A hospital network in Herford and Bünde with about 3,000 employees, the largest employer in the Herford district, is hiring a Registered Nurse (m/f/d) specialising in K3 Pediatric Intensive Care for its Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. The job is full-time or part-time, paid under TVöD-K, with staff accommodation for the first 6 months and emergency childcare up to age 12.
About the Hospital Network
Sites: Two locations, in Herford and Bünde
Scale: 28 clinics, departments and institutes with 40,000 inpatients and about 100,000 outpatients a year
Team: Around 3,000 employees, the largest employer in the Herford district
Training: Over 170 trainees a year, and student training with Ruhr University Bochum
Benefits & Career Opportunity
Pay: Performance-based pay under TVöD-K, public service social benefits and an extra employer-funded pension
Housing: Help finding accommodation in Herford and affordable staff housing for the first 6 months
Family: Flexible hours and childcare, including employer-funded emergency childcare up to 12 years
Extras: Bike leasing with employer contribution, discounted Germany ticket and health promotion
Position Overview
In this role, you give expert intensive care and monitoring to neonatal and pediatric intensive care patients. You operate and monitor modern medical technology such as ventilators, incubators and monitoring systems, assist with bedside procedures, emergency care and resuscitation, and guide and support parents and relatives in crises. You also keep digital nursing records, help with ward quality assurance and work closely with neonatology, pediatrics and pediatric surgery.
Why This Role Matters: Pediatric intensive care nurses are in short supply, and this employer offers more than the usual: help with housing, emergency childcare up to age 12, a pension on top of the public service scheme and a warm team. It is also open to nurses who plan to finish the specialist training after joining.
Key Responsibilities
Intensive Care
- Give expert intensive care and monitoring to neonatal and pediatric intensive care patients
- Operate, monitor and control ventilators, incubators and monitoring systems
Clinical Support
- Assist with bedside medical procedures, emergency care and resuscitation
- Guide, advise and support parents and relatives in crisis situations
Documentation & Teamwork
- Keep digital nursing documentation and help with ward quality assurance
- Work closely with neonatology, pediatrics and pediatric surgery
Qualifications
Education
- Completed training as a health and pediatric nurse, or as a nursing specialist with a pediatric focus
- Ideally advanced training in pediatric intensive care/anaesthesia, or willingness to complete it
Experience & Personal
- Solid experience in intensive care, neonatology or acute care of children is an advantage
- High mental resilience, quick reactions and absolute reliability
Other Requirements
- Willingness for shift work (early, late, night) and weekend and holiday shifts
- Proof of measles immunity (required by law)
- Clean extended certificate of good conduct for HR
About the Hospital Network
The hospital network has two locations, in Herford and Bünde. Its 28 clinics, departments and institutes treat about 40,000 inpatients and around 100,000 outpatients a year. With around 3,000 employees, it is the largest employer in the Herford district and trains over 170 people a year.
How to Apply: The posting gives no contact person, email, phone number or application link, and does not name the hospital, so apply through the original listing or the hospital’s careers page. Pay follows TVöD-K, with no euro figure given.
Who Should Apply?
- Pediatric Nurses: With intensive care experience
- Neonatal Nurses: Wanting a larger network
- Health and Pediatric Nurses: Ready to specialise
- Nurses With Children: Needing emergency childcare
- Relocating Nurses: Wanting help with housing
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