Senior Psychiatrist 60-100%

About the job

Checkpoint Zurich is the health centre for queer people and one of the largest in Switzerland for HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual health. We offer a comprehensive range of medical, psychological, and psychosocial services. Additionally, we conduct campaigns and community work. Checkpoint Zurich is part of Arud, a non-profit organisation in the field of outpatient medical care, and is operated in cooperation with the Sexual Health Zurich Association.

Are you a specialist in psychiatry, committed and competent? Then we are looking for you!

Your tasks:

• You take on psychiatric and psychotherapeutic assessment, counselling, and treatment of gay, queer, and trans people with complex issues with a great deal of personal responsibility and scope for creativity
• You work in a highly interdisciplinary team and actively contribute your professional perspective to the joint care
• You delegate purposefully and coordinate treatment closely with the psychology team
• You regularly participate in intervisions with the psychotherapists in the organisation
• You issue orders and cost approvals for our clients, in close collaboration with the psychology team
• You contribute to Checkpoint projects and help to further develop our services for the LGBTIQ+ community

What you bring:

• Completed specialist training in psychiatry and psychotherapy (FMH)
• Knowledge of the life realities of queer people and a closeness to the target group – whether through personal or professional experience – is desirable
• Strong team player qualities combined with the ability to independently and conscientiously handle responsible tasks even on busy days
• Openness and appreciation towards diverse life realities, sexual orientations, and gender identities
• Good communication skills, resilience, and flexibility in dealing with a demanding, diverse client base
• Enjoyment of direct client contact and working in an interdisciplinary, committed environment
• Foreign language skills are an advantage

What you can expect from us:

• You will deepen your expertise in addiction medicine and actively shape the collaboration between psychiatry, psychotherapy, internal medicine, and social work.
• We offer you a regulated 45-hour week from Monday to Friday, without night or weekend shifts in the ward operation, as well as 6 weeks of holiday and attractive pension fund conditions.
• We support you in further training and offer regular supervision and intervision.
• Look forward to an inspiring, collegial working atmosphere in a pioneering organisation of Swiss addiction medicine and become part of a committed team that supports you and achieves great things together with you.

Further information about our benefits can be found here

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If you have questions about the position or would like to have a non-binding preliminary discussion, I am happy to be your personal contact throughout the entire application process. Feel free to contact me anytime by phone or email.