Lead Nurse Intensive Care

The basis for your employment conditions is in accordance with the Cao Ziekenhuizen. You will receive from us:

• A permanent contract for 24-36 hours per week; 

• A gross monthly salary between € 3903,- and €5503,- (in accordance with the CAO as of 1/8/2026) based on a 36-hour work week, corresponding to FWG 55 and depending on your experience;

• 144 vacation hours and 57 hours of Personal Life Stage Budget, based on full-time employment;

• An annual 8.33% holiday allowance and a fixed year-end bonus of 8.33%;

• A travel allowance of € 0.23 per km;

• Free parking at the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, but with our bicycle scheme and discounts on public transport, we also make it attractive for you to leave the car behind;

• A great opportunity in a specialized hospital where you can also continue to learn and grow if you wish: the AVL Academy offers innovative and inspiring education in the field of oncological expertise, skills, and personal development;

• Opportunities to exercise at our Fit Boutiqs;

• An active staff association and Young AVL: associations that organize sporting, cultural, and creative activities and events;

• An employer contribution of 50% towards your pension at Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn and collective discounts with health insurers IZZ, Zorg en Zekerheid, and Zilveren Kruis.

• A personal development budget of €1,000 for courses and international congresses.

• Starting September 1, 2025, you will receive a temporary labor market allowance for the hours worked as an IC nurse. This allowance is a gross allowance amounting to 10% of your gross monthly salary and runs through August 31, 2027.

As a lead nurse at the intensive care unit in the AVL, you are not only responsible for patient care, but also for improving and innovating care processes. You are at the helm of quality initiatives and coordinate care with an impact on the entire chain. You play a crucial role in coordinating care in complex situations, with a strong focus on continuity and multidisciplinary collaboration.

What makes this position so special? You have the unique opportunity to use your helicopter view to connect daily practice with broad, future-oriented care processes. As a trailblazer within your field, you bring theory to life and shape this new role. Pioneering, innovating, and organizing—it is all part of your workday. And that is what allows you to truly make a difference.

• The primary point of contact for complex care questions and coordinating the appropriate actions within the multidisciplinary team.

• Identifying bottlenecks in care and taking the lead in improvement processes, while monitoring the quality of care.

• Guiding and coaching colleagues to contribute to the advancement of expertise within the team.

• Implementing innovative care protocols and policies, through which you make a direct impact on patient care.

• Stimulating and strengthening multidisciplinary collaboration and care coordination.

• Collaborating with the master nurse to translate research results into practice, through which you contribute to the future of oncological care.

At the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, we all commit to the same goal: the best care for every patient and every type of cancer. That is no small feat. But not impossible. Here, science and care work together on innovation. Time and again, we find new ways that help people with cancer worldwide. Here we save lives, we win time and quality.

• You are capable of excellent high-level thinking and making independent decisions in complex situations

• You can empathize well with patients and know how to reassure them and their loved ones.

• With your positive attitude, you instill confidence, even in complex or intensive care situations.

• You always maintain an overview and remain calm, even when pressure increases.

• You are a connector who effortlessly takes on coordination and contributes to quality improvement.

• You enjoy thinking along about policy issues and have a pioneering role in your area of expertise.