Senior Consultant Forensic Psychiatry

University Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

from 1 October 2026 or by arrangement

On the security ward (BEWA) you will find a special senior consultant role at the interface of psychiatry, somatic acute medicine and forensic psychiatry. You will treat people in custody with complex psychiatric and somatic conditions and work closely with the specialist disciplines of the acute hospital. In the Forensic Day Clinic (FTK) in Burgdorf, you will design and be responsible for the psychiatric-psychotherapeutic treatment of people in custody in a day clinic setting. Both services are part of the forensic care triangle of the UPZ and offer you an exceptionally diverse field of activity. You combine forensic psychiatric expertise with somatic medicine, actively shape innovative care services and work in an interdisciplinary environment that enables professional exchange and new perspectives. Fancy a special role in Bern and Burgdorf? Then we look forward to your application. Become part of our team and actively shape forensic care in the canton of Bern.

Your tasks

• Senior consultant responsibility - You take on senior consultant responsibility for psychiatric care on the BEWA and in the FTK - in close collaboration with a committed, interdisciplinary team
• Patient care - You ensure a high-quality, evidence-based and guideline-compliant forensic psychiatric-psychotherapeutic treatment
• Supervision & further training - You supervise assistant doctors and actively shape their professional development
• Concept work - You contribute to the further development of clinical concepts and bring your ideas and expertise into a multiprofessional environment
• On-call duty - You participate in the senior consultant on-call service of the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• Research - You support ongoing research projects and can develop your own projects within the framework of the clinic's research concept if interested

Your profile

• Professional qualification - You hold the specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy with MEBEKO recognition for foreign diplomas or are already well advanced in your training
• Interest in forensics - You are motivated to deepen your training in the field of forensics and ideally bring initial forensic psychiatric knowledge
• Leadership & organisation - You have leadership experience, organisational skills and an interest in leadership and training responsibilities
• Collaboration - You are characterised by teamwork, communication skills and enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Development - You show high commitment to the continuous development of the department
• Language - You have very good oral and written German skills

Your contacts

Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Kirchebner

Johannes Kirchebner answers your specialist questions: T: +41 58 630 90 41

If you have questions about the application process, please contact

Yanis Emanuel Ryser

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

The UPZ

The University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ) is the leading competence centre for psychiatry and psychotherapy in the capital region as a university clinic. It ensures psychiatric care in the canton of Bern along the entire care chain, from early detection through outpatient, day clinic and inpatient therapies to rehabilitation and forensics. With over 30 locations, the UPZ offers a comprehensive care network. In addition, the UPZ makes an important contribution in the areas of teaching, training and further education as well as research.

Learn more

https://jobs.upz-bern.ch/de/warum-upz

Your workplace

Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000 Bern 60