Here are your benefits
Benefits in General Nursing
Find the challenge that’s right for you: from pediatrics to palliative care, rare diseases to routine procedures, and various career paths within our career model. We’ll support you along the way with a wide range of opportunities and benefits.
70 wards, outpatient clinics, and departments
Neurology? Cardiology? Or would you prefer something completely different? The University Hospital offers the widest range of medical specialties.
Salary of up to €5,200
As a new hire, you’ll earn at least €4,000 including the collective bargaining allowance; with professional experience, up to €5,200, plus annual bonuses, allowances, and incentives.
Up to 39 days of vacation
With us, you get more than the statutory vacation entitlement, plus additional compensation under our "Entlastung" collective bargaining agreement.
Free Continuing Education Courses
In addition to continuing education and specialized training, we also offer a trainee program for specialists and managers. Chart your own path with our career model.
Flexible Work Hours
Staff pools allow us to better compensate for absences and accommodate shift requests. With myShift, you can earn a little extra by working extra shifts.
Best Support
Thanks to patient services, ward assistance, and the pick-up and drop-off service, you'll have more time for patient care.
General Nursing Jobs
70 Exciting Fields of Study
As diverse as the people we care for: In general nursing at the University Hospital of Cologne, you’ll find a wide range of areas to work in, strong teams, and flexible work schedules. Learn more here about the departments that are currently looking to expand their teams.
Vascular Surgery
Care for patients in vascular and endovascular surgery—from circulatory disorders to aneurysms. You’ll join a team that welcomes you from day one and works alongside the medical staff as an equal partner. Take advantage of modern technology and further your professional development through a wide range of continuing education opportunities.
Visceral Surgery
Support patients during complex procedures such as transplants or pancreatectomies. We’ll meet you where you are—with a structured start and our nursing career model. You’ll join a young, close-knit team with many trainees.
Nursing Care in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Insight
In the Cardiac Catheterization Lab department, as a registered nurse, medical technician, or medical assistant, you can expect to be involved in highly specialized procedures in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology, a variety of tasks across six modern cardiac catheterization labs, and many other benefits.
More balance, more relief
The "Entlastung" collective bargaining agreement ensures significantly more pleasant working conditions in the care sector through financial compensation or additional days off during peak workload periods, as well as improved staffing ratios. Learn more about our workload reduction models and how we’re implementing them step by step.
General Nursing Staff Pool
Create Your Own Work Schedule
As part of our employee pool, you can set your own work schedule according to your preferences—and it’s completely binding: “flexible” really means “flexible.” This allows you to better balance family and career, pursue your studies alongside your job, or plan your free time more effectively. Enjoy attractive compensation in accordance with TV-L KR 8 and all the benefits of public service.
Our App for Flexible Scheduling
Earn a little extra money in the caregiving field
With myShift, you can take on open shifts. The extra hours are paid at the regular rate plus a 30% bonus. Simply apply for the shift with a tap of your finger. We’ll then check whether your qualifications match the requirements and whether the extra hours, as listed on the schedule, comply with the Working Hours Act. If everything checks out, the shift will be assigned to you.
Do you still have questions? We look forward to hearing from you!
Your Opportunities at the University Hospital
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Find the career path that's right for you
With our career model, you can qualify for leadership positions, pursue an educational path, or specialize in a particular field.
