Basel
Activation Therapist
- 11 November 2026
- 50%
- Temporary
- German (Native language)
About the job
50%
Department of Health, Medical Services, Prison Medicine
by arrangement, limited until 31.08.2028
Tasks
Activation therapy in a special setting: Your tasks include activation therapeutic treatment and support of psychologically conspicuous and cognitively impaired inmates in the Basel remand prison.
Interdisciplinary collaboration: Equally important is the interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues from therapy, the medical service, doctors as well as the psychological-psychiatric service.
Stabilisation, creativity and initiative: You support admitted persons in stabilising their mental state and contribute with activation therapeutic measures to maintaining and promoting independence and self-activity. In addition, you write treatment notes and reports, participate in interdisciplinary meetings and jointly develop therapeutic concepts.
Profile
Experience: You have at least 2 years of professional experience. Ideally, you bring knowledge from psychiatry.
Personality: You understand how to independently and as part of a team recognise, understand and respond to the specific psychiatric and cognitive problems of people of various nationalities and backgrounds.
Education: You have completed training as a certified activation specialist (HF).
Language: Foreign language skills are an advantage.
Insight into our work
A healthy Basel population is the goal of the Medical Services of the Department of Health Basel-Stadt. They are committed to effective prevention, support school health, work in prison medicine and provide many other services. Communication with the public, permits for various health professions as well as the control of pharmacies and dental practices also fall within their remit. Thus, the work of the Medical Services supports the health of the population of Basel-Stadt in many different ways.
We cover the larger share of ongoing contributions, offer savings plan options and possibilities for flexible retirement.
Our centrally located sites are easily accessible on foot, by bike and by public transport.
With us, tasks, competencies, training and experience count for the determination and development of salary.
Contact
Questions about the position
Thomas Bart
Chief Medical Officer
Tel. +41 61 267 95 37
Questions about the application
Florislene Rotta
HR Business Partner
Tel. +41 61 267 95 02
Versatile.
Working for Basel-Stadt.
There is one thing all our more than 11,000 employees have in common: They are committed at the pulse of the city by supporting, enabling, directing, shaping and protecting. In this way, they contribute every day with their commitment to making Basel-Stadt a place worth living and loving. Our employees and their opportunities are as diverse as our tasks. Welcome to the team of the Canton of Basel-Stadt!
