SPV of Nursing Care Access

Some people do not ask for help, even when they desperately need it. They avoid care, lose trust in institutions, or become increasingly stuck in psychiatric issues, addiction, or social exclusion. That is exactly where your work begins.

Within the Care Access Team, you will work outreach-oriented with clients who often remain out of sight. More than half of these individuals are homeless. You do not wait for someone to come forward, but actively seek contact: at home, on the street, in shelters, or somewhere in the neighborhood. You build trust step by step and help clients find their way back to appropriate mental healthcare (GGZ).

You:

• Establishes contact with care-avoiding clients;
• Maps out psychiatric and psychosocial issues;
• Conducts outreach conversations in the community;
• Supports clients in formulating a request for help;
• Works with motivational interviewing and recovery-oriented care;
• Acts quickly in crisis situations;
• Works intensively with psychiatrists, psychologists, doctors, and chain partners;
• Builds sustainable cooperation within the social domain and mental healthcare (GGZ).

No two days are the same. You will receive a great deal of autonomy and professional space to do what is necessary for the client.

• Employment conditions according to the CAO GGZ, scale FWG50/55 (min. €3560,- and max €5294- gross based on 36 hours), classification depending on education level and experience;
• A one-year contract for 24-36 hours per week with the intention to convert this into a permanent employment contract upon good performance;
• An end-of-year bonus and holiday allowance of 8.33%;
• You build up a good pension at Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn.

Additionally, a number of attractive employment conditions from Arkin:

• For commuting and business travel, a 2nd class mobility card, also to be used for OV-fiets or a mileage allowance;
• Discount on various insurances;
• With 11 specialties at various locations, Arkin also offers many long-term possibilities for your professional development and personal growth. For this, we have a wide range of training;
• A cafeteria plan where you can use your gross salary for extra vacation hours, bicycle purchase, and additional travel expense reimbursement;
• For your well-being, an annual balance budget of €1000 gross (pro rata employment) and an annual vitality budget of a maximum of €100 (with a permanent contract of at least 18 hours per week) and access to the Nrgize platform to participate in activities such as bootcamp, yoga, and padel. Additionally, you will receive unlimited access to the online course offerings.
• Recommend a colleague? Receive a total referral bonus of €1,000.-

What do you bring?
We are looking for an enthusiastic professional who is self-assured and gains energy from outpatient and outreach work.

You are curious, make contact easily, and remain calm in complex situations. You can work well independently, but also actively seek out collaboration.

We also explicitly invite Bachelor-level nurses with outpatient experience or a strong affinity for mental healthcare to apply. We would like to look together at your experience, ambition, and development opportunities within social psychiatry.

A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is a standard part of our application procedure.

Working at Spoedeisende Psychiatrie Amsterdam
Care Access is there for Amsterdammers in a vulnerable position involving (a suspicion of) a psychiatric disorder, whether or not in combination with an addiction problem. Due to care-avoiding behavior or the lack of a request for help that aligns with the existing treatment offerings, these Amsterdammers do not enter regular care.

Care Access performs psychiatric diagnostics and, if necessary, directs people toward psychiatric treatment, or seeks connection with the GP (or POH-ggz) or institutions outside of mental healthcare. With a broad perspective, Care Access moves within and outside of mental healthcare, at the intersection of care and the social domain. We are available for consultation and (outreach) psychiatric diagnostics. We conduct consultations at home, in social shelters, drop-in facilities, community centers, and at Arkin locations. After all, our vision is that accessible mental healthcare is a necessity, and that we are a flexible link between non-mental healthcare and (specialist) mental healthcare providers. Care Access does what is necessary, as briefly as possible and as long as needed, and sees 350 to 400 clients per year.

Care Access is part of Spoedeisende Psychiatrie Amsterdam, one of the 11 specialties of Arkin. Together, we are the expert in the field of psychiatry and addiction care. Together, we advocate for the mental resilience of our clients.

Want to know more about this vacancy?
Do you want to work with clients who often fall through the cracks and be part of a dedicated outpatient team? Then we would love to get in touch with you; please respond quickly via the Application button! For substantive questions, you can contact Toon Oudemans (operations manager) via 06-21208418.

This vacancy is open both internally and externally. Internal priority candidates take precedence in the procedure.

You can respond as long as the vacancy is online. Once we have welcomed a new colleague, the vacancy will be closed.

At Arkin, we embrace diversity and strive for an inclusive culture in which we bring out the best in each other. Read more about our vision on D&I under 'about us'.

We prefer to look for new colleagues ourselves; we find that much more personal. Acquisition is therefore not appreciated.