Assistant Doctors at the Cantonal Sociopsychiatric Organisation (OSC), Mendrisio

About the job

Assistant Doctors at the Cantonal Sociopsychiatric Organisation (OSC), Mendrisio

Class and annual salary (including 13th month):

Special contract

Tasks:

• executes, organises and verifies the individual therapeutic plan for the patient according to the instructions received from their direct superior regarding diagnostic and pharmacotherapeutic framework, ensuring, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, the care of the patient
• performs and carries out medical-psychiatric or child psychiatric visits, where necessary in collaboration with psychologists, for patients, following the therapeutic plan and implementing it within the scope of their professional competences
• actively collaborates with doctors from psychiatric and somatic hospital facilities and with private practice doctors, in agreement with the OSC chief psychiatrist, regarding the somatic care of patients and according to the instructions of the direct superior
• is required to train in the specialty of psychiatry and psychotherapy or child and adolescent psychiatry according to FMH regulations
• prepares, in agreement with the direct superior, reports with other public and private structures operating in the territory to create ideal preconditions for network intervention
• ensures on-call duty in the territory and/or shifts at the Cantonal Psychiatric Clinic (CPC) as provided by the "OSC medical on-call and shift regulations"
• drafts, in collaboration with their direct superiors, psychiatric medical expert reports assigned and supervised to them
• guarantees the correct completion of TARDOC and TARPSY services

Requirements:

• medical diploma (or equivalent qualification)
• if holding a foreign medical diploma, present recognition issued by the Medical Professions Commission Mebeko, "Training" Section, and language proficiency certificate (Italian-B2)
• candidates in specialist training in psychiatry and psychotherapy
• candidates in specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy
• preference given to candidates who have already completed the non-specific clinical professional training year (somatic year) as provided by the FMH Specialisation Professional Development Regulations (www.fmh.ch)
• perfect command of the Italian language, knowledge of English and/or a second official language
• teamwork aptitude
• knowledge of the territory and the social-health network of the Canton Ticino

Special notes:

• employment relationship: assignment (art. 15 LORD)
• full-time employment (100%) or lower employment grades (to be defined)
• service location will vary depending on available positions. Candidates are invited to specify whether they apply within their training in psychiatry and psychotherapy or in child and adolescent psychotherapy
• availability of the candidate to work irregular shifts
• start date: during 2026

Documents and application conditions:

• application letter specifying the desired specialist training
• curriculum vitae
• medical diploma (or equivalent qualification)
• Mebeko recognition "Training" Section if holding a foreign medical diploma
• language proficiency certificate (Italian-B2) issued by Mebeko
• postgraduate training certificates for obtaining FMH specialisation in psychiatry and psychotherapy or child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy
• previous employer certificates
• as this is an annual competition with the possibility of being hired during 2026, candidates will not receive a positive or negative response. They will only be informed about the validity of their application in relation to the required criteria
• the selected candidate holding a foreign medical diploma and not yet possessing recognition issued by the Medical Professions Commission Mebeko, "Training" Section, and the language proficiency certificate (Italian-B2) issued by Mebeko, must obtain both requirements before starting work as established during the selection process for the specific vacant position. Failure to obtain the requirements will result in automatic forfeiture of the assignment
• the start of activity of the selected candidate is subject to the issuance of the practising authorisation by the Health Office of Canton Ticino

Application conditions:

• 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 work attestations), further documentation may be requested later (criminal record with related self-certification and health status self-certification)

Employment conditions:

• appointment or assignment: as provided by the Law on the Organisation of State Employees and Teachers of 15 March 1995 (LORD) and the related Regulation. Any changes in law concerning salary and organisation are explicitly reserved

Deadline:

31 December 2026

Further information can be obtained from Dr med. Zefiro Benedetto Mellacqua, Medical Director of the Cantonal Psychiatric Clinic (CPC), tel. 091 816 55 35, and Dr med. Raffaella Ada Colombo, Medical Director of the OSC Sectors, tel. 091 815 21 91.