Memory Coordinator

Helsingin kaupunki; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EpassiFlex package

Lunch benefit

City bike

Rental apartments for staff

Job summary

Helsingin kaupunki's Memory Outpatient Clinic seeks a memory care specialist to support home living for memory clients and provide family support. The role includes broad mapping of resources, planning, coordinating, and monitoring care and services in a multidisciplinary network.

The work is daytime, weekdays, independent and multi-site, located at clients' homes and in the office. We offer extensive training and city employee benefits including housing options and wellness perks.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree and Finnish licensure required.
• Swedish language skills are a plus.
• Legalization as a registered nurse in Finland required.
• Experience with memory care or related fields is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support memory clients living at home and assist their families.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor care, rehabilitation, and services in a multidisciplinary network.
• Map resources and assess overall situation for home-based clients.

Skills

Teamwork

Finnish language

Swedish language

Independent decision-making

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Specialist nursing degree

Public health nurse

Midwife degree

Tools

Apotti system

Job description

Hello memory care specialist! Are you interested in independent and responsible work where you can participate in developing operations and develop yourself? Come be part of the Geriatric Outpatient Clinic's multidisciplinary community, where work is done with a big heart!

The goal of the Memory Coordinator's work is to support the memory client's home living and be a support for their family. The work includes a broad mapping of the resources and overall situation of a person with memory symptoms living at home, as well as the planning, coordination, and monitoring of the client's care, rehabilitation, and services in a multidisciplinary network.

The work is independent daytime work on weekdays and is multi-site in nature, at the homes of clients and relatives as well as in the office.

In addition to interesting and varied work, we offer you extensive training and development opportunities. As a city employee, you can apply for a rental apartment from Auroranlinna, whose apartments are cheaper than market level and our employees' apartment applications are prioritized.

Because life is not just about work, we also take care of the balance between work and leisure.

The available balance is determined by the length of your employment.

• Epassi Flex package including sports, culture, commuting, and wellbeing benefits.
• Benefits can be received up to 550 euros per calendar year.
• In addition, a lunch benefit is available.
• As a staff benefit, you will also have access to a city bike.
• can visit the city employees' own recreation island if you wish.

Eligibility requirement

Bachelor of Nursing degree or previous institute-level degree or specialist nursing degree or public health nurse or midwife degree, which includes legalization as a registered nurse. The position requires legalization in Finland according to the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994, 1200/2007). Persons with a Bachelor of Social Services degree or a corresponding previous institute-level degree are also suitable for the position.

Language requirements

good oral and written skills in Finnish and satisfactory skills in Swedish.

The position requires vaccination protection according to Section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act and a tuberculosis certificate according to Section 55.

The position requires the presentation of a criminal record extract for those working with elderly people (Act on the Supervision of Social and Health Care 741/2023, Section 28).

The person selected for the position must present a certificate regarding a drug test to the employer before the employment begins.

Before the selection decision, the applicant must present an occupational health assessment of their ability to perform the tasks included in the work.

The position requires the successful completion of the LOP/LOVe LOP medication permit by the end of the probationary period at the latest.

Additionally, we require

The position requires good interaction and cooperation skills, ability for team and network work, as well as overall situation assessment and independent decision-making.

We consider as an advantage

• work experience with people with memory diseases
• special studies in memory work
• user experience with the Apotti patient information system
• good IT skills
• good knowledge of the City of Helsinki's social and health services

NOTE!

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8/25, Friday 8/28, and Monday 8/31. Bachelor of Nursing degree, specialist nursing degree, or equivalent qualification with legalization as a registered nurse in Finland, Alternatively, a Bachelor of Social Services degree or equivalent, Good oral and written Finnish skills, Satisfactory Swedish language skills, Vaccination protection according to Section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act, Tuberculosis certificate according to Section 55 of the Communicable Diseases Act, Criminal record extract for working with elderly people, Drug test certificate before employment begins, Occupational health assessment of ability to perform tasks, Successful completion of LOP/LOVe LOP medication permit by the end of the probationary period, Good interaction and cooperation skills, Ability for team and network work, Ability for overall situation assessment and independent decision-making