Senior Consultant specialising in Addiction

Our Saxer ward at the Bolligenstrasse site provides care for all acute disorders within the Addiction Psychiatry Competence Centre. In addition to managing acute intoxications, delirium, and psychiatric comorbidities, conducting qualified detoxifications for all substances is also a core task of this inpatient unit. In the field of addiction psychiatry, the ward works closely with the open detoxification and rehabilitation ward as well as the addiction outpatient clinic.

As a senior consultant, you will help shape innovative treatment concepts, be part of an interdisciplinary team, and drive the further development of modern therapeutic approaches. We offer you a dynamic university environment with excellent research and training opportunities as well as the chance to actively participate at the interface between clinic and science. As a recognised training centre, the Addiction Psychiatry Competence Centre at the UPD offers the opportunity to obtain the specialisation in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy for Addiction Disorders.

Your Responsibilities

• You will work on a ward with acute and elective disorders specialising in addiction psychiatry and be responsible for diagnostics, therapy planning, and conducting psychiatric treatments in close interdisciplinary collaboration with our team
• Supervision and training of assistant doctors
• Participation in the further development of clinical concepts in close cooperation with a committed, multiprofessional team is another part of this interesting role
• You will take part in the senior consultant on-call service of the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• You will actively engage in the education and training for the specialty of Psychiatry at the University of Bern and for candidates training to become specialists in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• You will support ongoing research projects and may develop your own projects within the framework of the clinic’s research concept if interested

• You hold a specialist title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy with MEBEKO recognition (mandatory for foreign diplomas) or are already well advanced in training to become a specialist
• You are motivated and interested in deepening your expertise in addiction psychiatry and bring prior knowledge in this field
• Leadership experience and organisational skills as well as an interest in taking on leadership and training responsibilities complete your profile
• Teamwork and communication skills are among your strengths, as well as a willingness to collaborate interdisciplinarily
• You demonstrate a strong commitment to the continuous development of the department
• You have very good oral and written German language skills

Your Contacts

Philippe Pfeifer

Philippe Pfeifer will answer your specialist questions:
T: +41 58 630 92 52
Yanis Emanuel Ryser

Email: bewerbungen@upd.ch
T: +41 58 630 96 71

Your Workplace

Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000 Bern 60