HEAD NURSE FOR PAAMIUT – maybe it is YOU!

HEAD NURSE FOR PAAMIUT – maybe it is YOU!

A position as a non-shift head nurse at Dr. Margrethe's Health Center (D.M.S.) in Paamiut is available for occupancy on November 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The health center is part of the Health Region Sermersooq.

As a head nurse, you are responsible for coordinating, planning, and organizing nursing and health professional tasks. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the established guidelines are followed in the professional and personnel areas and for developing the staff's competencies. You will also be responsible for contributing to a good and constructive collaboration internally and externally.

The primary task of the health center is consultations for the city's citizens, vaccination of children, supervision of school classes, monitoring of chronically ill patients and pregnant women. There is no elective surgery on site, but minor procedures are performed. There is full equipment for emergency surgery on site, should the weather prevent an evacuation.

The health center serves as an emergency room in the evening and night hours.

We can offer:

• Thorough introduction
• Exciting everyday life with diverse challenges
• Engaged employees
• Courses

We are looking for you who:

• Has an interest in leadership, preferably leadership experience
• Is flexible; independent and outgoing
• Has good collaboration skills – also across professional boundaries
• Is calm and well-balanced

Leadership experience is an advantage, but not a requirement.

About us:

• We are a group of several health professionals, including nurses, health assistants, a physiotherapist, and two medical students
• There is one designated doctor position
• We have close collaboration with Dr. Ingrid's Health Center in Nuuk during the evening and night hours

Paamiut is a southern Greenlandic town with about 1250 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: November 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: October 5, 2026

Interviews will be conducted continuously

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Nurse Inuuti Fleischer at tel.: +299 34 44 20, email: INF@PEQQIK.GL or head nurse Hanne Nyborg at tel.: +299 34 44 42, email: HNY@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 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 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 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.