Junior Doctor sought for 6-month appointment at Aasiaat Regional Hospital

Junior Doctor sought for 6 months' appointment at Aasiaat Regional Hospital As a doctor in Aasiaat you have duties including ward rounds, outpatient clinics and shifts at Aasiaat Hospital. Outpatient function, where we perform general practice tasks for the town's about 3,000 inhabitants, is built up with several tracks: general, children, gynecology and telemedicine village consultations.

Musculoskeletal and mental health issues occupy a lot of consultations, and you should be willing to devote time and effort to health education tasks. During shifts and ward rounds there is close collaboration with the specialists at DIH in Nuuk, and thus also a unique learning opportunity where the patient is considered holistically from admission to discharge. The working week in Greenland is 40 hours per week. The shifts are on-call from home, and are compensated with a shift allowance and five hours.

Saturday and Sunday shifts are taken as time off. We work in good physical facilities, and have a good working environment where we collaborate to use all our competences optimally in everyday practice for the benefit of the patients. Our 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. Interpreters are employed at the hospital. We offer:

• A good medical team with good learning opportunities, where you see the patient from start to finish
• Good framework for professional clinical development
• Opportunity to specialise in some areas, e.g. general, gynecology or rural health care
• Opportunity to gain insight into aeromedical transport and transport of patients by airplane/helicopter
• A very broad daily clinical life, with opportunities for sparring with specialists from many disciplines.
• In Aasiaat we can offer different ”Tracks” / different areas with the possibility to specialise, e.g. ”general”, ”gynecology”, or ”Rural health care”
• Introduction to working with us in Aasiaat and generally in the Greenlandic Health Service

We are looking for you who

• Have at least an introductory posting of experience, preferably HU doctor
• Have clinical experience – and Danish authorization.
• Can work in TEAM around the reception of the acutely ill patient
• Preferably have gynecological experience and/or experience with ultrasound in the clinic.
• Have good communication and understanding of cultural differences.
• Preferably have experience from general practice or internal medicine.
• Have a desire to make a meaningful health education effort

About us

• We focus on optimal working conditions for the best health services to patients in the Disko Region.

Application Applications including copies of relevant documents must be sent in PDF format via www.gjob.dk Start date: Dec 1, 2026 or by agreement Application deadline: Nov 23, 2026 Interviews will be held continuously Contact Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Regional Doctor Vibeke Sørensen at tel. (+299) 56 07 06 or at email: [email protected] Housing Accommodation is provided according to the rules currently applicable in the Greenlandic Health Service.

Salary and employment Salary and employment conditions, including entitlement to joining and leaving travel allowances and house move, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of the starting date 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. The 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 (Landstandplejen), The Greenlandic Patient Home and the Health Service's Operational Area.See more about The Greenlandic Health Service at www.gjob.dk In Greenland there are ample opportunities to live an active leisure life.

In summer hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing and boat trips are suitable 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 See the Greenlandic Health Service organization chart Organization chart of the Greenlandic Health Service The Greenlandic Health Service is a smoke-free workplace.We accept only applications in PDF format, electronically, via Gjob.dk . Applications sent by email will be immediately deleted for your safety.