Specialist / Specialist for hand surgery — Kantonsspital Winterthur (KSW)
- Location
- Winterthur
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
For our clinic for hand and plastic surgery we are looking for 1.
October 2026 a specialist / specialist for hand surgery (Switzerland) or a surgical specialist / specialist with additional designation hand surgery as senior physician / senior physician.
As a European accredited FESSH Hand Trauma and Replantation Center, our team covers the full range of hand surgery care, including replants.
- For our clinic for hand and plastic surgery we are looking for 1.
- October 2026 a specialist / specialist for hand surgery (Switzerland) or a surgical specialist / specialist with additional designation hand surgery as senior physician / senior physician.
- You participate in the hand and plastic surgical on-call services in the team
- In addition, you make an important further education contribution and supervise our assistant doctors during operations and consultation hours as well as during internal further education events.
- KSW offers employees conditions that enable them to reconcile their professional goals and personal needs.
- Flexible, flexible working hours, home office as well as a generous maternity leave and employment levels adapted to different situations – all this is possible at KSW, as long as the company allows it.
Main responsibilities
- You participate in the hand and plastic surgical on-call services in the team
- In addition, you make an important further education contribution and supervise our assistant doctors during operations and consultation hours as well as during internal further education events.
- Furthermore, you will develop a special field within hand surgery for yourself and for the clinic. Profile:
- You have completed training as a specialist for hand surgery or are about to obtain it or have the specialist title for plastic surgery or orthopaedics/traumatology and have a pronounced hand surgery interest and corresponding additional designation
- You have appropriate experience in the entire hand surgical field, including replantation and cover the requirements and tasks of a senior physician or would like to take care of these with increasing experience and suitability in a perspective with appropriate promotion opportunities.
- You are capable of teamwork, open to new challenges and have a high sense of responsibility
- The willingness for interdisciplinary cooperation and the interest in further education is a matter of course for you
What the company offers
- KSW offers employees conditions that enable them to reconcile their professional goals and personal needs.
- Flexible, flexible working hours, home office as well as a generous maternity leave and employment levels adapted to different situations – all this is possible at KSW, as long as the company allows it.
- Every year, the KSW offers 40 interdisciplinary and 50 professional training courses.
- We also support you temporally and/or financially with external training.;
- In extraordinary situations, e.g.
- B. prolonged illness, severe personal stress or difficult experiences in private life as well as in everyday work, various offers of conversation are available to you.;
- The appreciative and friendly cooperation within the teams and across the departments characterizes the working atmosphere at KSW.
- As a sign of a strong team spirit, the “you” was introduced as a standard at KSW.
- In addition, the KSW supports annual team events financially and organizes a large staffing event for the whole house every four years.
- KSW employees benefit from very good social benefits.
Additional details
- Furthermore, you will develop a special field within hand surgery for yourself and for the clinic.
- Benefits: KSW offers employees conditions that enable them to reconcile their professional goals and personal needs.
- The borrowing of media in the in-house library is also free of charge for employees. Professional field: Doctors Area: Clinic Hand and Plastic Surgery
Notes and original content
- The borrowing of media in the in-house library is also free of charge for employees.
- Professional field: Doctors
- Area: Clinic Hand and Plastic Surgery
- Pensum: 80-100 %
Questions about this listing
What salary does Kantonsspital Winterthur (KSW) offer for this role?
Kantonsspital Winterthur (KSW) lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Winterthur. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Kantonsspital Winterthur (KSW) offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Kantonsspital Winterthur (KSW) during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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