Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

60-60%

In the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (Clinic Director Dr med Angelo Bernardon), children and adolescents up to the age of 18 are treated. The integrated treatment offer of the clinic includes an outpatient area with a central outpatient clinic as well as four outpatient clinics distributed across the canton, a consultation and liaison service, and an inpatient area with an acute ward, two psychotherapy wards, a day clinic and a clinic school. The teams consist of clinical professionals from the fields of medicine, psychology, nursing and social pedagogy, and in the clinic school teachers and special needs educators. The Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy is a teaching hospital of the University of Zurich and a certified training centre category A.

Profile

• Qualified occupational therapist (BSc, FH, HF) or equivalent recognised training in Switzerland Experience in occupational therapy work with mentally ill children and adolescents
• Strong social skills in dealing with mentally ill children and adolescents
• Ability to think and act in a networked, conceptual and innovative way
• You work independently, in a structured manner and are characterised by flexibility, teamwork and resilience

Tasks

• You offer individual and group therapies for children and adolescents with a mental illness
• You implement occupational therapy treatment (with a focus on children and adolescents) based on evidence and adapt your interventions according to scientific developments
• You are part of the interprofessional treatment team and actively contribute to the implementation of therapeutic goals within the overall treatment
• You competently implement occupational therapy treatment within the treatment concept and support further development with your expertise
• You participate in interprofessional collaboration, including attending patient-related case discussions, reports, team meetings and supervisions
• You create professionally sound documentation

Benefits

Our employees are the heart of our company. That is exactly why we offer you so much: Further training is strongly promoted with us. We also invest a lot in team cohesion and offer all our teams access to the software "Moodtalk", which strengthens team communication. In addition, we offer attractive discounts at well-known brands such as Ikea, Zalando, Coop, Lidl and many more. Employees who commute to us by public transport receive a substantial eco-bonus at the end of the year. Additionally, we offer an attractive pension fund solution. Work-life balance is also promoted with us: We are always open to part-time work and offer the possibility to buy additional holiday.

Questions about the position?

Belén Vazquez, Lead Psychologist

+41 56 461 96 90