Shape the future of care together with us!
We not only give you job security but also have a strong team in place that supports you from day one onwards.
For well over 50 years Vitanas has been renowned throughout Germany as a well-established company providing compassionate quality care in centres for the elderly, in clinics, outpatient service departments and in specialised facilities. We understand how difficult it is to start a new life in a foreign country. This is why we are by your side and support you even before you arrive in Germany. We attach great importance to a comprehensive induction programme and the integration of our international colleagues so you may feel at home right away.
We very much welcome your qualifications and international perspective!
You are a nurse specialist, geriatric nurse, healthcare or nursing professional, paediatric nurse or nurse and have ideally gained experience in caring for people with dementia. Moreover, you enjoy dealing with people and would like to advance your career in a supportive environment. Look no further – we are the employer you have been looking for!
We foster long-term collaboration with international caregivers at all our facilities in Germany, and we greatly appreciate their active input. Nursing staff from abroad enrich our facilities not only from a professional viewpoint but also on a personal basis, and contribute to the diversity of our team.
Join the team. We look forward to welcoming you as our new colleague!
Overview of your tasks prior to and following recognition of your qualifications
- Providing basic nursing care
- Assisting patients with eating and providing toilet assistance
- Activating patients and encouraging physical activities
- Providing psychosocial care
- Providing medical care in accordance with doctors’ prescriptions
- Care planning and documentation
- Coordination and communication
- Hygiene and infection control
- Documentation
Here is why Vitanas is a good choice
Compatibility of family and career
We offer childcare services, allowances, preferred work schedules and much more. As a family-friendly company, we will also support your application for family reunification.
Bonuses
We will not only pay you a good salary but will also reward your commitment and flexibility with attractive company incentives, allowances and bonuses.
Professional onboarding
We would like you to feel at home with us right from the start. Professional structures and an induction programme will help you to familiarise yourself with our company in no time at all.
Career perspective
Benefit from the Vitanas Group’s comprehensive care network at almost 50 locations. Feel free to build your career path, and we will support you with targeted training and further education measures along the way.
Costs
We follow the employer pays principle. Candidates will not incur any direct or indirect application costs. We do not ask international nurse specialists for deposits or other payments in their home countries. Vitanas will bear the cost of language training and reimburse the travel expenses incurred on presentation of supporting documents and other proof of payment.
Accommodation
Throughout Germany we have rented flats for our international specialists. Take our boarding house in Berlin as an example. It is located in an idyllic neighbourhood and has 70 stylishly appointed flats. Each flat has a balcony, is fully furnished and has internet access.
Integration
We will support you in your new environment. We provide language courses, organisational assistance and intercultural training to help you settle in and adapt to your work environment. Regular evaluations will ensure the continuous improvement of quality standards.
Transparency
Vitanas guarantees transparency in the entire recruitment process. You will be informed of all steps in due time, and we will closely liaise with you. We will provide you with all relevant contract documents and information on labour migration to Germany.
Mentors
Our mentors build bridges between the international specialists and us. They will help you get your bearings and will support you in adapting to the German work culture. They will also give you professional advice and will lend their support to you if you encounter personal challenges.
Welcome to the largest nursing facility of the Vitanas Group: your successful start at the boarding house Berlin!
Berlin-Brandenburg – a great location
With ten centres for the elderly, a clinic, an integration centre and approx. 1,000 employees we are in an excellent position to provide optimum care.
Our boarding house in the heart of Berlin
You will get temporary accommodation here, so you may familiarise yourself with your new surroundings and fully focus on your new job.
Step by step to Germany: our recruitment process for international caregivers
Vitanas assumes overall responsibility for the recruitment process. We have developed efficient and flexible procedures that enable us to recruit, train and prepare new staff members for their assignments in an ethical and fair manner. We assist the international specialists and monitor the various stages along their way to Germany as set out below.
From the application to the first working day
A long-term, structured process as well as painstaking organisation and preparatory work are required before a nurse may enter the country. Our recruiting team starts making all the arrangements necessary for entry to Germany a year prior to the eventual date of entry. This entails rendering support to candidates when applying for a visa and a work permit, assisting them in any further entry-related matters and providing the basic furnishings of shared accommodation. Moreover, all prerequisites for living and working in Germany are met. The team continues to support all new employees after their arrival, for example, when registering with the citizens' office and taking out health insurance.
Recognition procedure
Application
Equivalence assessments are conducted by the competent authorities in the federal state concerned. The international specialists will be notified of the result of the equivalence assessment conducted and whether their qualifications are recognised in Germany or if they have to undergo adaption training.
Ethical recruitment of international specialists
Vitanas undertakes to implement the international standards and guidelines governing labour migration. This includes compliance with the Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel of the World Health Organisation (WHO): WHO Global Code of Practice
In addition, Vitanas undertakes to comply with international standards and human rights conventions includin
- The International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
- The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDA)
- The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: UN-Leitprinzipien für Wirtschaft und Menschenrechte | BMZ
- The Core Labour Standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
- The IRIS Standard for the Ethical and Fair Recruitment of Personnel
For information on the ethical principles of fair recruitment refer to
Further information on the topic of working in the care sector in Germany
The most important information in this respect is compiled in a brochure published by the Kuratorium Deutsche Altershilfe (KDA).
Contact and information
Vitanas GmbH & Co. KGaA
Aroser Allee 68 |13407 Berlin
Team Internationales Recruiting
Complaints Management
Our Complaints Management is your direct contact for any concerns, complaints and suggestions for improvement you may have with regard to our care services or our international recruitment procedure. We attach great importance to the satisfaction of our residents, patients, their relatives, our job candidates and employees, and will respond soonest (the maximum processing period is three weeks) and do so in a result-oriented manner.
Contact: beschwerdemanagement@vitanas.de