Senior Psychologist 50–100 %

About the job

The Biel Hospital Centre is the public central hospital of the bilingual Biel-Seeland-Berne Jura region (Switzerland). It offers comprehensive care in all fields of modern medicine to the entire population. Every year, over 150,000 patients place their trust in us. Around 2,200 employees in more than 40 different professions find an attractive role at the Biel Hospital Centre.

Together we shape the future of paediatric medicine

At the Maison de la Santé, just a few steps from Biel station, we create a place where children and their families are the focus and feel safe, understood, and well cared for.

With MEDIN Kids, a new outpatient children’s centre is being established at the Maison de la Santé in Biel, offering a wide range of specialised consultations. Various medical and therapeutic disciplines work closely together, pooling their expertise to provide comprehensive, coordinated care for children and adolescents under one roof. The services include developmental paediatrics, psychology, children’s physiotherapy, and children’s occupational therapy.

The interprofessional collaboration enables short distances, coordinated treatment concepts, and holistic care that consistently focuses on the needs of children, adolescents, and their families.

As a member of our team, you will take responsibility for your patients and actively contribute to the establishment and further development of this pioneering outpatient children’s centre.

To strengthen our medical team, we are looking for a Senior Psychologist 50–100 % from 1 April 2027 or by arrangement

Senior Psychologist 50–100 %

Your tasks – our position

• Assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with psychological issues
• Psychological and psychotherapeutic support for children, adolescents, and their families
• Evaluation of complex developmental, emotional, and psychosocial issues
• Close interdisciplinary collaboration with paediatric specialities such as developmental paediatrics, psychology, and therapeutic professionals
• Cooperation with schools, early intervention centres, authorities, and other external partners
• Leadership, coaching, and professional support of staff
• Participation in the development of an interdisciplinary consultation for early childhood regulatory disorders, pain disorders, and adolescent medicine

Your skills – our requirements

• Specialist title in psychotherapy and completed studies in psychology
• Professional experience in child and adolescent psychology or child and adolescent psychotherapy
• Interest in the above-mentioned specialities
• Leadership experience is an advantage
• Professional practice licence or the requirements to obtain it (depending on function)
• Enjoyment of an interdisciplinary, family-oriented, and holistic working approach
• High social competence and respectful interaction with children, adolescents, families, and colleagues
• Independent, responsible, and structured working style
• Commitment to actively shaping a new outpatient children’s centre
• Fluency in German and French, both spoken and written; both languages are required for this position

Your opportunities – our offer

• A unique opportunity to help shape a new outpatient children’s centre from the outset
• Psychological diagnostics and therapy in a closely networked medical environment with direct professional exchange between paediatrics, developmental paediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, and therapies
• Modern infrastructure at the Maison de la Santé, just minutes from Biel station
• Room for innovation and the development of new interdisciplinary care models
• Individual training and development opportunities
• Progressive employment conditions and flexible working models

Would you like to actively help shape outpatient child and adolescent psychology in a new interdisciplinary children’s centre? Then we look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you in person.

For further information, please contact Dr med Reto Villiger, Head Physician Paediatrics,
Tel. 032 324 13 24 (Chief Physician’s Office), Email: reto.villiger@szb-chb.ch .