Why work for our team?

If you come to work for our hospital, you will become part of a team that shares a common desire to treat patients with excellence and create the best opportunities for healing and having the fullest possible life. Experienced and supportive colleagues, as well as the best modern medical equipment, will help you to provide the best treatment.

We support the development of our employees and offer opportunities for self-improvement!

Tartu University Hospital is the only university hospital in Estonia, which means that our employees are the best experts in the field and know and use the latest treatments. In addition, we are the main practice base for medical education for other health professionals.

As the only university hospital in Estonia, the Tartu University Hospital is the main practice base for different health care professionals in medical education. Our employees are the best experts in the field and support their colleagues in developing their skills. According to medical students, the hospital is the most attractive employer in 2017–2019.

We value the contribution of our employees and pay a higher salary than the average in the Estonian medical sector!

• a modern and constantly changing work environment;
• meaningful and versatile work in a large, rapidly evolving, and reputable organisation, and in the clinics of the Hospital;
• the possibility for self-actualisation and the opportunity to put your ideas into practice;
• the possibility of performing additional terminal tasks;
• the opportunity to develop your professional and managerial career at the Hospital;
• continuous and systematic training and self-development opportunities;
• full-time or part-time work, on-call or shift work;
• additional holiday paid by the Hospital for 7 calendar days;
• exciting joint events;
• the opportunity to belong to employee representative organisations;

We offer to the medical staff:

• remuneration depending on the work experience;
• professional and managerial career opportunities;
• additional holiday of 7 calendar days during the winter season (subject to special conditions);
• shorter working days on the working days immediately preceding all public holidays;
• days off for the birth of a child, attending a graduation ceremony, and arranging a funeral for a loved one;
• the opportunity to apply for free time for research.

We offer to nursing and care staff:

• additional holiday of 3 calendar days if they have worked at the Hospital for more than 7 years;
• shorter working days on the working days immediately preceding all public holidays;
• days off for attending their children’s graduation ceremony and arranging a funeral for a loved one;
• opportunity to rotate for nursing students and go on study leave for 15 calendar days to prepare for the final exam.

If you are interested in working at the Tartu University Hospital, please write to Ms Kersti Arend by e-mail at kersti.arend@kliinikum.ee