Become part of the university hospital and look forward to many benefits
Why you should start with us
We are a maximum care hospital. This benefits not only our patients, but also our employees. From the unique selection of specialist and operational areas, to our huge training program and the diverse development opportunities in a crisis-proof working environment.
A job with a secure future
As one of the largest employers in the region, we offer you a crisis-proof job in the public sector with very good prospects for the future.
Attractive salary
You can expect a collectively agreed salary with annual bonuses, a company pension and, in patient-related professions, compensation in accordance with the collective agreement.
Work-life balance
We support you in balancing your professional and private life. For example, with part-time models or mobile working.
One membership, many sports options
Fitness Benefit
Through our partnership with Wellhub, the University Hospital Cologne offers its employees the opportunity to work out after work at a discounted rate. Whether it’s team sports, meditation, or the gym, everyone can choose what works best for them.
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Clarity in the Pay Jungle
Your Pay Statement
At the University Hospital of Cologne, the salaries of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements are based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Public Sector of the German States (TV-L). Employees are specifically classified into pay grades, which are further subdivided into pay levels (Levels 1–6) based on qualifications and length of service. Promotion to a higher pay level generally occurs automatically as the length of service increases.
Salaries in Administration and MTR/MTL
TV-L Pay Scale
The pay scales set forth in the TV-L apply to administrative and management staff, as well as medical staff.
Salary in Nursing and Support Services
TV–L KR Pay Scale
In the nursing sector, the TV-L KR pay scale applies, with pay grades ranging from KR 5 to KR 17.
Take a look at the pay scale
Your Salary as a Doctor
Salary Schedule for TV Doctors
Physicians (including specialists) are compensated in accordance with Appendix A.
Take a look at the table
Salaries in Social and Educational Services
TV-L S Pay Scale
Employees in social and educational services, such as those at our on-site daycare center, are compensated according to Appendix G. The currently valid pay scale shows the pay grades, including experience levels, for this occupational group.
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Collective agreement relief
Our compensation offers for stress
Together with other university hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia, we have reached an agreement with ver.di on compensation offers, which are set out in the collective agreement "Entlastung" (TV-E). In this way, we are improving the conditions for patient-related employees, but also for everyone in the laboratory or in our daycare center, and for our trainees. The agreement will be implemented in stages over the next five years.
Different models
Who is covered by the collective agreement?
Additional days off, automated workload recording, more full-time positions: The TV-E offers various relief models with different compensation offers. You can find out which model applies to your area here.
Model 1: Shift-based relief
At the beginning of 2025, we will introduce a system for the automated and shift-specific recording of workloads. Until then, employees will receive a flat rate of five days' compensation per calendar year. Who does the model apply to? Normal/intensive care wards, IMC, paediatric, palliative, Covid and geriatric wards, early rehabilitation, ZNA, children's emergency room, (children's) HVAC, endoscopy, dialysis, OTA/ATA, OR/anaesthesia care, recovery room, delivery room, (paediatric/adolescent) psychiatry (incl. psychosomatics), outpatient ORs.
Model 2: Divisional relief
Employees to whom the model applies receive five days of compensation if the minimum staffing level is not reached on average over the calendar year.
Who does the model apply to? Radiology, day care center, patient service.
Model 3: Flat-rate relief
Under this model, employees receive three compensatory days per calendar year.
Who does the model apply to? Employees (and pilots) with activities such as case-related advisory and information tasks, bed management and coordination tasks, employees in central care and case management, decentralized employees in case management at the individual clinics.
Model 4: Relief through location-specific job creation
We are creating 30 new full-time positions. Until the agreed increase in jobs has been achieved, the employees concerned will be given three days off per calendar year.
Who does the model apply to? Outpatient clinics, transfusion laboratory, central laboratory, blood donation and microbiology - for the professional groups non-scientific medical-technical service and functional service.
Model 5: Relief for trainees and dual students
Apprentices (incl. BBIG) and dual students receive a flat rate of two additional days' leave. In training occupations with practical guidance, there are up to three additional days as "self-study days" per year in the event of absences.
FAQ - How the TV-E works
When do stress situations arise?
Stress situations arise when the minimum staffing levels or the ratios specified in the collective agreement are not met on a shift.
When will automated workload recording be introduced?
At the beginning of 2025, when the IT system will automatically and accurately record shift ratios. Until implementation, all employees in Model 1 will receive a flat rate of five days off.
Can the relief days also be paid out?
Relief days are primarily compensatory time off. However, compensation in cash is always possible on request.
When do I get relief days?
If the average staffing levels for the previous year fall below the minimum staffing levels, you will receive five relief days.
Can the relief days also be paid out?
Relief days are primarily compensatory time off. However, compensation in cash is always possible on request.
Which professional groups are taken into account when creating jobs?
In Radiology, new positions are being created for MTRs.
In the daycare center, new positions can be created for various professional groups employed there.
When do I receive relief days as a pilot?
Pilots only receive the three relief days if they are working close to patients within the range of tasks specified in the collective agreement. This means: case-related advice and information tasks, bed management and coordination tasks. Relief days are granted in the same way as compensatory time off.
Can the relief days also be paid out?
Relief days are primarily compensatory time off. However, compensation in cash is always possible on request.
Where are new positions planned?
A total of 30 new full-time positions are planned in the following areas: Outpatient clinics, transfusion laboratory, central laboratory, blood donation and microbiology - for the professional groups of non-scientific medical-technical service and functional service. The job structure for the administrative service has been agreed for patient admissions.
When do I get days off?
If you belong to a professional group in the above-mentioned areas for job creation.
Can the relief days also be paid out?
Relief days are primarily compensatory time off. However, compensation in cash is always possible on request.
What advantages do I have as an apprentice under the collective agreement?
As an apprentice and in the dual study program, you will receive two days of additional leave per year.
You will also receive up to three additional days of self-study leave for missed practical instruction. In total, with additional leave and self-study days, that's up to five compensatory days per year.
Vacancies at the University Hospital Cologne
People who work here often not only like their job, but really enjoy it. Discover vacancies in medicine, nursing, administration, skilled trades, IT and many other professional fields.
