Orthopedic Rehabilitation Nurse - Open-ended contract - (M/F/X)

With a patient-centered approach focused on their needs, Hôpitaux Iris Sud (operating across 4 municipalities in southern Brussels) and its 2,500 employees work to provide high-performing, quality care and a multidisciplinary approach to the entire population of Brussels and its surrounding areas, while maintaining a genuine local dimension.

Hôpitaux Iris Sud and CHU Saint-Pierre are undertaking a strategic grouping project aimed at consolidating their stability and boosting their medical partnerships. The ambition of this project is to preserve and strengthen the quality of care by offering an even more stimulating environment for healthcare professionals. This collaboration represents a wonderful opportunity to reinforce the excellence of two committed public hospitals, supported by strong ethical values and a constant commitment to public health.

     Hôpitaux IRIS Sud is looking for,

For the Orthopedic Rehabilitation unit - Unit K52, located at the Molière Longchamp site in Forest

A Nurse (m/f/x)

Under a full-time, open-ended contract

Within our K52 orthopedic rehabilitation unit, we are looking for a nurse who wants to commit to a care approach focused on patient recovery and independence. Beyond nursing care, you support each patient through their rehabilitation process, respecting their pace and abilities, to help them gradually regain their independence in activities of daily living.

What does the job involve?

Unit K52 is a 24-bed orthopedic rehabilitation unit. As a nurse, you will join a multidisciplinary team consisting of a head nurse, 8 nurses, and 4 care assistants, working in close collaboration with physiotherapists, the general practitioner, the occupational therapist, the social team, and students.

The unit mainly welcomes patients undergoing rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery. Patients generally arrive from the 3rd/4th postoperative day and stay for an average of 29 to 30 days. This duration makes it possible to support them gradually in recovering their abilities and independence. 

Rehabilitation is based on progressive support for the patient. You adapt your care to their abilities and pace, while encouraging them to actively participate in their care and gradually regain their independence. 

Your missions:

• Provide the nursing care necessary for patient management: technical care, administration of treatments, clinical monitoring, taking parameters, hygiene and comfort care, dressings, etc.
• Assess and manage pain, notably through the administration of prescribed treatments, listening to the patient, providing advice, and using appropriate tools or means.
• Support the patient through their rehabilitation process, taking into account their abilities, progress, and pace.
• Foster the patient's autonomy and independence by encouraging them to perform the activities they are able to carry out themselves.
• Educate and advise the patient to enable them to gradually resume their activities of daily living.
• Adapt your support to the patient's needs, providing them with the necessary help, advice, and tools without systematically doing things for them, and respecting their pace.
• Participate in group activities organized within the unit, in collaboration with other professionals.
• Ensure quality handover of observations and patient evolution to the team.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and discussions regarding the patient's rehabilitation project.
• Collaborate closely with the various stakeholders: doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social team, care assistants, students, etc.
• Ensure the traceability of care and patient data, notably in the patient file and institutional tools.

Your manager, your team, and your environment 

●  You will be supervised by Rabbi Sesila, head nurse.

●The neurological rehabilitation unit consists of a head nurse, 8 nurses, and 4 care assistants.

● You will work at our Molière Longchamp site located at Rue Marconi 142 in Forest.

What about you?

Your training

●You hold a bachelor's degree or patent in nursing endorsed and registered by the Medical Commission of Brabant.

Your experience

●You already have experience in orthopedic rehabilitation or you are looking for a first or new experience.

● Experience in rehabilitation, surgery, or orthopedics is an asset.

●You have a good knowledge of Dutch: You are able to understand the patient's needs and communicate with your colleagues.

Your skills

●You enjoy teamwork and are comfortable in a multidisciplinary environment. You share your observations and actively collaborate with nurses, care assistants, doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, the social team, and students. 

● You have good communication skills both with colleagues for sharing information and with patients. You maintain caring communication even with patients experiencing cognitive disorders.

● You have a pedagogical approach: you explain, encourage, motivate, and support the patient throughout their rehabilitation process. You know how to strike the right balance between assistance and autonomy so as not to do for the patient what they are capable of doing alone. 

●You know how to keep your cool and manage situations appropriately even in emergencies.

● You are empathetic and attentive to your patients.

●You respect each patient's pace and abilities while knowing how to encourage and gradually stimulate them in their efforts.

What you will love

·      Meaningful work:

You support patients through an important stage of their recovery and contribute concretely to helping them gradually regain their autonomy and independence in activities of daily living.

·      A warm and supportive team

You will join a welcoming, caring, and close-knit team where mutual aid, listening, and collaboration are part of daily life. The quality and safety of care are a priority for the entire team.

·      Multidisciplinary work

You will work daily in collaboration with the various professionals involved in the patient's rehabilitation journey: doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, care assistants, social team, students, etc. This collaboration helps build consistent care tailored to each patient's goals.

·      Attentive and participative management

You will evolve in a team supervised by young, accessible, and attentive management that encourages everyone's participation, exchanges, and proposals for improvement. You will be able to propose ideas and contribute to building the unit's projects.

·      A dynamic focused on continuous improvement

The team is committed to a process of continuous improvement in the quality of care. Your ideas, experience, and proposals will be welcome to evolve practices and service organization.

What we offer you

·      Contract type: Open-ended contract

·      Working time: Full-time

·      Working hours: You work 5 days a week between Monday and Friday with variable hours between 7:00 AM and 8:30 PM (+ potentially night shifts)

·      Contract start date: October 2026

A series of benefits linked to well-being at work

●     A personalized onboarding path;

●     A training program that will support you throughout your career; 

●     Opportunities for mobility within the IRIS network;

●     A friendly working atmosphere and work-life balance;

●     Organization of team buildings;

●     Services focusing on quality of life at work (organization of massages during working hours, etc.);

●     The opportunity to join a hospital labeled "Eco-dynamic Enterprise", major recognition of our commitment to quality care and sustainable practices

A whole series of extra-legal benefits

●     An attractiveness bonus;

●     A collective social service offering a whole range of benefits (various bonuses, discounts via benefits at work, holiday stays at attractive prices, etc.);

●     Preferential rates in all hospitals of the IRIS network (for you, your partner, your dependent ascendants and descendants);

●     Meal vouchers with a value of €7.30;

●     A 100% contribution to public transport costs for STIB, 80% for SNCB, TEC, and DE LIJN, and/or a bicycle allowance of €0.36/km (The Ixelles site is accessible by public transport)

●     A bilingualism allowance (subject to submitting the Selor Art. 10 or 12 certificate, you will have the opportunity to take free Dutch lessons during your working hours);

●     24 days of legal leave and 5 days of extra-legal leave (+ circumstantial leave);

●     A pension plan via group insurance;

Remuneration based on IFIC scales (category 14), with recognition of seniority

●     Min: €3,379.86 (index: 2.1647)

●     Max: €5,339.19 (index 2.1647)

What does the recruitment process look like?

·      A telephone interview with Bilal El Yahiaoui (recruiter): 30 minutes

·      An interview in the presence of Rabbi Sesila (head nurse) and Noureddine Rafiaa (head nurse manager): 45 minutes

Want to join us?

Are you interested in joining our orthopedic rehabilitation team? Do you want to practice your nursing profession in a warm, multidisciplinary environment centered on patient autonomy?

So, don't wait any longer and join us!

For any additional information regarding the position, contact Noureddine RAFIAA, Head Nurse Manager, at 02/348.52.74 or 0490/67.40.77

For any other questions, feel free to contact me at 02/739.84.66

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Bilal EL YAHIAOUI

The use of the masculine gender in this job offer is a convention aimed at ensuring the readability of its content. This implies no gender discrimination regarding the processing of our applications. At Hôpitaux Iris Sud, we welcome and encourage all applications without discrimination related to age, disability, gender, origin, religion, or sexual orientation."