Practical Nurse

Do you want a job where every day is different and you can see the impact of your work on clients’ daily lives? In home care, you work in clients’ own homes, supporting their wellbeing, functional ability and opportunity to live safely in a way that suits them for as long as possible. The work is mobile, varied and independent, but you are not alone. You will have the support of a skilled and caring work community and a multidisciplinary team. Open positions: Southern home-care unit • Lauttasaari 1 (Heikkiläntie 2, 00210 Helsinki) – service area: Lauttasaari, Ruoholahti and part of Jätkäsaari • Munkkiniemi 2 (Laajalahdentie 30, 00330 Helsinki) – service area: Munkkivuori, Talinranta and part of Munkkiniemi • Viiskulma 1 (Hietaniemenkatu 9, 00100 Helsinki) – service area: Kamppi and Jätkäsaari Northeastern home-care unit • Viikki 2 (Koetilantie 7, 00790 Helsinki) – service area: Viikki, Latokartano, Viikinranta and Viikinmäki Northern home-care unit • Koskela 2 (Hospitaalinkulku 1, 00600 Helsinki) – service area: Kumpula, Käpylä and Sofianlehto You can state in the application form which team you would prefer. If another area or substitute work interests you, please get in touch. Additional opportunities in different teams may open during the application period. What is the work like? Our clients are older people, people recovering from illness, people with multiple illnesses and people with disabilities who need care, assistance and support to manage everyday life. In home care, you meet clients in their own homes and play an important part in their daily lives. Your workday begins at a work location, from where you travel to clients on foot, by bicycle, car or public transport depending on the area. You mainly work with clients in the same area, allowing you to build long-term care relationships and gain an overall understanding of their circumstances. The work is organised in period-based shifts, with morning and evening shifts between 7:00 and 21:30. Shifts fall on different days of the week, including weekends. Your duties include, among other things: • Supporting clients’ functional ability and rehabilitation • Providing basic care and helping clients with everyday activities • Medication and wound care and other nursing tasks • Acting as the responsible nurse for your clients • Documenting in the Apotti client information system • Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, relatives and other partners What do we expect from you? • You can work morning and evening shifts between 7:00 and 21:30, including weekends. • You work independently and responsibly in clients’ homes. • You meet clients respectfully and support their functional ability and independence. • You have the physical ability required for the work and are prepared to manage changing situations. • You have good interaction skills and work naturally as part of a team. • You want to commit to home-care work and develop your skills over the long term. • You can travel within the home-care service area by bicycle or car. The following are also considered advantages: • Previous work experience in home care • Knowledge of Apotti and RAI • Valid LOVe medication permits or readiness to complete the permits required for the role at the beginning of employment • A category B driving licence and ability to drive a manual-transmission car What do we offer? • Meaningful and varied work with the City of Helsinki • Comprehensive, individual induction • Extensive training and development opportunities • Support from a skilled work community and multidisciplinary team • The City of Helsinki’s varied employee benefits, including a lunch benefit and Epassi Flex (sports, culture, wellbeing and commuting benefits, up to €550 per year depending on the length of employment), staff sports services and an employee fund • The opportunity to apply for an Auroranlinna rental apartment; city employees have priority in tenant selection Interested? Submit your application through our recruitment system. Complete the application in Finnish; we will process only applications completed in Finnish. We will contact you by email or phone after processing your application. The application form asks for the contact details of two referees. We may contact them during the recruitment process. Eligibility requirement: A practical nurse qualification and registration in the central register of healthcare professionals maintained by the Finnish Supervisory Agency (formerly Valvira). The language requirement is good spoken and written Finnish, at least level B2.1 on the Common European Framework of Reference scale. You need spoken Finnish to meet clients, assess their condition and collaborate with relatives and colleagues. In home care, you often work independently in clients’ homes, so you must be able to understand clients’ needs and make observations without continuous support. Written Finnish is needed to prepare client and patient records and understand work instructions and client information. Before a selection decision, the applicant must provide an occupational health assessment of their ability to perform the duties and a certificate concerning drug testing. The role requires a tuberculosis assessment under section 55 of the Communicable Diseases Act. The role requires successfully completing the LOP/LOVe LOP medication permit. The permits are completed at the beginning of employment and must be passed by the end of the probationary period. Before taking up the role, the selected person must provide a criminal record extract in accordance with the Act on the supervision of social and health care (741/2023, section 28), concerning the criminal background checks of people working with older persons. We value diversity and equality in our work communities. We welcome applicants of different ages and genders, people with disabilities, and people from different language, cultural and other minority groups. We aim to ensure an accessible recruitment process for all applicants. If you need adjustments during the application process or have accessibility requests, you can contact sotepe.monimuotoinen.rekrytointi@hel.fi by email. Messages are handled separately from the recruiting unit, and contacts are not forwarded to the recruiting manager without the applicant’s consent.