Mental Health Nurse

Welcome as a practical nurse to the Eating Disorder Unit in Töölö on the intensive day ward S2! The Eating Disorder Unit is a special care unit that provides services primarily for the HUS area population. Care is aimed to be implemented as outpatient care. The Eating Disorder Clinic's care is supported by a full-day ward S1, an intensive day ward S2 and an 8-place day ward S3. The unit treats adolescents over 13 years old with eating disorders as well as adults. The Eating Disorder Unit's 6-place intensive day ward S2 provides rehabilitative and individuality-emphasizing care. Patients who have turned 18 with anorexia nervosa are treated on the intensive day ward S2, and the goal of treatment is the correction of nutritional status and the alleviation of the most severe eating disorder symptoms. Treatment is implemented by a multidisciplinary nursing team. The job description includes guiding, supporting and encouraging patients to a regular, permissive and diverse diet. Please note that the job description also includes model eating with patients, where we eat the same food from the kitchen in the company of patients. The intensive day ward is open Mon and Fri 7.30–15.30 and Tue-Thu 7.30–18.00. Nursing staff work 2 shifts 7.30–15.30 and 10.00–18.00. Patients come to treatment during office hours by referral. Our unit has experienced and competent teams, a high-quality orientation program, versatile training and development opportunities and in addition you get the benefits offered by the large HUS group: With us you have good opportunities to develop your expertise! We value an active work approach, good interaction and community skills and interest in developing nursing care. Experience in psychiatric nursing, treatment of eating disorders and guidance of therapeutic groups is considered an additional advantage. Please attach your CV / resume to the application. We would be happy to tell you more about the position. Visiting address: Psychiatric Center. Välskärinkatu 8. Helsinki. 2nd floor. Salary is according to the SOTE agreement. The position-specific salary starts from €2,935.15/month plus possible experience and other additions. The work is two-shift work. Welcome to our nice work group – come with us to develop nursing processes and structures towards the magnet hospital recognition, which combines an attractive psychiatric hospital, measurably high-quality nursing, committed and satisfied professional nurses and participatory management. Apply to us by the end of the application period. At HUS you are part of the most impactful care. Eligibility requirements for the position: Degree of mental health nurse or practical nurse. The person selected for the position must present a register extract required from those working with children in accordance with Section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (770/1993). We require vaccination protection in accordance with the Communicable Diseases Act for those working in customer and patient spaces, and a health statement on pulmonary tuberculosis for those working in healthcare units. Contact information: Acting ward manager Minna Anttonen, tel. 050 428 6949 From August 12 also head nurse Teija Rintamäki, tel. 050 427 0026 About us: HUS Helsinki University Hospital is Finland's largest provider of specialized medical care. Our expertise is internationally known and recognized. As a university hospital, we constantly research and develop our treatment methods and our operations. Nearly 700,000 patients are treated at HUS annually. Over 27,000 professionals work with us for the benefit of patients. We are responsible for organizing specialized medical care in Uusimaa. In addition, the treatment of many rare and difficult diseases for all of Finland and the southern Finland cooperation area has been centralized to us. HUS – The most impactful care Equality is one of our values. We actively promote diversity in our work community. We want professionals of different ages, genders, languages, cultures and minority groups to work with us at HUS. You are welcome as your own unique self.