Practical Nurse

Attendo Oy; Turku; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free coffee/tea at work

Meal benefit

Edenred benefit (300€/calendar year)

Job summary

Attendo Vesalankylä in Turku is seeking a Practical Nurse to provide daily care and nursing for residents in a 57-bed home. You will administer medications and support self-care, helping residents enjoy a meaningful, communal life.

The position is full-time and permanent, operating on a 3-shift schedule with a negotiable start date. We offer a supportive multidisciplinary team, ongoing training, and comprehensive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Vocational qualification in social and health care (Practical Nurse)
• Vaccination protection as specified in Section 48 of the Infectious Diseases Act to protect clients and patients throughout the employment relationship
• Hygiene passport or readiness to complete it within three months of starting employment
• Fluent Finnish language skills
• Criminal record extract for employment relationships longer than three months
• Sote professional card (certificate card)
• Medication permit or readiness to complete these

Responsibilities

• Daily care and nursing of residents
• Medication and self-care nursing
• Enabling a meaningful daily life for the resident

Skills

Fluent Finnish language skills

Education

Vocational qualification in social and health care (Practical Nurse)

Job description

Practical Nurse for the elderly at Attendo Vesalankylä in Turku – We are here for you!

At Attendo, we are 'On the Way Home'. This means we want to be, above all, a home for the elderly, disabled, and those in mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation. In recent years, we have succeeded by investing in management, customer experience, and encounters, growing both relative/resident satisfaction and staff satisfaction to historic highs.

Every resident deserves to be met as an individual and live a full life. As an Attendo employee, you are an important part of this mission.

At Attendo Vesalankylä, the focus is on the happy elderly person. We want to provide them with the best possible tools for experiencing a meaningful, communal, and content-rich everyday life. Our activities are guided by the individual needs, habits, and stories of the residents. Our Attendo home has 57 resident places for elderly people in need of housing services. In addition to resident rooms, our nursing home has versatile common areas, its own kitchen, sauna facilities, accessible terrace areas, and a beautiful yard.

What will you be doing?

• Daily care and nursing of residents
• Medication and self-care nursing
• Enabling a meaningful daily life for the resident

The position is full-time and permanent. The work is 3-shift work, and we can agree on the start date with you.

What do we require from you?

• Vocational qualification in social and health care (Practical Nurse)
• Vaccination protection as specified in Section 48 of the Infectious Diseases Act to protect clients and patients throughout the employment relationship
• Hygiene passport or readiness to complete it within three months of starting employment
• Fluent Finnish language skills

Criminal record extract for employment relationships longer than three months

Sote professional card (certificate card)

Medication permit or readiness to complete these

What do we offer you?

• We walk beside you: Your supervisor is not far away but present in everyday life – supporting you. You are an important part of a multidisciplinary team.
• We support your development: Development opportunities are real. We have a wide range of training and encourage employees to study and advance in their careers.
• We are flexible with you: Balance between work and other life is important. You can influence your shifts and adapt work to different stages of your life.

Employment benefits include:

• Free coffee/tea at work and meal benefit
• Edenred benefit (300€/calendar year for employment over 6 months) for travel, sports, massage, cinema, and concert tickets
• Staff benefit program offering discounts from various service providers
• Comprehensive occupational health care with Mehiläinen
• Training opportunities for career development

Terms of employment and remuneration follow the collective agreement for the private social services sector. The salary class for the practical nurse position is G20C starting from 1.9 (2493.06€ - 2719.93€ depending on accumulated years of experience).

Please note that we are a smoke-free workplace.

Application deadline is 18.8.2026, but we fill the position as soon as a suitable candidate is found! Vocational qualification in social and health care (Practical Nurse), Vaccination protection as per Section 48 of the Infectious Diseases Act, Hygiene passport or readiness to obtain one within 3 months, Fluent Finnish language skills, Criminal record extract, Sote professional card (certificate card), Medication permit or readiness to obtain one