Dipl. Nursing Specialist Ward Schwartzlin

University Clinic for Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

from 1 November 2026 or by arrangement

The Schwartzlin ward of the University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ) offers a specialised, twelve-week psychotherapeutic treatment programme focusing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. You will accompany patients with various mental illnesses - including anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma-related disorders, personality disorders, stabilised psychoses, as well as multiple diagnoses with substance use disorders. Together with a dedicated and experienced interprofessional team, you will design individual treatment courses and work according to a patient- and recovery-oriented approach, in which the system of key persons plays a central role. With us, you can contribute your nursing expertise in a varied and therapeutically demanding environment and actively contribute to the further development of high-quality psychiatric care.

Your tasks

• You accompany and care for our patients within the framework of patient- and recovery-oriented nursing
• You take responsibility in the key person system and actively support individual therapy processes
• You help shape the therapeutic daily routine in the milieu-therapeutic setting and work resource-oriented with individuals as well as patient groups
• You implement evidence-based nursing concepts and current nursing standards professionally
• You contribute your ideas to the continuous development of nursing quality and the therapeutic offer
• You work closely with the interdisciplinary team and contribute to holistic, individual treatment planning

Your profile

• You have a diploma as a nursing specialist HF/FH, ideally with professional experience in psychiatry
• You are interested in psychotherapeutic treatment concepts and accompany people with various mental illnesses professionally and empathetically
• You work independently, responsibly and keep an overview even in demanding situations
• You appreciate interprofessional collaboration and actively engage in a committed team
• You have good IT skills and enjoy continuously developing yourself professionally and personally

Your contacts

Giorgia D'Alessandris

Giorgia D'Alessandris answers your specialist questions: T: +41 58 630 76 39

For questions about the application process, please contact

Nicole Portner

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