Specialists and a junior doctor with substantial clinical experience are sought for employment in Region Disko

As a doctor in Aasiaat you have a role with rounds, outpatient department and shifts at Aasiaat Hospital.

We have a large outpatient function, where we handle general practice tasks for the town's approx. 3000 inhabitants.

We also do this in the rural health service in a catchment area of 1500 inhabitants in the Disko Region with video consultations and visits to the small villages twice a year.

We have 17 beds and a patient hotel.

We have close collaboration with Queen Ingrids Hospital in Nuuk regarding patient pathways.

We work in good physical surroundings and have a good working environment where we collaborate to use our competencies optimally in day-to-day work.

You work during daytime from 8:00 to 16:00, and in addition in Aasiaat you have on-call shifts from home about 4–7 times per month.

Our electronic patient journal (EPJ) is Cosmic.

You will be trained in this if you have not worked with it before.

The Greenlandic health system is bilingual; Danish and Greenlandic.

We offer

• A good medical team with good learning and development opportunities
• Good framework for professional clinical development
• Possibility of employment in Qasigiannguit and Qeqertarsuaq in a well-functioning permanent nursing team, in a non-shift position as the sole doctor.
• A good interdisciplinary collaboration

We are looking for you who

• Specialist physician or physician with extensive clinical experience, and Danish authorization
• Can work in a TEAM around the patients
• Preferably has gynecological experience and/or experience with ultrasound in the clinic
• Has good communication and understanding of cultural differences

About us

• Introduction to the work with us in Aasiaat and in general in the Greenlandic Health Service
• We focus on optimal working conditions for the best health services to patients in the Disko Region.

Application

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

Start date: 1 December 2026 or by agreement

Application deadline: 30 November 2026

Employment interviews are held on an ongoing basis

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Regional Physician Vibeke Sørensen at tel. (+299) 56 07 06 or by email: [email protected]

Housing

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

Salary and employment

Salary and employment terms, including entitlement to relocation and removal travel and household goods relocation, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of taking up office between the Greenlandic Self-Government and the relevant bargaining organization.

Citizenship

If you are not a Nordic citizen, please note that the 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 Ministry of Health, and is organized into 5 regions, 8 clinical areas, the District Dental Service, The Greenlandic Patient Home and the Health Service's Operational 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 boat trips 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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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.

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