Nurse Practitioner Veterans

We offer you

• A salary according to the CAO-GGZ in FWG 65 (min. €5294,- and max. €6918,- gross based on 36 hours);
• A permanent contract for 24-36 hours;
• An end-of-year bonus of 8.33%, 8.33% holiday allowance;
• Accrual of a good pension at Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn;
• For commuting and business travel, a 2nd class mobility card or mileage allowance, also usable for OV-fiets;
• Sufficient parking facilities;
• Discounts on insurance at Univé and Centraal Beheer;
• A work-from-home arrangement with reimbursement for workplace setup and reimbursement for work-from-home days. A work-from-home day is among the possibilities;
• 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;
• As a nurse practitioner, you have a training budget of 2000,- per year and we are happy to think along with you regarding specialization trajectories;
• Arkin has a well-organized professional group for our NPs and VioS (70+ colleagues), and there are various intercollegiate review groups. You can also participate annually in various accredited meetings;
• A cafeteria plan system where you can use your gross salary for, for example, extra vacation hours, bicycle purchase, and supplementary travel expense reimbursement;
• For your well-being, an annual balance budget (pro rata employment) of up to €1000 and a vitality budget of up to €100,- (with a permanent employment of at least 18 hours per week) and access to the Nrgize platform for participation in activities such as bootcamp, yoga, and salsa dancing.

Discover the challenge of intensifying and enabling PTSD treatments in a recovery-oriented environment as a nurse practitioner. Get started at our modern location in Amstelveen.

What will you do?
As a Nurse Practitioner at the VIBU (Veterans Intensive Treatment Unit), you will have an important role in the treatment process of various groups of people with PTSD as a lead practitioner. The VIBU focuses on veterans who have been deployed to war or conflict zones and, as a (direct) result of this deployment, struggle with severe psychological complaints for which clinical treatment is necessary. The VIBU offers specialist clinical treatment for 12 weeks (regular), 6 weeks (readmission), and 1-3 weeks (crisis admission). There are 10 regular beds and 1 crisis bed.

Working with us
The Sinai Centrum is an expertise center specialized in the treatment of complex PTSD and psychotraumas, such as those caused by early childhood abuse, war, persecution, and interpersonal violence, including situations within uniformed professions. The center, part of Arkin, has more than 50 years of experience and an original focus on the Jewish target group. Together with Arkin, it is committed to mental resilience and high-quality care.
The VIBU (Veterans Intensive Treatment Unit) provides space for 10 clients for a 12-week treatment program, with trauma processing therapy and dialectical behavior therapy focused on PTSD, emotion regulation, and substance abuse in veterans. The teams work closely together to create a decisive therapeutic environment.

You will do this together with the multidisciplinary team that holds client consultations every day, including:

• Somatic screenings and prescribing medication;
• Individual and group sessions, exposure exercises, and psycho-education;
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) interventions (focused on sleep, substances, depression, anxiety);
• Drafting treatment plans and signaling plans at the VIBU in collaboration with clients and their loved ones;
• You are the lead practitioner for these clients and maintain contact with referrers;
• Additionally, as an NP, you have the responsibility to provide work guidance, supervision, and education to nurses and/or nurse practitioners in training.
• Maintaining the chain network through consultation with other disciplines and external parties;
• Active involvement in the development and implementation of new work processes;
• Providing (a) significant contribution to the design and implementation of policy, as well as to the further development of the treatment offering.
• Providing PTSD treatments and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) interventions are among the possibilities.