Elderly Care Manager in the Netherlands

Parnassia is looking for a care manager for the outpatient elderly psychiatry teams in Beverwijk, Purmerend, and Zaandam.

Are you a lead practitioner with a vision for elderly psychiatry and the ambition to fulfill a leadership role in the further development of outpatient care for the elderly? Then read on.

Within the Elderly Psychiatry care line, specialist outpatient treatment is offered to clients aged 65 and older with diverse psychiatric issues, such as anxiety and mood disorders, trauma, and severe psychiatric disorders (SSD), often in combination with cognitive or personality issues. Relatives are structurally involved in the treatment.

The outpatient teams are located in Beverwijk (Midden-Kennemerland), Zaandam (Zaanstreek), and Purmerend (Waterland). You will work in multidisciplinary teams consisting of, among others, (social) psychiatric nurses, mental health professionals (GGZ-agogen), a music therapist, psychologists, nurse practitioners, clinical geriatricians, and psychiatrists.

As a Care Manager, you provide dual leadership together with the operations manager. This means that you jointly bear responsibility for both the substantive quality of care and the organizational and financial frameworks, with mutual coordination and joint decision-making being central. There is a strong collegial climate in which collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation are central. Additionally, there is intensive collaboration with, among others, DOC teams (dementia, research, and consultation), FACT teams, the crisis service, IBT, the elderly clinic in Castricum, general practitioners, and regional chain partners.

• you combine lead practitionership with a substantive leadership role within the outpatient elderly teams;
• you manage the quality and content of care and initiate improvements in treatment processes;
• you contribute to the strategic and future-oriented development of the team and the range of treatments;
• you initiate and implement innovations and strengthen the work, research, and training climate;
• you maintain and strengthen collaborations with internal and external partners and contribute to the positioning of elderly psychiatry in the region.

• you are a connecting and coaching leader who knows how to inspire and develop professionals;
• you possess strong communication skills and move easily within complex collaborative relationships;
• you have a clear vision on elderly psychiatry and know how to translate this into concrete improvements;
• you are analytically strong, decisive, and able to provide direction to change and innovation;
• you have a sharp eye for quality, patient-centeredness, and professional standards.

To be eligible for this position, a positive Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is required.
Checking references and verifying diplomas are part of the application procedure.

• a varied and meaningful job in a professional and pleasant working environment where your input is valued;
• a permanent contract for 24-36 hours per week;
• a salary between € 6691,- and € 11292,- (AMS Regulation) based on a 36-hour work week;
• excellent employment conditions in accordance with the GGZ collective labor agreement, with all kinds of nice extras. Click here for more information about our employment conditions.

Parnassia, specialist in geriatric psychiatry and severe psychiatric disorders, is part of Parnassia Groep.

Do you have any questions or would you like more information about this vacancy? Please contact Wilfried Ekkers, Director of Care, via 06-57712212.