Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken UPK Basel
Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel (UPK)
Occupational Therapist or Work Educator 50% for Adult and Youth Forensics
- 16 May 2025
- 50%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
Are you motivated to contribute your experience and benefit from the university environment?
The University Psychiatric Clinics (UPK) Basel are one of the leading university psychiatric clinics in Switzerland. Our goal is the continuous improvement of the treatment of our patients to achieve their best possible quality of life.The MTD of UPK Basel offer a variety of therapy forms. These are disorder-specific and an integral part of interdisciplinary treatment. Medically prescribed, they complement the psychotherapeutic and medicinal therapy offerings of the departments, which include inpatient, day-patient and outpatient care.
In the psychiatric forensics of UPK, delinquent patients with a psychiatric illness are usually treated as inpatients for the long term. In addition to acute psychiatric treatment, everyday-oriented as well as rehabilitative perspectives regarding professional (re-)integration must be considered, taking into account the risk of reoffending. The goal of all interventions is to accompany patients in their individual developmental processes and enable them to live as independently and offence-free as possible.
Occupational Therapist or Work Educator 50% for Adult and Youth Forensics
What to expect
- You are responsible for the independent organisation, implementation and documentation of specialised therapeutic treatment of inpatients in the forensic department
- You independently conduct milieu-therapeutic groups as well as disorder-specific individual therapies in the studios and workshops and on the ward, taking into account individual support goals, and develop resource-adapted offers focusing on responsibility, interest development, self-management promotion and socio-emotional skills
- You carry out assessments, write reports and prepare progress documentation
- Support and good collegial cooperation in a committed and long-experienced multiprofessional team in forensics (occupational, art and work therapists)
- You work closely with the interprofessional treatment teams of the Clinic for Forensics and specialist colleagues of the Medical Therapeutic Services
- You support students in achieving their training goals
What distinguishes you
- You are a confident personality who enjoys facing new challenges
- You are empathetic and enjoy working with people
- You have completed vocational training/studies as an occupational therapist or work educator and preferably have professional experience with psychologically burdened people
- You are confident in using assessment tools or are interested in acquiring this competence
- You possess social skills, resilience and the ability to self-organise
- You are a team player
Look forward to
- An interesting role in a qualified and committed team
- Thorough induction and collegial interprofessional collaboration
- Attractive and contemporary employment conditions under the GAV (such as: minimum 30 days holiday/time off per year, above-average pension fund benefits: 2/3 of pension fund contributions paid by the employer, non-occupational accident insurance (contributions: employee 2/3, employer 1/3))
- Attractive and diverse further training programme (internal courses, support for external training, professional and leadership development)
- Exclusive fleet discounts with various vehicle manufacturers
- TNW network: U-pass at a discounted price (job ticket)
- Free sports offerings on and off the UPK campus (such as Pilates, Power Yoga, gym; discounted fitness centre offer)
- Various catering options directly on the UPK campus
- Beautiful park area, quiet working environment
- Find out more at https://karriere.upk.ch/ihr-vorteil.html
Do you have questions? Contact us
For professional questions, please contact Annetta Neyenhuys, Head of MTD, at +41 61 325 54 75. For general questions, Maurizio Chirico, HR Business Partner, is happy to assist you at +41 61 325 53 39.We look forward to receiving your online application.
