Psychiatrische Dienste Aargau AG
Aarau
Senior Physician Outpatient Clinic 80 - 100%
- 01 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Aarau
Job summary
Join our Ambulatorium in Aarau as a dedicated professional. This role offers a supportive environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Lead and coordinate staff across various professions in a treatment team.
- Supervise and support assistant doctors and psychologists in training.
- Conduct group therapies and manage patient assessments and interventions.
Skills
- Must have a recognized specialist title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Switzerland.
- Fluent in German or possess a C1 language certificate.
- Experience in personnel management is a plus.
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About the job
For our outpatient clinic in Aarau, we are looking for a committed individual to start immediately or by arrangement as
Responsibilities
- You lead and coordinate the personnel assigned to you from various professional groups within the interdisciplinary treatment team
- You support assistant physicians and assistant psychologists in training and supervision
- You prepare and supervise medical reports for referrers, insurance companies, legal representatives, and other clients
- You actively lead team meetings and training sessions
- You conduct group psychotherapies in collaboration with an assistant
- You take on managerial duties in the outpatient clinic and participate in the PDAG duty system (approx. 6 weekend days per year at 100% workload)
- You assess adult patients with mental disorders, treat them, and undertake crisis interventions as well as triage
- You conduct location discussions with relatives, legal guardians, employers, residential care staff, and other relevant persons
- You demonstrate openness and flexibility towards future developments and are willing to actively help shape and take on new areas of responsibility
Profile
- You hold a specialist medical title in psychiatry and psychotherapy recognised in Switzerland or are close to completing it
- You speak German as a native language or possess a language certificate at level C1
- Ideally, you already have experience in personnel management
- You act independently, make confident decisions, and show diverse professional interest
- You enjoy working competently and confidently in interdisciplinary teams
- You operate in a structured, flexible, and solution-oriented manner
Benefits
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Jan-Hendrik Diedrich
Chief Physician