Senior Physician Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia

We are looking for you for the Department of Anaesthesia from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement as a Senior Physician with a workload of 80-100%.

Anaesthesia, as part of the Medical Service Centres, performs around 6,500 anaesthesias annually across a broad professional spectrum. With a 24-hour specialist presence system (shift operation), we ensure anaesthesiological care in the operating theatre, intensive care unit, delivery room, emergency department, and during resuscitations.

What awaits you

• Very well-attended pain consultation in a team of two to three pain specialists with a high proportion of invasive pain therapy including implantation of neurostimulators
• Anaesthesiological spectrum of a medium-sized cantonal hospital including obstetrics with possible part-time deployment in anaesthesia including duty system
• Training of our assistant doctors
• Assumption of professional departmental responsibilities
• If interested, deployment as an emergency doctor SGNOR or equivalent
• A manageable team that is very happy to welcome you into its circle
• Appreciative interdisciplinary exchange

What you bring to advance us

• Specialist in Anaesthesiology, recognised in Switzerland
• Proven qualification in invasive pain therapy or already advanced level of training in this field
• Interest in further developing the well-established pain therapy in the canton and possibly leading it in the near future
• Understanding and interest in lived quality in the areas of medicine, medical economics, medical processes, patient contact, stakeholder management and team
• Willingness to constructively accompany the Schaffhausen hospitals in the transformation process around the new hospital building

Benefits

Family friendliness

Do you want to balance family and work well? With our in-house nursery directly on the grounds of the Cantonal Hospital, we support you in achieving a healthy work-life balance that not only works but also feels good.

Work-life balance

Your life is versatile and we understand that. Whether part-time, job sharing (also in leadership positions), extended maternity leave, unpaid leave or additional holidays instead of a 13th monthly salary: we create flexible solutions with you.

Pension benefits

We think ahead with you. With an employer contribution of 60% to pension fund contributions, we are already taking care of your future today so that you are well secured in retirement and your quality of life is maintained.

Accommodation

Are you new to Schaffhausen or need temporary accommodation? No problem. We provide furnished rooms if needed, uncomplicated, close to the workplace and perfect for your start.

Employee parking & REKA vouchers

You can reach us easily by bus, train or car. Numerous employee parking spaces are available near the hospital at attractive conditions. Public transport instead of a car? We think that’s great and reward you with REKA vouchers with up to 20% discount.

Further training

Do you want to know more, be more capable, make more impact? We offer you a variety of internal training opportunities for your next step, your thirst for knowledge and your personal development.

Questions about the application

Stefan Herberich Deputy Head HRM / Head HR Consulting stefan.herberich@spitaeler-sh.ch

Questions about the position

Daniel Borer Chief Physician Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine daniel.borer@spitaeler-sh.ch

Application process

Online application

Your application reaches us directly via our online portal.

Review & feedback

We will review your documents promptly and inform you about the next steps.

Personal meeting

If there is a first interview, you will learn more about us and we about you.

You will get to know your potential team and your working environment.

Decision & start

The Schaffhausen Hospitals as an employer

The Schaffhausen Hospitals include the Cantonal Hospital, the Psychiatric Services, the Radiology and Cardiology Posthof Neuhausen practices as well as the Neurology Practice Schaffhausen Centre. With over 1,700 employees, we ensure the extended medical and nursing basic care of the Schaffhausen region. Annually, we care for about 11,000 inpatients and 90,000 outpatients. In addition, we are an important training centre in the canton.