Nursing Traineeship Mental Healthcare

Curious about working in mental healthcare as a nurse? During Arkin's traineeship for Nurses in Mental Healthcare, you will gain extensive knowledge of various psychiatric disorders, diverse departments, and different forms of collaboration. The traineeship is fully customized and offers you the chance to gain experience within multiple areas of mental healthcare.

You can follow a track at two departments in 15 months or at three departments in 22 months; the choice is yours. The traineeship is explicitly intended for nurses who:

• want to make the transition from, for example, hospital, community, or elderly care;
• want to start their career within mental healthcare and therefore be able to work in an outpatient setting (with working hours of 9-17) in the long term.

• You get to know the department and work on building basic skills;
• You are in an extra position on this department, so you have all the space to master the activities.

• You will start working as a personal counselor/nurse;
• It will be reviewed together when you can work (partially) independently;
• You will receive work guidance on the department and support from a mentor;
• You have regular contact with your mentor who monitors your development;
• Together you will draw up a development plan, supported by E‑learning, blended learning, and classroom training.

• You will move on to another specialty to get to know new disorders, methodologies, and target groups;
• If desired, you can extend your track with an extra period of 7 months.

Psychopathology, psychopharmacology, recovery-oriented methodologies, outpatient work, and crisis intervention.

Upon completion, you will receive a certificate stating which mental healthcare modules you have completed.

The traineeship offers a unique opportunity to get acquainted with mental healthcare practice.

• Based on the CAO GGZ, the standard employment conditions and a salary in FWG 45 for MBO, min. €3180- and max. €4273,- and FWG 50 for HBO, min. €3560- and max. €4716,- gross based on 36 hours;
• An employment contract of 28-36 hours per week for the duration of 15 or 22 months, with the intention to convert this into a permanent contract upon completion;
• Your work location will be determined based on your interests and available positions;
• An end-of-year bonus and holiday allowance of 8.33%;
• You build up a good pension at Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn.

Additionally, a number of attractive employment conditions from Arkin:

• Discounts on insurance;
• A 2nd class mobility card for commuting and business travel, which can also be used for OV-fiets or a mileage allowance;
• With 11 specialties at various locations, Arkin also offers many long-term possibilities for your professional development, with a choice of working with different target groups and methodologies;
• Via our own training courses and education, the possibility to grow from MBO to HBO-V or SPV and from HBO-V to Nurse Specialist;
• A cafeteria plan where you can use your gross salary for extra vacation hours, purchasing a bicycle, additional travel expenses, or a contribution towards membership of a trade union and/or a professional organization;
• For your well-being, an annual vitality budget of up to €100.- net (with a permanent employment contract of at least 18 hours per week), a €1000.- balance budget, and access to the Nrgize platform to participate in activities such as bootcamp, yoga, and padel;
• Refer a colleague? Receive a total referral bonus of €1000.- gross.

What do you bring?
You have completed an MBO or HBO nursing education

You want to deepen your knowledge in mental healthcare and have an interest in multiple target groups.

(VOG is part of the procedure)

About Arkin
Arkin is the Randstad mental healthcare provider with 11 specialties. 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?
For more information, you can call or send a message via WhatsApp to our recruiter Thijs van Woudenberg at 06-21550646. He is ready to tell you more and answer any questions. Our practical trainers Anne Wensinkr via 06-52057708 or Milou Visschedijk are also reachable via 06-21370637.

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. Therefore, recruitment agencies are not appreciated.