Health Specialist (Crisis Intervention for Adolescents)
- 03 August 2026
- 50%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
The Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich treats and cares for mentally ill people of all ages. The more than 2500 employees from 55 different professions contribute in interdisciplinary teams to the holistic care of patients, from assessment through therapy to aftercare. Our work is based on mutual trust and personal responsibility, and together we promote an innovative corporate culture. As a university hospital, we are successfully involved in national and international research projects.
Life - Security through Relationship
At Life, children and adolescents in suicidal crises are intensively accompanied and cared for by a multiprofessional team. The offer ranges from prevention through inpatient and partial inpatient to outpatient aftercare. Cooperation with the children and adolescents as well as their parents is based on a sustainable, relationship-oriented approach and extends across all care settings.
We are looking to strengthen our team with two positions (each 50% workload) in job sharing from 1 October 2026
Health Specialist (Crisis Intervention for Adolescents)
50%
Your Tasks
- Ensuring educational and nursing care based on best practice and ethical-moral principles
- Designing a resource-promoting milieu-therapeutic treatment setting with a strong focus on the living environment of children and adolescents
- Delegated execution of nursing interventions
- Support in crisis situations
- Participation in change processes, especially in nursing-therapeutic services
- Active participation in intensive interprofessional collaboration
- Resource-oriented everyday design
Your Profile
- You place our children and adolescents at the centre of your work
- Completed vocational training in the field (recognition certificate for foreign qualifications)
- You have experience in child and adolescent psychiatry or are willing to acquire the necessary skills
- Willingness to work various shifts on all weekdays (mainly early and late shifts)
Our Offer
- Working days Sunday to Friday from 16:30 to 23:30
- Exciting, varied and responsible tasks in a versatile, dynamic and university-influenced environment
- Regular case and team supervisions
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Employment conditions according to cantonal personnel law
- Attractive social benefits (coverage of 60% of pension fund contributions)
- Discounted shopping opportunities as well as sports offers, company-owned nursery, participation in the ZVV BonusPass, etc.
Contact:
For further information, please contact Sascha Bamert, ward manager, telephone +41 58 384 89 68.
For further information, please contact Sascha Bamert, ward manager, telephone +41 58 384 89 68.
We look forward to receiving your complete online application.
We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position.
Workplace
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