Assistant Ward Manager

Assistant Ward Manager for adolescent psychiatry – come build impactful nursing work for Central Uusimaa! Do you want to combine your adolescent psychiatric expertise, leadership, and development into a meaningful whole? We are looking for an assistant ward manager for the adolescent psychiatric services of Central Uusimaa for a permanent position. The work area includes the Järvenpää adolescent psychiatry day unit and the Hyvinkää and Nurmijärvi adolescent psychiatry clinics. What does the work involve? In the adolescent psychiatric services of Central Uusimaa, 13–17-year-olds who need specialized medical examination and treatment are examined and treated. The work is based on close cooperation with the young person, the family and various networks. As an assistant ward manager, you will act as a close partner to the ward manager and actively participate in the management and development of the region's adolescent psychiatric units. You will be partly responsible for work and patient safety, the quality of nursing care and supporting the well-being of staff. Your tasks include, among others: - guiding and developing care and research processes - tasks related to occupational well-being - strengthening nursing expertise - shift planning expertise if necessary - daily organization of resources - coordination of referrals - orienting new employees - participating in the development of operations and assessment of change situations - ensuring cooperation with other adolescent psychiatric units - working with different stakeholders In your work, you will be able to influence both the daily life of the staff and the quality of care received by young people. You will be supported by the ward manager and a wide network of other assistant ward managers and ward managers. What do we hope for from you? We are looking for a person who has: - experience in adolescent psychiatric nursing - interest and readiness for leadership tasks - ability to manage and organize large entities even in changing situations - excellent interaction and cooperation skills - a development-oriented approach and a positive attitude. We especially value: - education supporting leadership work - previous experience in leadership or team responsibility tasks - a desire to develop operations together with a multidisciplinary work community. We require LOVE medication permits, which can be completed at the start of employment if necessary. What do we offer you? We offer you the opportunity to do meaningful work to support the mental health of young people as part of a competent and committed work community. You will have access to: - comprehensive training and development opportunities - strong leadership and colleague support - a modern specialized medical care operating environment - personnel benefits supporting occupational well-being - commuting benefit as well as sports and culture benefit - the possibility to use a working time bank. Work is mainly daytime work on weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm. Working time is 38 h 15 min / week. The position-specific salary is €3,661.60–€3,810.46 / month, in addition to which possible experience and other bonuses are paid. You could start work on September 1, 2026, or by agreement. Join us in doing impactful adolescent psychiatric nursing work! Apply by the end of the application period. At HUS, you are part of the most impactful care. Eligibility requirements: Suitable upper university degree and suitable experience or lower university degree supplemented by suitable studies in management or administration or included in the degree and suitable experience or previously approved ward manager qualification and suitable experience or a college-level degree in the field supplemented by studies in management or administration and suitable experience and additionally a licensed healthcare professional. We require vaccination protection according to the Communicable Diseases Act for those working in customer and patient areas, and a health report on pulmonary tuberculosis for those working in healthcare units. Language requirements: good oral and written skills in Finnish and satisfactory oral and written skills in Swedish, or good oral and written skills in Swedish and satisfactory oral and written skills in Finnish.