Nursing jobs abroad: work as a nurse in the Netherlands

In a lot of countries finding a decent job in healthcare is hard. That’s exactly why Eduployment offers foreign nurses a chance at nursing jobs abroad. In the Netherlands to be exact. After following an educational program in which you’ll learn to understand and speak Dutch and get used to the Dutch customs and protocols in healthcare, we present you with a vast amount of career options that range from caretaking in nursing homes to working in hospitals.

Do you have what it takes to work abroad as a nurse? Then read all about our Eduployment Program for certified nurses.

More on the educational program

You can’t excel in nursing jobs abroad when you don’t comprehend the client’s needs. Therefore, it’s essential you’ll learn to understand the Dutch language and how to express yourself. So the educational program starts with an introductory course in which you’ll dive into the most important words and expressions. After that, you’ll be able to join a Dutch healthcare facility in the Netherlands for 4 months to get acquainted with your future colleagues and clients.

During this period, you’ll perform some Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for residents at one of the nursing homes of our partners. We arrange your housing and offer you a competitive salary while you still have plenty of time to explore the country and overthink your decision to work abroad as a nurse in the Dutch healthcare organization.

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To continue at Eduployment, means to proceed to the next step: an advanced course in which you’ll continue to work on your language skills until you have reached the required level to pass the mandatory state examination, which is a requirement for applying for obligated nurse registration.

Now all your hard work pays off and you can benefit from all the career opportunities while we’re still offering you programs for personal and professional growth as a nurse.

In short

When you apply at Eduployment for nursing jobs abroad, you are investing valuable time and effort into working at the healthcare organization of one of our partners. In return, we take care of the rest. Amongst other things, they and we offer you:

  • a free beginner’s course with an introductory period in which you get paid
  • a free follow-up program to get your language skills to the required level of a professional nurse
  • help during all periods of your study
  • arranged housing during your language training (if the course is outside your place of residence)
  • competitive salaries with extra payments for working irregular hours, overtime and on Sundays and public holidays
  • a continuous development program for personal and professional growth
  • and an introduction to other healthcare institutions after two years (if you think it is time for a career switch)
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About Eduployment’s nursing jobs abroad

Eduployment’s nursing jobs abroad consist of providing care and assistance for clients, mostly in and around the vibrant city of Amsterdam, But we also partner with healthcare organisations in other parts of the country. The activities range from assisting the elderly so they can continue to live independently to providing care and support in nursing homes, general hospitals and psychiatric hospitals.

Interested? Read more or apply now.