Universitätsspital Basel
Basel
Head of Nursing (Heart Centre) 80 - 100%
- 02 July 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Basel
Job summary
Join the Universitäre Herzzentrum team, where innovation meets care. Enjoy a collaborative environment with excellent benefits.
Tasks
- Lead the strategic and organizational aspects of the heart center.
- Drive the development of patient-centered quality and efficiency.
- Manage nursing leadership and foster a positive culture.
Skills
- Master's degree in nursing or healthcare management required.
- Proven leadership and communication skills essential.
- Strategic thinking and a commitment to high-quality care.
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About the job
What you can achieve
- Together with the medical and business management, you assume strategic, organisational and nursing responsibility for the University Heart Centre
- You actively shape the further development of the Heart Centre and set impulses for the highest quality, cost-effectiveness and a consistently patient-centred care
- You lead the nursing management level with five direct and around 110 indirect reports and promote a high-performance, appreciative leadership culture
- You ensure high-quality nursing care and actively drive the further development of evidence-based nursing practice
- You are responsible for the nursing budget of the Heart Centre and optimise resource planning and utilisation in close cooperation with the nursing management
- You continuously establish, evaluate and optimise processes and structures with regard to quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness
What you bring with you
- Completed diploma as a nursing specialist HF/FH with a relevant master's degree (e.g. in nursing science, healthcare management or advanced practice nursing)
- Several years of leadership experience in a complex, highly specialised hospital organisation, ideally in cardiology or cardiac surgery
- Strong leadership, communication and change management skills as well as the ability to inspire people towards common goals
- Decisiveness, entrepreneurial thinking and a high implementation orientation
- Enjoyment of interprofessional collaboration and the ability to sustainably shape relationships on an equal footing
- Strategic thinking, enthusiasm for innovation and a high quality awareness in a university environment
Your benefits at USB
- Attractive salary policy and excellent social benefits
- Discounts in shopping, sports and leisure
- Support with relocation and finding accommodation
- 25 days holiday plus 5 additional flexible days off
- Support for further education and career planning
- Campus in the heart of Basel and the tri-border region
- Comprehensive childcare options
- Free sports and exercise programme
About USB
There are many reasons to join us: Working at USB primarily means being part of a committed team of over 7,500 employees from around 90 nations. Our lively everyday life is characterised by pioneering research, top-level medicine and knowledge transfer at the highest level. Added to this are a modern corporate culture, interdisciplinarity, inspiring innovative power and diverse training and development opportunities.
Would you like to help shape the hospital of the future with us? Then become part of us! #TeamUSB
