Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 50–100 %

About the job

The Biel Hospital Centre is the public medical centre for the bilingual Biel-Seeland-Jura Bernois region (Switzerland). It offers the entire population comprehensive care in all specialised fields of modern medicine. Each year, more than 150,000 patients place their trust in us. Around 2,200 employees active in nearly 40 different professions find an attractive position with us.

Together, let us shape the future of paediatric medicine

At the Health House, just a few steps from Biel station, we are creating a place where children and their families are at the heart of our concerns and where they feel safe, understood and well supported.

With MEDIN Kids, a new outpatient centre dedicated to child and adolescent health is being established at the Health House in Biel. It offers a wide range of specialised consultations. Various medical and therapeutic disciplines work closely together and pool their expertise to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care for children and adolescents under one roof. The offer includes developmental paediatrics, psychology, paediatric physiotherapy and paediatric occupational therapy.

Interprofessional collaboration promotes direct exchanges, coordinates therapeutic concepts and ensures comprehensive care, decisively oriented towards the needs of children, adolescents and their families.
As a member of our team, you will take responsibility for your patients and actively participate in the creation and development of this forward-looking paediatric outpatient centre.

To strengthen our medical team, we are looking for, from 1 April 2027 or by agreement, a

Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 50–100 %

Your tasks – our position

• Independently ensure the assessment and outpatient care of children and adolescents with psychiatric issues
• Independently provide psychiatric and psychotherapeutic follow-up for children, adolescents and their families
• Evaluate complex situations in the areas of development, emotions and psychosocial issues
• Work closely with the various specialised fields of paediatrics, including developmental paediatrics, psychology, and professionals from different therapeutic disciplines
• Collaborate with schools, early intervention services, authorities and other external partners
• Actively participate in establishing an interdisciplinary consultation dedicated in particular to early childhood regulation disorders, pain disorders and adolescent medicine
• Supervise staff members

Your skills – our expectations

• Specialist title in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy
• Strong interest in an interdisciplinary, family-centred and holistic approach
• Excellent social skills and a kind and respectful attitude towards children, adolescents, families and colleagues
• Autonomous, responsible and structured working style
• Motivation to actively participate in the creation and development of a new paediatric outpatient centre
• Interest in innovation, quality and continuous development of care services
• You are able to communicate in German and French and have excellent command of one of these two languages, both spoken and written

Your opportunities – our offer

• A unique opportunity to participate in the creation and development of a new paediatric outpatient centre from its opening
• A psychiatric and psychotherapeutic activity within a closely interconnected medical environment, promoting direct professional exchanges between paediatrics, developmental paediatrics, psychology and therapeutic disciplines
• A modern infrastructure within the Health House, just minutes from Biel station
• An environment conducive to innovation and the development of new interdisciplinary care models
• Opportunities for personalised continuing education and professional development
• Modern employment conditions and flexible working models

Would you like to actively contribute to the development of outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy within a new interdisciplinary paediatric centre?

We look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you soon in a personal interview.

For further information, Dr med. Reto Villiger, Deputy Medical Director, is happy to assist you:
Tel.: 032 324 13 24 (Chief Physician's Secretariat)
Email: reto.villiger@szb-chb.ch