Nurse wanted for a short Christmas and New Year temporary position at IMA Intermediate Monitoring Department (IMA)

Nurse sought for short Christmas and New Year temporary position at IMA Intermediate Monitoring Department (IMA)

Do you want to experience Christmas in Santa's own land? Then come and be part of our sought-after intermediate department in Nuuk.

With us, you will care for exciting and complex patients, where you will use all your knowledge and experience, and when you are off, you can experience Christmas markets, northern lights sailing, and cozy evenings with colleagues.

During a special period over Christmas and New Year, you can become part of our sought-after team for as little as 4-5 weeks. However, it is possible to take on a longer temporary position from mid-November to mid-January.

We have a fixed tradition of a joint breakfast between IMA and ITA on December 24th, before we together go out and welcome Santa when he lands in front of the hospital by helicopter.

This is for you who want to try your hand at the intermediate specialty, thrive in new professional challenges, and wish to be part of a team and a department that helps each other, has good professional sparring, and a strong working environment with a good reputation and high professionalism.

A place with room for development – and room for you

IMA is a department for patients needing close monitoring and complex care. It is a department where we work with patients with medical issues including neurology, cardiology, sepsis, mono-organ failure, etc. In addition, we also have surgical patients in orthopedic surgery, parenchymal surgery, or gynecology/obstetrics.

Whether you have no medical experience or have never been exposed to surgical specialties, we lift together and help each other. One thing we can promise – it will not be boring and you will not be alone.

You will receive:

• A role where your nursing experience is highly valued – and we are happy to learn from your experience
• A strong team working with telemetry monitoring, High Flow treatment, CPAP, and much more
• Close collaboration with skilled colleagues including buddy pairing
• Responsibility for a maximum of 2-3 patients at a time
• A social department with a good atmosphere and high spirits, where you are never alone.
• Three days of thorough introduction.
• 12-hour weekend shifts.

We hope you:

• Are eager to try something new, where the learning curve can be steep.
• Are curious about more complex nursing
• Are passionate about good patient care and high patient safety – regardless of diagnosis, severity, and complexity
• Enjoy working in an environment with room for both focus and acute situations.

Nuuk – a capital close to nature

Imagine arriving at a modern hospital department with engaged colleagues and after work standing in the winter cold with mountains on the horizon, snow in the air, and the northern lights dancing above your head.

Nuuk is the capital of Greenland, and during Christmas time, the city transforms into something special: Advent stars in the windows, snow-covered streets, cozy gatherings, and a unique calm that descends over both the city and the mountains.

Here you will have a working life with meaning and complexity combined with a vibrant city life with cafes, culture, and good colleagues – and nature right outside your door. Mountain hikes in winter light and evenings with Christmas spirit or New Year coziness are a natural part of everyday life.

Does this sound like something for you? Send us an application or call and have an informal chat with the head nurse.

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Application

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

Start date: November 23, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: October 31, 2026

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from IMA's Head Nurse Stine A. Pedersen at tel. (+299) 34 48 98 or by email: SEPN@PEQQIK.GL. Do not hesitate to write, she is ready to answer your questions.

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 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 seeking 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 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 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.