General Competition 2026 Medical head in psychiatry at the cantonal sociopsychiatric Organization (OSC), Mendrisio — Amministrazione Cantonale Ticino

Role overview

Tasks

• decides and manages the individual therapeutic plan for the patient according to the diagnostic and pharmacotherapeutic framework ensuring, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, the correct realization of the taking on the patient
• assures and carries out specialized medical-psychiatric or psychiatric visits, where necessary in collaboration with psychologists, to/from patients ensuring the correct diagnostic framing Regarding the somatic care necessary for the well-being of the patient organizes and co-manages the planned somatic care
• it assures the FMH training of the attending physicians and other public professional figures or public interest.

professional knowledge of the FMH for the maintenance of the title of specialty

• verification, according to the doctor of the psychiatrists added/to and/or the doctor of the psichiatra head of the OSC service, that the ideal preconditions for a network intervention in the territory in collaboration with the public and private structures involved
• assures the picchetto on the territory and/or the guards in Clinic psychiatric cantonal In its application the candidate is invited to indicate the desired percentage
• the place of service will vary depending on the available places.

In his/her participation the candidate is invited to indicate whether he/she is applying in the context of his/her training in psychiatry and psychotherapy or in that of child psychotherapy and adolescence

• availability by the candidate/to work in irregular shifts
• date of start: in the course of 2026
• the candidate/a diploma not yet in possession of the authorization to the free exercise in the Canton Ticino of the medical profession, the certificate Failure to obtain the requirements for the assignment entails automatic decay
• the actual beginning of the activity of the chosen candidate/a is subject to the release of the authorization to free exercise in the Canton Ticino of the profession of doctor issued by the Canton Ticino Health Office Terms of application
• applications must be submitted online.

Other forms of application will not be considered valid

• in addition to documents to be submitted at the time of the online application (letter of presentation and motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas, certificates and certificates of work), at a later time may be required further documentation (judicial caselist with relative self-certification and self-certification on the state of health) Terms of use
• appointment or assignment: are those provided by the Law on the order of employees of the State and of the professors of the State Every amendment of the law concerning salary and organization is explicitly reserved
• working hours: 42 hours per week (for a 100% employment relationship), flexible or according to the service requirements Deadline 31 December 2026 Further information can be obtained at Dr.

Zefiro Benedetto Mellacqua, Medical Director cantonal psychiatric clinic (CPC), tel.

Raffaella Ada Colombo, Medical Director of the OSC Sectors, tel.