Health Specialist, Centre for Acute Psychiatric Disorders
- 13 July 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
The Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich (PUK) is one of the leading psychiatric clinics in Switzerland. With over 2,500 employees, we are committed daily to the holistic treatment and care of people with mental illnesses. As a university hospital, we combine clinical expertise with research and teaching – in a working environment characterised by interdisciplinary collaboration, trust, and personal responsibility.
At the Centre for Acute Psychiatric Disorders, we treat people exhibiting the most severe psychiatric conditions, often accompanied by acute self- or external danger. We are the psychiatric emergency department, intensive care, and acute care. We assess admission situations, treat acute crises, and stabilise them so that patients can transition to outpatient follow-up care, a therapy ward, or a social psychiatric facility, or return to these. The focus is on individual, recovery-oriented, holistic treatment and care.
For our nursing team on our acute wards, we are seeking immediately or by arrangement a
Health Specialist, Centre for Acute Psychiatric Disorders
80-100%
Your Tasks
- Implementing the prescribed measures in the nursing process according to the instructions of the qualified nursing staff
- Co-responsibility in accompanying and caring for patients in their daily activities and supporting their daily routines
- Responsible for ward organisation
- Ward-specific logistical tasks planned independently
- Delegated medical-technical tasks regarding monitoring and diagnostic-therapeutic measures for selected patients
- Active participation in the training of our FaGe apprentices
Your Profile
- Completed, recognised vocational training as FaGe EFZ (recognition certificate from the Swiss Red Cross for foreign diplomas)
- With your high social competence and humorous manner, you easily connect with patients as well as your team
- You are motivated to learn new things, flexible, and ready to work actively
- Good German language skills, spoken and written
Our Offer
- Knowledge that advances you: extensive initial, further, and continuing education opportunities
- Strong in the team: appreciative collaboration and mutual support
- More time for rest: at least 25 days of holiday and the possibility of unpaid leave
- Future provision with added value: 60% employer contribution to the pension fund
- Sustainably mobile: participation in the ZVV BonusPass or general subscription
- Well cared for in everyday work: discounted catering offers or lunch vouchers
Contact
Rodolphe Allisson
Head of Nursing
+41 58 384 35 75
is happy to answer your questions.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Workplace
Brigitte Abegg
