuk. This also applies to the towns north of Ilulissat, where there are regularly scheduled visits from midwives from the regional hospital throughout the year.

You will be part of a well-functioning team consisting of four midwives who work closely and interdisciplinary with the hospital's other professional groups, including the hospital's on-call obstetrician. It is a midwife team that, with flexible, pragmatic, and good ideas, will create an engaged and positive work environment. We help each other and value a safe and social collegiality highly.

Competencies

• You must have experience with prenatal care and be able to guide others in it.
• You must have good experience as a midwife and be able to independently manage births.
• You must be able to actively participate in an interdisciplinary team with your own tasks.

Who are you?  

• You are flexible and pragmatic, understanding, and have good collaboration skills.
• You are professionally engaged, efficient, and responsible.
• You have good communication skills and the ability to listen and find solutions.
• You can navigate in the Greenlandic culture.

About Ilulissat

Ilulissat is the largest town in Region Avannaa with 5,000 inhabitants, covering an area of approximately 550,000 km2 and has about 12,000 inhabitants spread across four towns and 21 settlements. There are great opportunities for leisure activities and unique nature experiences.

In the summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing, and boat trips are ideal activities. Winter offers northern lights, skiing, and dog sledding. There is a vibrant cultural life with sports clubs, museums, concerts, cafes, and restaurants. You can read more about Region Avannaa at www.peqqik.gl.

Application

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

Start date: October 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: September 20, 2026

Employment interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis

We are also already looking at filling temporary positions in the spring and summer of 2027

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Regional Doctor Kasper Stougaard at e-mail: KBST@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. 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 falls under the Department of Health and is organized into 5 regions, 8 clinical areas, the National Health Care, 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 boat trips are ideal 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 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

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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 security.

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