Nurse

Hello nurse! Would you be interested in working at the City of Helsinki's Short-term Therapy Unit? The City of Helsinki invests heavily in mental health services and preventive activities offered for primary health care. The Short-term Therapy Unit implements short-term therapeutic treatments and group therapy for Helsinki residents over 13 years old, who are referred to us from Helsinki's social and health care primary services. We are now looking for a nurse starting September 1, 2026, in a permanent employment relationship. The Short-term Therapy Unit is located within easy reach in Hakaniemi. In our professional and enthusiastic team, 24 nurses and 3 psychologists work. The unit is open from 8 am to 6 pm. We are now looking for a strong professional in mental health and/or psychiatric nursing, with a short-term therapeutic approach and group facilitation as part of their professional identity. Do you consider self-direction a strength and are you interested in developing operations? If you answered yes, you may be just the reinforcement we are looking for in our team! We offer you comprehensive orientation and training, as well as professional mentoring as needed. The treatments implemented in our unit are based on the national 'Therapies at the Frontline' project, where we focus on treatment programs of about 5-10 visits for the most common mental health problems of young people and adults. Treatment programs include CBT, IPT and Cool Kids sessions. We provide training for the implementation of the programs. We also have the opportunity to implement other evidence-based short-term therapeutic interventions if you have training in them. We will start interviews during the recruitment period, and the start date of work can be agreed upon flexibly. In addition to interesting and varied work, we offer you extensive training and development opportunities. As a city employee, you can apply for a rental apartment from Aurora Linna, whose apartments are cheaper than market level and our employees' apartment applications are prioritized. Because life is not just about work, we also take care of the balance between work and leisure. You will have access to the Epassi Flex package including sports, culture, commuting and wellbeing benefits. A benefit of up to 550 euros per calendar year can be obtained. The available balance is determined based on the length of your employment. In addition, a lunch benefit is available. As a staff benefit, you will also have access to a city bike and can visit the city employees' own recreation island if you wish. Eligibility requirement: Bachelor of Nursing degree or previous college-level degree or specialist nursing degree or public health nurse or midwife degree, which includes legalization as a nurse. The position requires legalization in Finland according to the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994, 1200/2007). Language skill requirement is good oral and satisfactory written skills in Finnish. The position requires vaccination protection according to Section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act and a tuberculosis certificate according to Section 55. Before the selection decision, the applicant must present an occupational health care assessment of their ability to perform the tasks involved in the work. The position requires the successful completion of the LOP/LOVe LOP medication permit by the end of the probationary period at the latest. The position requires the presentation of a criminal record extract (Act on the investigation of the criminal background of persons working with children 504/2002). In addition, we require: Previous work experience from mental health services and/or psychiatric relationship work as well as a self-directed, flexible and development-oriented approach to work. We consider as an advantage: - Knowledge of the City of Helsinki's Psychiatric service system. - Supplementary training studies completed after the professional degree, e.g., cognitive therapy and other various group, individual and family therapy trainings. - Swedish language skills