Nurse for K1 Department at Queen Ingrid's Hospital

Surgical ward with an associated wound outpatient clinic, specializing in orthopaedics and subspecialty in ear-nose-throat surgery, seeks a nurse for a permanent position or a temporary position of minimum 3 months' duration. The position is 40 hours/week and on 3 shift changes.

The position is available from December 1, 2026 or by arrangement.

We offer

• Most of the staff have substantial professional experience in nursing in both the primary and secondary sectors
• We focus on involving our patients in our care and treatment, thereby ensuring a cohesive and smooth patient pathway.
• Our care model is assigned care with a focus on team collaboration, with ongoing communication. There is a buddy- and mentor system that provides opportunities for collegial sparring on weekdays.
• We focus on professional development in the department, with weekly 15-30 minute meetings where we work on development areas using the PDSA model.
• We have selected individual staff as resource- or key-persons who are responsible for specific areas such as department hygiene, work in the medication room, etc.
• We focus each year on ensuring that permanent staff receive a wound-care course and/or refresh their competencies in wound care.
• We strive to provide good nursing care to our patients with a focus on quality, and we are pleased to have students/apprentices who regularly come and give us fresh perspectives on our workflows and any potential quality gaps in our care.
• Our department is an acute department with a high patient flow, where waves can run high and where there may be many balls in the air. Therefore we focus on taking care of each other and use a priority ladder to prioritize tasks.
• Together we focus on patient safety, which requires good integration into workflows, which is why we have adapted our introductory material for new colleagues whether they come in permanent positions or in shorter contracts.
• We provide acute nursing care on weekdays, as many of our patients come as treatment-demanding acute orthopedic surgical patients.
• We retrieve our patients by air ambulance from the coast if the patients are not critically ill. We also accompany them home if needed.
• We focus on strengthening our clinical professional outlook so that we can provide good surgical nursing care and develop our knowledge and competencies in the nursing profession.

We are looking for you who

• Are a team player and have the willingness to join as part of our team
• Preferably have experience in surgical nursing. It would be a plus if it includes: wound care, orthopedic and/or ear-nose-throat surgical nursing.
• Are willing to perform and/or learn instrument nursing such as: establishing PVK (peripheral venous catheter), urinary catheter (KAD), nasogastric tube, VAC, etc.
• Have good patient contact with a nursing approach that fits Greenlandic culture
• Are adaptable, including ready to learn the EPJ system COSMIC
• Are trained as a clinical supervisor and/or would like to mentor students/apprentices
• We would like you to be curious and adaptable
• We would like you to be willing to teach others, but also eager to learn something new professionally and personally
• We would like you to have the ability to express yourself constructively and contribute professional input
• We would like you to show patience and humility
• We would like you to be willing to work in a 3-shift system with weekend shifts every other week.

About us

• K1 Ward at Queen Ingrids Hospital is part of the Surgical Area.
• We are a busy acute surgical ward with many exciting and challenging nursing tasks in daily work.
• We have a versatile specialty with acute, elective and outpatient patients within orthopaedics, wound care and ear-nose-throat surgery.
• We admit patients who need knee- and hip arthroplasty or who require inpatient ENT operations, such as tympanoplasty. A wide range of wound treatments are performed, with patients with chronic or complex wound types treated in the department or in our wound outpatient clinic.
• We have 18 beds and are staffed for 20 full-time positions.
• We are multicultural, versatile and an interdisciplinary team consisting of: nurses, healthcare assistants, physiotherapist, interpreter and kitchen assistant. Among the staff there is a development and education responsible nurse, coordinating nurse and occupational health representative.
• Firstly, we have a strong focus on a good psychosocial work environment in the department, emphasizing good relationship-building, solidarity and the ongoing integration of new colleagues into the team. We are also known for our humorous approach to one another in daily life.

Application

Applications including copies of relevant attachments must be sent in PDF format via www.gjob.dk

Start date: December 1, 2026 or by arrangement

Application deadline: October 27, 2026

Employment interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Nurse, Laila Frederiksen, at tel. (+299) 34 48 67 or at e-mail: [email protected]

Housing

Accommodation is allocated according to the rules currently in force in the Greenlandic Health Service.

Salary and employment

Salary and terms of employment, including entitlement to joining and severance travel and relocation costs, in accordance with the agreement/collective bargaining agreement applicable at the time of taking up duty between the Greenlandic Self-Government 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 when an employment is agreed.

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 Patient Transport, The Greenlandic Patient Home and the Health Service’s Operations Area.

If you seek professional challenges, are curious and enjoy working 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 are ample opportunities to lead an active leisure life. In summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing and sailing are ideal 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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