Head Nurse / Head of Ward Geriatric Psychiatry 80-100%

In our geriatric psychiatry unit with currently 16 beds, elderly people, usually from the age of 65, are treated. The focus is on the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of mental illnesses that can accompany ageing or be triggered by age-related processes. With a great deal of empathy, leadership skills and the necessary expertise, you take responsibility for the professional and personnel management of the ward. You steer and further develop the nursing processes and, together with your team, ensure professional, patient-oriented and appreciative care of our patients in geriatric psychiatry.

• You take on the professional and personnel management
• You organise and coordinate the ward operations and ensure smooth nursing processes.
• You ensure professional, individual and patient-oriented care of our patients.
• You create the staff deployment planning and ensure demand-oriented duty scheduling.
• Collaboration and networking with internal and external interfaces
• Commitment to further training as well as public relations work

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• Completed training as a certified nursing specialist HF with a focus on psychiatry. A CAS relevant to geriatric psychiatry, in gerontological nursing or an equivalent further education.
• Several years of professional experience, ideally in a leadership role.
• Further training in leadership
• Team-oriented, independent personality and organisational skills
• Collaboration and networking with internal/external interfaces and commitment to interdisciplinary cooperation
• Initiative and cooperative working style
• Sense of responsibility and foresighted action
• High social and communication skills

"With us, you can still be yourself": It is familial and personal with us. As part of the Spital Affoltern team, you also benefit from attractive employment conditions and numerous fringe benefits: joker day, shopping discounts and two subscriptions for free entry to the FORTYSEVEN Wellness Spa are just a few examples of our fringe benefits .

About us

Spital Affoltern is the largest employer and training institution in the Knonauer Amt. Around 550 employees work with us daily for the well-being of patients. Learn more about usin our portrait .

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Spital Affoltern AG
Melanie Brügger
Co-Head Nursing, Social Affairs and Therapies
Phone +41 44 71433 94
E-mail melanie.bruegger@spitalaffoltern.ch