Job Description

Job Description
Are you ready for a Nordic adventure and to start an exciting and magical journey in Finland? Are you interested in working as an assistant nurse from a holistic perspective, and being part of a skilled team of doctors, nurses and other staff?

We are looking for nurses who are:

• Organized and take initiative in their work
• Active listeners and want to contribute to the workplace development
• Meeting patients’ needs and enabling patients to get involved in their own care

The Offer:

• A full-time, permanent position with 38 hours 15 minutes per week working time
• A basic monthly, full-time salary of a care assistant ( 2 167€/month before taxes & social contributions) prior to reaching your licenced status and when taking part in your apprentice ship training program in Finland. 
• After receiving your license to practice as a practical/help nurse in Finland, a basic monthly salary starting from 2433,97 €/ month before taxes & social constibutions.
• Additional compensation for inconvenient working hours (evenings, weekends, nights, holidays, alarm shifts, planned overtime & overtime) and vacation time which are paid on top of the basic monthly salary if and when applicable.
• Minimum 23 days per year starting after the first full working year acting as basis for calculations. Previous accepted work experience will add vacation days in accordance to experience years.
• Free Language training before you relocate
• Education alongside your work for you to be licensed as a practical nurse in Finland after your arrival
• Induction to your new tasks and responsibilities when you start working
• Home finding & relocation assistance
• Work related healthcare plan and work related insurances
• Unemployment and retirement plans & benefits

We expect you to:

• Have a license to practice your profession within the field of nursing as an assistant nurse, and this license to be granted to you by European Union country officials.
• Have preferably three (3) years of experience practicing your profession after finalizing your studies.
• Commit to a free-of-charge language training program, and to study a minimum 20 hrs per week in order to reach a B1 level of Finnish language at the end of the training
• Commit to a free-of-charge apprenticeship program after arrival in Finland, interlinked in with paid working contract in order to receive a Finnish diploma as a practical nurse, giving opportunities to further educate to become as a registered nurse later on. 

How we assist & support you?

• Home finding & relocation assistance when it's time to move
• Help to find jobs, schools and daycare for your family members after relocation
• Help & assistance to apply for any available financial support for you & your family's relocation
• Free-of-charge language and intercultural training prior to your relocation
• Education & training alongside your work for you to be licensed as a practical nurse in Finland  after your arrival  
• Help to understand the general cost level in the area where you would relocate to, once we have a match for you
• Tips for settling-in after arrival
• Information about living & working in Finland with EURES advisors for planning your relocation process & required paperwork