Social Psychiatric Nurse / Community Nurse (with the opportunity to advance to Social Psychiatric Nurse through a training program)

The position

As a social psychiatric nurse / community nurse with Team Vangnet, you’ll work in the community with Amsterdam residents who need extra support. You’ll visit clients at home, respond to reports from housing authorities, the police, or neighbors, and assess what care is appropriate. Sometimes this involves complex issues or acute situations, in which case you’ll provide immediate care or call in specialist help.

You will be called upon in situations where a social psychiatric nurse (SPN) is needed, such as persistent disturbances or complex issues. In these crisis situations, coordination with colleagues and partners in the care chain is essential. You will do this by, among other things:

• to follow up on reports in consultation with, for example, the community police officer, the housing authority, or local residents, and to assess the situation on site;
• to provide acute care in response to requests from the police or social service organizations and, if necessary, to refer clients to specialized or additional care;
• participate in multidisciplinary consultations with partners in the care continuum and coordinate care.

You will work independently with your own caseload and regularly coordinate with colleagues and partners in the care continuum. Depending on your education and experience, you will either start immediately as a Psychiatric Support Specialist (SPV), or begin as an outpatient nurse with a training program designed to help you advance to the role of SPV or Master of Mental Health Nursing.

Here's what you do on an average day

• Active participation in multidisciplinary meetings to coordinate and assign the day’s tasks.
• Manage your own schedule, visiting clients both on-site and at their homes.
• Assessing clients’ care needs and helping to organize their care.
• Establishing and monitoring care coordination, with a focus on the client’s overall situation.
• Providing consultations to, among others, partners in the care network, neighbors, and agencies.
• After your training period, you will start working regular shifts.

Want to know what a typical day might look like for you? Then visit www.ggd.amsterdam.nl/vangnet/zorg-overlast/wijk-ggder/, in this video, Titia Sizoo explains how the neighborhood public health nurse works.

This is where you get started

We want to be a great employer that ensures all our colleagues feel seen and valued. We embrace the differences among our colleagues; all these differences lead to better results for our organization and our city. In doing so, we strive to build a workforce that reflects the workforce of Amsterdam. So whoever you are: you are warmly welcome here!

Team Vangnet at the Amsterdam Public Health Service (GGD Amsterdam) consists of a dedicated team of colleagues who focus on providing care and support to vulnerable residents of Amsterdam. Collaboration, mutual support, and knowledge sharing are central to our work, with opportunities for professional development and team activities.

In this multifaceted role, you will make a meaningful contribution to the lives of vulnerable people. We invest in your growth and development and offer a stimulating work environment where you can realize your ambitions and unlock your potential.

What you bring

For this position, you must have:

• A completed degree in social psychiatric nursing or;
• A bachelor's degree in nursing with at least 2 years of experience in mental health care or;
• An MBO nursing degree with at least 3 years of work experience in mental health care and the ambition to advance to the role of social psychiatric nurse.
• Experience in outpatient care, giving you a solid understanding of the challenges within this specific field. This should be clearly evident from your resume.
• A valid BIG registration. Highlight this in your resume or make it clear in your cover letter.
• Knowledge of Amsterdam’s social services, or a willingness to acquire this knowledge.

What we offer you

As a social psychiatric nurse/outpatient nurse, you will join our team for 28–36 hours per week and can expect the following terms of employment.

• A gross monthly salary between €3,777 (scale 10 HBO-V) and € 5,947 (scale 10A SPV) based on a 36-hour workweek. The exact salary will be determined based on your education, knowledge, and experience. During your first year of training, you will be placed in scale 10.
• A training program to become a Social Psychiatric Nurse (SPV) or a Master of Mental Health Care (GGZ).
• A one-year employment contract, with the possibility of a permanent contract after you earn your SPV diploma or Master’s degree in Mental Health Care.
• If you already have a permanent employment contract with the City of Amsterdam, you will retain it and be assigned through a temporary assignment agreement. After earning your SPV diploma or Master’s degree in Mental Health Care, you will be transferred.
• During your orientation period, you will work on regular business days from Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, so you can settle in at a comfortable pace and maintain a good work-life balance. After the orientation period, you will join the regular shift schedule.
• Opportunities for development and training. Our in-house training center, the Amsterdam School, offers a variety of training courses, development programs, and on-the-job coaching, giving you the chance to further develop your skills and knowledge and grow in your role.
• An individual choice budget (ICB) equal to 17.05% of your salary that you can use, for example, to contribute to an additional pension plan or to purchase additional days off.
• A pension plan with ABP, the pension fund for the public sector and education.
• A travel allowance of €0.10 per kilometer, up to 45 kilometers one way for the commute between home and work, for the number of days you work at the office, and/or a work-from-home allowance of €3.25 net per workday that you work from home.
• A monthly contribution toward health insurance.
• A cell phone.
• An (electric) rental car that lets you travel sustainably between your work locations.

Interested in learning more about our employment terms and conditions? Check out the Municipality of Amsterdam Personnel Regulations (PGA) on the website.

Apply for this job

If this job opening interests you, please submit your application via the application form on the website.

• We are currently accepting applications for this position. The job posting may close early once we have received a sufficient number of qualified applications.
• We would like to receive your cover letter, in which you explain, in no more than one A4 page, why your work experience and skills are a good fit for this position. Please also indicate why you aspire to advance to the role of social psychiatric nurse. Your cover letter will be taken into account during the selection process.

Selection Process

• Does your resume meet the job requirements? If so, we’d like to invite you for an interview.
• The selection process consists of a review of resumes and cover letters, followed by an initial round of interviews. The interviews are conducted by a selection committee of three people: the team leader of the Vangnet team, a colleague from the team, and the recruiter.
• After the initial interview, we narrow down the candidates. We invite those who make the cut to spend part of a day shadowing us in the neighborhood. This gives you a good sense of the work and the context.
• Based on this work shadowing experience, the second and final job interview will take place.
• The interviews will take place at De Nieuwe Achtergracht 100 in Amsterdam.
• This job opening is being advertised internally and externally at the same time. Employees of the City of Amsterdam will be given priority in the hiring process.
• We require a recent Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) from every colleague who joins our team.

Do you have any questions about this job opening?

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Neel Schouten, Team Leader of Team Vangnet at nschouten@ggd.amsterdam.nl. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Tanja Lemmert, corporate recruiter, at t.lemmert@amsterdam.nl.

We do not appreciate unsolicited solicitation by recruitment agencies, and this may result in exclusion from our other recruitment initiatives. We also consider the unsolicited submission of resumes by agencies to our employees to be solicitation. We will not review these resumes.