Spital Emmental AG
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Certified Nursing Specialist (a) – Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry (Outreach) 60% - Emmental Hospital
- 23 July 2026
- 60%
- Art
Job summary
Join the Psychiatry of Emmental Hospital: small yet exceptional. We offer challenging positions for healthcare professionals with opportunities for personal growth.
Tasks
- Provide person-centered care for older adults with psychiatric conditions.
- Support independence and quality of life in a home setting.
- Conduct crisis interventions and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
Skills
- Diploma as a nursing professional required, experience in geriatric psychiatry preferred.
- Empathy and patience in dealing with elderly individuals.
- Strong communication and independent working skills.
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About the job
The Psychiatry Department of Emmental Hospital: small but excellent – we offer demanding positions for doctors, psychologists, nursing specialists, social workers, and administrative staff with opportunities for personal development and consideration of individual resources.
In our manageable-sized operation, the personality of each individual employee shapes the way we interact and collaborate. We regard individuality as an enrichment in this sense. We actively promote cooperation among professional groups. We are a successful training centre of the BZ Nursing.
For the outreach care of experienced older adults with psychiatric illnesses in an outpatient setting, we are seeking to strengthen our team from 1 September 2026 or by arrangement a
Certified Nursing Specialist (a) – Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry (Outreach) 60%
Responsibilities
- Resource- and person-centred care and support of experienced older adults with mental illnesses
- Stabilisation and maintenance of independence and quality of life in the home setting
- Crisis intervention and support in challenging situations
- Independent case management and treatment planning
- Collaboration with the interdisciplinary team of the Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic
- Consultation and networking with relatives, authorities, and referrers
Profile
- Qualification as a certified nursing specialist HF/FH
- Experience in geriatric psychiatry/home care advantageous
- Enjoyment and interest in working with older people and their individual life situations
- Empathy, patience, and respectful attitude towards experienced older adults
- Confident demeanour even with cognitive changes and/or impairments
- Independent, responsible working style
- Driving licence category B
Our Offer
- Holidays
- Collective labour agreement
- Culinary delights
- Modern, humane, central
- Parking
- Events
- Discounts
- Meaningful, varied work with high personal responsibility.
- Flexible working hours in the outpatient sector
- Valid driving licence and own vehicle required
Information
We look forward to your application – help us shape dignified, self-determined care in old age and make a real difference every day!
For further information, please contact Dr Susan Fischer, Operational Manager of the Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic; Tel. +41 34 421 27 06
