Assistenzpsychologin / Assistenzpsychologe — Psychiatrie St.Gallen
- Location
- Pfäfers
- Contract
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18 days ago
Full description
The opening of the Age Psychiatric Day Clinic is planned for April 1, 2027. You will already be part of the team in the preparatory introductory phase and actively involved in the development of the day clinic until its opening. Your tasks
- In the daily clinical setting, you take over the psychiatric-psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational treatment of patients aged 60 and over in group setting and lead preliminary discussions on the indication for the daily clinical program.
- The focus of your work lies in the group therapy area with indication-specific and cross-disorder group offers such as psychoeducation, ACT and interactional discussion groups.
- Case-related documentation, reports and performance recording in the clinic information system are part of your everyday life and are supported by the medical management and the secretariat.
- In the team, you will experience an interprofessional cooperation at eye level with short decision paths and will be actively involved in the further development of the daily clinical concept.
- Regular external supervision, internal case discussions and individual professional support by an experienced psychotherapeutic and psychiatric management accompany you in your professional development.
- The close cooperation with the Old Age Psychiatric Ambulatorium at the St. Gallen location, the outpatient case management and, if you are interested, the participation in the neuropsychological investigation team complement your versatile area of responsibility. Your profile
- With your completed psychology studies and initial experience in inpatient adult psychiatry, you will have a sound basis for this activity.
- Your started or already advanced training in a federally recognized psychotherapeutic procedure forms an important basis for your further professional development.
- For our team, we are looking for a personality who understands group therapy not only as a method, but as an important component of modern patient care and wants to actively contribute.
- Your interest is in day-to-day clinical and interdisciplinary treatment, in which the individual needs of patients and relatives are consistently the focus.
- Interprofessional cooperation, short decision-making paths and flat hierarchies are just as much appreciated as the opportunity to actively participate in everyday work with your own initiative and sense of responsibility.
- Very good knowledge of German in words and writing at at least C1 level as well as your motivation for continuous professional development round off your profile. With around 1,400 employees, we provide accessible, personal and effective psychiatric treatment 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. 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 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. If we agree, we will draw up your contract. The contract In the following days we will send you the contract by post in double. The contract also provides you with relevant information about your employment. Between the acceptance of the job and the first working day, you as a new employee can already access relevant internal information. So you can get a differentiated picture of the company and already prepare for the job. On the first day you can expect an onboarding in your new team and with other colleagues. You set up at the new workplace and get an overview of your next tasks. You also get your individual introduction plan, which helps you to find your way around quickly.
Tasks
- In the daily clinical setting, you take over the psychiatric-psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational treatment of patients aged 60 and over in group setting and lead preliminary discussions on the indication for the daily clinical program.
- The focus of your work lies in the group therapy area with indication-specific and cross-disorder group offers such as psychoeducation, ACT and interactional discussion groups.
- Case-related documentation, reports and performance recording in the clinic information system are part of your everyday life and are supported by the medical management and the secretariat.
- In the team, you will experience an interprofessional cooperation at eye level with short decision paths and will be actively involved in the further development of the daily clinical concept.
- Regular external supervision, internal case discussions and individual professional support by an experienced psychotherapeutic and psychiatric management accompany you in your professional development.
- The close cooperation with the Old Age Psychiatric Ambulatorium at the St. Gallen location, the outpatient case management and, if you are interested, the participation in the neuropsychological investigation team complement your versatile area of responsibility.
Requirements
- With your completed psychology studies and initial experience in inpatient adult psychiatry, you will have a sound basis for this activity.
- Your started or already advanced training in a federally recognized psychotherapeutic procedure forms an important basis for your further professional development.
- For our team, we are looking for a personality who understands group therapy not only as a method, but as an important component of modern patient care and wants to actively contribute.
- Your interest is in day-to-day clinical and interdisciplinary treatment, in which the individual needs of patients and relatives are consistently the focus.
- Interprofessional cooperation, short decision-making paths and flat hierarchies are just as much appreciated as the opportunity to actively participate in everyday work with your own initiative and sense of responsibility.
- Very good knowledge of German in words and writing at at least C1 level as well as your motivation for continuous professional development round off your profile.
Questions about this listing
What salary does Psychiatrie St.Gallen offer for this role?
The original listing does not state a salary. Our estimate for this role and sector in Pfäfers is CHF 81'500 - 114'000 gross per year — an estimate, not a figure communicated by Psychiatrie St.Gallen. The calculator on this site converts a gross salary into 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 citizens living in an EU/EFTA state can apply for a G permit and can work anywhere in Switzerland: border zones no longer apply to them, and they must return home at least once a week. The Swiss employer files the request with Canton St. Gallen's migration office after the contract is signed. Processing times vary by canton, so confirm the specifics with St. Gallen's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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