Social Worker 60%

About the job

The University Children’s Hospital of Basel (UKBB) is the university competence centre for paediatrics and adolescent medicine as well as for teaching and research in Northwestern Switzerland. For our Social Counselling / Care Management department, we are looking for a motivated and committed individual as a Social Worker from 01.01.2027 or by arrangement.

Start date: from 01.01.2027 or by arrangement

Your tasks

• Informing, advising and supporting patient families in challenging situations
• Advising patient families on various matters (social insurance, family and civil law, relief services, contacts with employers, financial issues)
• Networking patient families with external specialist agencies
• Supporting the social counselling team in all areas of responsibility
• Participation in the UKBB child protection group
• Participation in the UKBB Care Team. Appropriate training is required and can be completed if necessary.

Your profile

• Training in Social Work HF/FH
• Several years of professional experience, possibly in clinical social work
• Flexible and resilient personality with a positive attitude and friendly manner
• Structured professional with high social and self-competence as well as networked thinking
• Friendly interaction with patient families and in interdisciplinary collaboration
• Competence in solution-oriented communication
• Good foreign language skills (French, English, Italian) as well as good ICT skills
• Willingness to take on on-call duty in the UKBB Care Team

Our offer

• A dynamic and humorous team in a professional working atmosphere
• An interesting, varied and meaningful activity
• Contemporary employment conditions

Contact

We look forward to receiving your online application!

Direct link: Social Worker 60% (Basel) - University Children’s Hospital of Basel (UKBB)

For general questions about the position or the application process, our HR team will be happy to assist you by phone at +41 61 704 12 32. Further information is gladly provided by Ms Sabine Bretscher, Deputy Head of Care Management and Team Leader Social Counselling, T+ 41 61 704 27 35.