Nanortalik Health Center seeks 2 nurses

Nanortalik Health Centre seeks 2 nurses from week 48 for 2 or 3 months or in a permanent position.

The tasks at the Health Centre mainly consist of consultations with the town's and the villages' citizens; there is bed capacity of 10 beds and the patient clientele is mixed, as the site is both an emergency department, an admissions department for all patient categories in the town. You will therefore work with both the emergency department, triage and the admitted patients.

At times there is no physically present doctor, but doctors from Nuuk via telemedicine.

There is close collaboration with the regional hospital in Qaqortoq, which is located north of Nanortalik

We offer

• Opportunity to work with all aspects of nursing
• A workplace where close interdisciplinary collaboration is highly valued
• Delightfully engaged and competent colleagues
• An interdisciplinary environment where we are good at leveraging each other's competencies

We are looking for you who

• Would preferably have some years of experience.
• Recent acute competencies
• Enjoy working in a varied and independent way
• Would preferably contribute to a good working environment
• Are engaged, take initiative and want to contribute to professional development
• Are courageous and not afraid to try and learn new things.
• IT skills at user level

About us

Trust, respect, care and professionalism are our values that guide us every day – towards our citizens but also among ourselves.

We are a small health centre with barely 17 employees in total. Nanortalik is the southernmost health centre in Greenland, with good hiking and boating opportunities. The town is not far from areas with UNESCO World Heritage List.

Nanortalik is a town on an island, reachable only by helicopter or boat, with about 1,185 inhabitants and 3 associated villages.

On permanent hire a monthly recruitment allowance is paid, and for contracts over 6 months a replacement allowance is paid after 3 months of employment.

Application

Application including copies of relevant documents must be sent in PDF format via www.gjob.dk

Start date: November 23, 2026 or by agreement

Application deadline: October 26, 2026

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Department Nurse Helga Petersen at tel. (+299) 614602 or by e-mail: [email protected] or from Regional Nurse Anniita Lund Lynge at email [email protected] or phone (+299) 647615

Housing

Housing is allocated according to the rules currently applicable in the Greenlandic Health Service.

Salary and employment

Salary and employment terms, including the right to a relocation trip and household moving, in accordance with the agreement at the time of entry between the Greenlandic Self-Government and the relevant negotiating organization.

Citizenship

If you are not a Nordic citizen, note that employment is conditional on valid residence and work permit. 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 part of the Department of Health, and is organized into 5 regions, 8 clinical areas, the Territorial Nursing Service, The Greenlandic Patient Home and the Health Service's Operations Area.

If you are seeking professional challenges, are curious and like to work broadly, then a job in the Greenlandic Health Service is for you.

You can read more about the Greenlandic Health Service at www.gjob.dk

In Greenland there is ample opportunity to lead an active leisure life. In summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing and boat trips are obvious activities. Winter offers the 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

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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, via Gjob.dk.

Applications sent by e-mail will be deleted immediately for your safety.