Open competition 2026 Clinical Lead Physician 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 implementation of the patient's care
• ensures and carries out specialist medical-psychiatric or paedopsychiatric visits, where necessary in collaboration with psychologists, to patients ensuring the correct diagnostic framework, psychopharmacological and rehabilitative
• actively collaborates with the doctors of psychiatric and somatic hospitals and with doctors with private practice, in agreement with the psychiatrist in charge of the OSC service.

With regard to the somatic care necessary for the patient's well-being, organizes and co-manages the somatic care provided - ensures the FMH training of physicians, assistants and other public or public interest professionals.

He/she is required to update his/her professional knowledge in compliance with the provisions of the FMH for the maintenance of the specialty title

• verifies, in agreement with the deputy psychiatrist and/or the chief psychiatrist OSC service, that the ideal preconditions for a network intervention in the area in collaboration with the public and private structures involved are met
• ensures the on-call on the territory and/or the guards in the Cantonal Psychiatric Clinic (CPC)
• prepares psychiatric or paedopsychiatric medical reports entrusted to him/her and supervised by a chief psychiatrist
• ensures the correct drafting of the TARDOC and TARPSY services ##
• Requirements
• medical diploma (or equivalent qualification)
• FMH specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy or in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy (or equivalent qualifications)
• authorisation to practise the profession of doctor in the Canton of Ticino issued by the Health Office
• perfect command of the Italian language, knowledge of English and/or a second official language
• medical-therapeutic work experience in socio-psychiatric teams
• aptitude for teamwork
• knowledge of the territory and the socio-psychiatric assistance network of the Canton of Ticino ## Special remarks
• employment relationship: assignment (art.

15 and 16 GROS) - full-time employment (100%) or with lower degrees of employment (from define).

In his/her application, the candidate is invited to indicate the desired percentage - place of employment will vary according to the places available.

In their participation, the candidate is invited to indicate whether he/she is applying as part of his/her training in psychiatry and psychotherapy or in child and adolescent psychotherapy

• willingness of the candidate to work irregular shifts
• start date: in the course of 2026
• the candidate does not yet have the authorization to practice the profession of doctor in the Canton of Ticino, the certificate of language knowledge (Italian-B2) and, in the case of foreign qualifications, the recognition issued by the Mebeko Medical Professions Commission of both the medical diploma and the title of specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy or the title of specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy (or equivalent qualifications), must obtain all the requirements by the start of activity as established during the selection for the specific position vacant.

Failure to meet the requirements for the position will result in its automatic forfeiture - the effective start of the activity of the selected candidate is subject to the issuance of the authorization to practice the profession of doctor in the Canton of Ticino issued by the Health Office of the Canton of Ticino ## Conditions for submitting the application - applications must be submitted online.

Other forms of application will not be considered valid - in addition to the documents to be submitted at the time of online application (cover letter and motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas, certificates and certificates of employment), additional documentation may be requested at a later date (criminal record with related self-certification and self-certification of the state of health) ## Conditions of employment - appointment or assignment: are those provided for by the Law on the Organization of State Employees and Teachers of 15 March 1995 (GROSS) and the related Regulations.

Any changes to the law concerning salary and organization - working hours remain explicitly reserved: 42 hours per week (for a 100% employment relationship), flexible or according to service requirements ## Deadline 31 December 2026 Further information can be obtained from Mr.

Zefiro Benedetto Mellacqua, Medical Director of the Cantonal Psychiatric Clinic (CPC), tel.