Nurse wanted for the Emergency Room / Queen Ingrid's Health Center (DIS)

Nurse sought for the Emergency Room/ Queen Ingrid's Health Center (DIS)

Do you want to combine professional development with an adventure in the most unique surroundings of the North?

The position as a substitute nurse at the Emergency Room/Queen Ingrid's Health Center in Nuuk is available for occupancy from November 1, 2026, or by agreement.

Experience a December filled with northern lights, snow-covered mountains, and Greenlandic Christmas spirit – while making a difference for the patients in Greenland's largest health center.

Come and be part of an engaged team where collaboration, professionalism, and cultural encounters go hand in hand.

Queen Ingrid's Health Center in Nuuk provides primary health services for the city, including the district's two villages Kapisillit and Qeqertarsuatsiaat with a total population of about 19-20,000.

This offers completely unique development opportunities – both personally and professionally.

Queen Ingrid's Health Center is a modern health center that includes medical and nursing consultations, emergency room functions for all of Nuuk.

The Emergency Room/Queen Ingrid's Health Center is a round-the-clock staffed institution, and you will participate in three-shift rotating duties.

You will have a challenging everyday life with very exciting tasks at our health center and emergency room.

We have experience in developing both experienced and newly graduated nurses.

We offer:

• Challenging everyday life with very exciting tasks
• A good collegial relationship
• A good working environment
• Professional and academic environment

We are looking for you who:

• Has experience in emergency reception, although this is not a requirement
• Is curious and motivated by challenges
• Has good collaboration skills and is flexible
• Can work independently

About us:

• We are flexible and adaptable
• We have a good collegial bond
• We have many short patient courses every day
• No two days are the same

Application

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

Start date: November 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: October 9, 2026

Employment interviews are conducted continuously

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from department nurse Paninnguaq Kjerri Lyberth at tel. (+299) 34 48 88 or by email: PANL@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 effect 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 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 health service's operational 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 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 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.