Ergotherapeutin / Ergotherapeut — Psychiatrie St.Gallen
- Location
- Wil SG
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Look forward to an exciting field of work in which you will work in the day-to-day clinical and inpatient field.
In a pleasant working atmosphere, a varied environment awaits you, in which you can contribute your expertise and help shape the future of psychiatry in St.Gallen together with us. Your tasks
Together with our interdisciplinary treatment team, you will support patients with subacute psychological and social problems in the daily clinical setting and actively contribute to their individual treatment.
- Look forward to an exciting field of work in which you will work in the day-to-day clinical and inpatient field.
- In a pleasant working atmosphere, a varied environment awaits you, in which you can contribute your expertise and help shape the future of psychiatry in St.Gallen together with us. Your tasks
- Together with our interdisciplinary treatment team, you will support patients with subacute psychological and social problems in the daily clinical setting and actively contribute to their individual treatment.
- After in-depth training, you will lead ergotherapeutic group therapies in the daily clinical setting and accompany the patients in a structured way through the entire therapy process.
- You have completed training as an occupational therapist HF/FH and have a professional training permit from the Canton of St.Gallen or meet the requirements to obtain it before starting your job.
- Ideally, you will have professional experience in adult and/or gerontop psychiatry as well as experience in carrying out group therapies and enjoy a versatile field of work and appreciative treatment of patients.
Main responsibilities
- Together with our interdisciplinary treatment team, you will support patients with subacute psychological and social problems in the daily clinical setting and actively contribute to their individual treatment.
- After in-depth training, you will lead ergotherapeutic group therapies in the daily clinical setting and accompany the patients in a structured way through the entire therapy process.
- In the inpatient acute psychiatric setting, you take over ergotherapeutic treatments in various individual and group therapies in the gerontopsychiatric area and bring your expertise specifically into the treatment.
- As part of a dedicated interdisciplinary treatment team, you accompany patients with psychiatric diseases and related health problems and support them in their social and professional reintegration.
- Your versatile day-to-day work covers the entire spectrum of psychiatric illnesses and offers you the opportunity to use your ergotherapeutic expertise in different treatment contexts and to coordinate closely with other departments and assignments. Requirements
- You have completed training as an occupational therapist HF/FH and have a professional training permit from the Canton of St.Gallen or meet the requirements to obtain it before starting your job.
- Ideally, you will have professional experience in adult and/or gerontop psychiatry as well as experience in carrying out group therapies and enjoy a versatile field of work and appreciative treatment of patients.
- Interest in the implementation of ZEPS groups (experience, perspective creation) with a focus on social participation and everyday activities is beneficial.
- Creativity, innovation and design skills as well as the motivation to actively develop therapy offers and treatment pathways characterize your work method.
Key requirements
- You have completed training as an occupational therapist HF/FH and have a professional training permit from the Canton of St.Gallen or meet the requirements to obtain it before starting your job.
- Ideally, you will have professional experience in adult and/or gerontop psychiatry as well as experience in carrying out group therapies and enjoy a versatile field of work and appreciative treatment of patients.
- Interest in the implementation of ZEPS groups (experience, perspective creation) with a focus on social participation and everyday activities is beneficial.
- Creativity, innovation and design skills as well as the motivation to actively develop therapy offers and treatment pathways characterize your work method.
- With around 1,400 employees, we provide accessible, personal and effective psychiatric treatments and care for adults in the cantons of St.Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden as well as in the Principality of Liechtenstein at our nine company locations.
Application process
- We are on the road digitally and are committed to sustainability, so we look forward to your online application via our homepage.
- As soon as your application has been received online, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail.
- We are happy to get to know you based on your dossier and check whether your qualifications, skills and you as a person fit the advertised position and the psychiatry St.Gallen.
- Then we will contact you.
- During a personal interview we get to know each other and you will learn more about the psychiatry St.Gallen, the advertised position and the challenges.
- In the second round we would like to get an even better picture of you and find out together with you whether we fit together.
- You will also have the opportunity to get to know your future team.
- You will receive a telephone confirmation from us if we decide for you after the second interview and ask you if you are still convinced of us.
Additional details
- In a pleasant working atmosphere, a varied environment awaits you, in which you can contribute your expertise and help shape the future of psychiatry in St.Gallen together with us.
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Psychiatrie St.Gallen offer for this role?
Psychiatrie St.Gallen lists CHF 57'500 - 87'000 gross per year for this position in Wil SG. 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 Psychiatrie St.Gallen 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 Psychiatrie St.Gallen 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 St. Gallen?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton St. Gallen 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 St. Gallen's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Psychiatrie St.Gallen?
Use the "Apply now" button on this page — it links directly to Psychiatrie St.Gallen's original listing at jobs.psychiatrie-sg.ch, so your application goes straight to the employer's own applicant-tracking system. Frontaliere Ticino does not collect or forward applications itself.
