Neurology and Neurosurgery Nurse

As a neurology/neurosurgery nurse, you provide specialist (acute) care to patients with highly complex academic neurological and neurosurgical conditions. The emphasis here lies on clinical observation, clinical reasoning, providing psychosocial care, and performing nursing technical procedures.

To keep the quality on the ward high, as a nurse you think critically along with current topics on the nursing unit and contribute to the various working groups.

The Neurocenter of Amsterdam UMC consists of two locations; AMC (we strive for +/-50 beds, of which 18 are ICU beds) and VUmc (+/-16 beds, of which 4 are ICU beds).

The Neurocenter plays an important role in the training, development, and growth of nurses and is a learning workplace. This means that student nurses are given the opportunity to expand their competence step by step. Therefore, guiding and coaching this development is part of your job package.

While the Neurocenter has two locations, it functions as one organization. Both locations have their own specializations.

At the AMC location, these are: acute trauma care, neurovascular (brain hemorrhage, infarct) and neuromuscular disorders, movement disorders, deep brain stimulation, skull base tumors, and infections of the central nervous system.

At the VUmc location, these are: neuro-oncological disorders, epilepsy (-surgery), Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, and acute care for known patients.

In addition to the ICUs, both locations also have specific specialist units.

The AMC location has an acute brain help unit. Here, patients who have had a stroke and must receive the correct intervention as quickly as possible are received. Part of this intervention can be an Endovascular Thrombectomy (EVT). These procedures are performed by nurses, and you can also start doing this in the future. The VUmc location has an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, where epilepsy patients are observed by means of EEG monitoring.

If you would like to continue growing as a nurse, there are possibilities to become a specialized neuro nurse, to follow an EVT course, or to do various mbo or hbo training programs.

• A nursing diploma and a valid BIG registration. However, you are also very welcome to apply if you are still completing your training.
• A healthy dose of energy and the talent to organize your work well.
• 100% commitment and team spirit.
• The willingness to work 24 to 36 hours per week; in day, evening, night, and weekend shifts.

• A one-year contract with a view to a permanent contract.
• Classification in salary scale 7M: € 3,171 to € 4,492 gross for a full-time employment (depending on education and experience). In addition, you will receive an 8.3% end-of-year bonus. Calculate your net salary here.
• Vacation hours: 194.4 hours per year for a full-time employment and the possibility to save up hours.
• 100% public transport reimbursement. Do you come by walking, cycling, or by car? Then you will receive a reimbursement of €0.21 per km (for the car, a maximum of 40 km one way applies).
• Do you come by bike? Make use of our good bicycle scheme.
• Pension accrual at ABP, of which we pay 70% of the premium.
• Free and unlimited access to training courses, including GoodHabitz, in our learning environment.
• An active staff association and a Young Amsterdam UMC association, both of which organize fun (sporty) activities and events.