Senior Consultant

The Outpatient Pain Medicine department of the University Clinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, treats complex acute and chronic pain syndromes within a structured biopsychosocial care concept. A central focus lies on evidence-based interventional pain therapy using ultrasound- and fluoroscopy-guided procedures. To further develop our interventional offerings, we are seeking a senior consultant with proven expertise in interventional pain medicine.

What to expect

• Independent performance of complex interventional pain therapies (US- and fluoroscopy-guided)
• Assuming professional daily responsibility in the outpatient setting and backup for inpatient acute pain medicine at weekends
• Supervision and training of assistant doctors
• Structured interdisciplinary case management within the biopsychosocial treatment concept
• Establishment and leadership of a specialised clinic according to your expertise as well as active participation in the strategic and conceptual development of outpatient pain medicine
• Optional involvement in clinical and translational research

Your profile

• Specialist in Anaesthesiology or equivalent training recognised in Switzerland
• SSIPM certificate in Interventional Pain Therapy or equivalent proven expertise
• At least two years of independent work in interventional pain medicine
• Extensive experience in fluoroscopy-guided spinal interventions (e.g. facet joints, periradicular therapies, sympathetic blocks, denervations)
• Confident use of ultrasound-guided nerve and fascial blocks
• Experience in organising an outpatient clinic or comparable leadership responsibility
• High structural, clinical and communicative competence

Our offer

• University environment with high interventional expertise and modern infrastructure
• Clear clinical responsibility structure with scope for initiative
• Plannable working hours without night or weekend duties on site in the outpatient setting
• Small, specialised, interprofessional team
• Support for academic development, teaching and scientific projects
• Prospectively, we offer you a defined area of responsibility

Questions about the position?

Further information is gladly provided by PD Dr med Michael Alexander Harnik Co-Head Outpatient Pain Medicine

michael.harnik@insel.ch

+41 31 632 30 27