Specialized Psychogeriatric Nurse (GVP'er) | De Viking

Help build a new home for people with dementia from the very start

Are you a GVP professional who wants to do more than just advise on unexplained behavior? Are you looking for a place where you get the space to make a difference for residents, colleagues and loved ones? Where you are not only a specialist in dementia and behavior, but also actively contribute to how we live together, live and care? Then De Viking might just be right for you.

In October 2026, we will open the doors of De Viking in Wijk bij Duurstede. Not a nursing home as you might know it, but a new home for people with dementia. And perhaps even more importantly: a place that we build together from the ground up. With residents, loved ones, and colleagues. And that is exactly where you, as a GVP'er, play an important role.

You help colleagues look at behavior differently. Not from the question of how we can solve behavior, but from the question of what someone is trying to tell us. You look at the person behind the behavior, the life story, the habits, and what is meaningful to them. In doing so, you are an important link in the daily lives of residents and in the development of the team.

• You help build a new team and a new residential location from the start
• You are given the time and space to truly carry out your role as a GVP'er
• You are a specialist in the field of dementia, behavior, and person-centered care
• You work closely with the inpatient case manager, quality nurse, psychologist, physician, and other disciplines
• You coach colleagues not only by providing training, but precisely also by observing, demonstrating, reflecting together, and learning in practice
• You help residents maintain as much freedom, autonomy, and independence as possible
• You actively involve loved ones as an important source of knowledge about the resident
• You get the chance to help shape the culture and way of working within De Viking from day one

It is mid-morning.

A resident is walking restlessly through the living room and colleagues are worried. Instead of immediately looking for a solution, you first observe. What happened? What do we know about this resident? What need might be behind the behavior?

Later in the day, you discuss your observations with colleagues and the inpatient case manager. Together, you look at how the team can better align with what this resident needs. Perhaps that requires something of the approach, perhaps of the environment, or of the daily schedule.

In between, you join a conversation with family. They tell you about habits that previously provided a lot of peace. Valuable information that helps to tailor the care even better to the resident.

You walk around the ward, support colleagues in complex situations, participate in multidisciplinary consultations, and think along about how residents can maintain as much freedom as possible without unnecessary restrictions.

That is working as a GVP'er at De Viking: close to residents, close to colleagues, and always focused on what is meaningful to a person.

• You are an expert in the field of dementia, behavior, and person-centered care
• You observe, analyze, and help to better understand behavior from the resident's lived experience
• You advise and coach colleagues in dealing with residents with psychogeriatric issues
• You work closely with the inpatient case manager, physician, psychologist, quality nurse, and other disciplines
• You actively involve loved ones in understanding the resident and shaping appropriate care
• You actively contribute to the further development of De Viking

• A contract for 24 to 32 hours per week (in consultation)
• A salary according to FWG 40 of the VVT collective labor agreement
• A permanent contract immediately after your 2-month probationary period
• Time and space to properly carry out your GVP role
• A committed team in which collaboration and learning are central
• The chance to help shape what living, well-being, and care look like within De Viking

Let's meet!

Do you want to apply your expertise in a place where behavior is not viewed as a problem to be solved, but as a signal to be understood? Do you get energy from coaching colleagues, working with loved ones, and building a new way of living for people with dementia?

Then we would love to meet you. Apply easily via the application button and discover what you can mean for De Viking. We look forward to your response.