Nursing apprenticeship with a focus on paediatric care

This three-year apprenticeship includes 2,100 hours of classroom learning and 2,500 hours of practical training and ends with a state examination. Subjects include nursing, nursing and health sciences, natural sciences and medicine, humanities and social sciences, and law, politics and economics. Practical nursing procedures are demonstrated and practised. Training starts each year on 1 March and 1 September.

• Support children, young people and their families with empathy through different health situations, looking after their physical and emotional wellbeing
• Work closely with doctors to provide basic and medical nursing care, including personal care, wound care and giving medicines as prescribed
• Plan, carry out and assess individual care measures and keep careful nursing records
• Give children, young people and their relatives clear, age-appropriate and caring advice and support on illness and health
• Help with diagnostic tests and treatments, assist during examinations and procedures, and monitor medical equipment
• Carry out organisational and administrative tasks

• Professional skills, empathy, a sense of responsibility, strong communication skills and enjoyment of working with children, young people and their families
• Medical fitness for the role
• Proof of immunity to measles
• An intermediate school leaving certificate or an equivalent qualification recognised in Germany if obtained abroad
• Very good spoken and written German, at least level B2
• Cover letter (required)
• Complete CV in table format with no gaps (required)
• Copies of all school leaving certificates, or a half-year report if you are in your final school year; include the complete documents, front and back (required)
• Medical certificate confirming fitness for the profession
• Certificates, examination certificates or assessments from previous jobs, training and internships