Assistant Psychologist

About the job

• You actively accompany patients, conduct assessments and therapies under supervision, and support diagnostics as well as individual treatment planning.
• In interdisciplinary exchange with psychology, medicine, nursing and social work, a holistic, milieu-therapeutic care is ensured.
• Resource-oriented work enables addressing individual needs, considering offence-specific aspects, and promoting safe everyday strategies.
• You lead group therapies and actively contribute your own ideas to the further development of the therapeutic offer.
• Within forensic framework conditions, you support risk assessments and contribute to the safety of patients and the team.

• You have a completed degree in psychology or medicine and have already gained professional experience in a psychiatric facility. The position is aimed at both psychologists and assistant doctors interested in the specialist title training in forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy.
• Your psychotherapy training is already advanced.
• You meet the requirements for a professional practice permit as an assistant psychologist or assistant doctor of the canton of St. Gallen.
• You treat patients respectfully, without prejudice and professionally, working closely and reliably with internal and external specialists.
• You are confident in handling the structures of the measures enforcement and navigate them with ease.
• You are characterised by high commitment, initiative and very good German language skills (at least C1).

Apply Online

We are digital and committed to sustainability, so we look forward to receiving 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 look forward to getting to know you through your dossier and will check whether your qualifications, skills and personality fit the advertised position and Psychiatry St. Gallen. We will then get back to you.

In a personal interview, we get to know each other and you learn more about 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 whether we are a good match. You will also have the opportunity to meet your future team.

You will receive a telephone offer from us if we decide in your favour after the second interview and will be asked whether you are still convinced by us. If we agree, we will prepare your contract.

In the following days, we will send you the contract in duplicate by post. Along with the contract, you will receive relevant information about your employment.

Between accepting the position and the first day of work, as a new employee you can already access relevant internal information. This allows you to form a detailed picture of the company and prepare for the job.

On the first day, you will be welcomed with an onboarding in your new team and with other colleagues. You will set up your new workplace and get an overview of your upcoming tasks. You will also receive your individual induction plan, which will help you to find your way around quickly.