Head of Nursing for Day Care and Outreach Services
- 11 November 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 3008 Bern
About the job
Are you looking for a challenging position in an innovative environment? The University Clinic for Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the UPZ is seeking a committed individual to help shape the future of day care and outreach services for people aged 65 and over with mental illnesses. In the day care services, practical life skills are practised to promote independence and improve quality of life. The mobile geriatric psychiatry includes interventions offered both in nursing and care homes as well as at the patients’ private residences. Interesting tasks and the opportunity to actively contribute to the further development of care for a growing patient population await you with us.
Your Responsibilities
- You will take on the professional, personnel, economic and organisational leadership of our experienced nursing teams
- You place patient-centred care at the heart of your actions and actively promote the development of your staff
- You commit to achieving the clinic and company goals
- You work across locations in interprofessional teams
- You implement the recovery-oriented mission statement in day care and outreach geriatric psychiatry together with the staff
- You are dedicated to innovative geriatric psychiatric care concepts with national impact
Your Profile
- You are a qualified nurse HF/FH with professional experience in (geriatric) psychiatry
- You have leadership experience and ideally have completed further training in health management
- You are committed to nursing quality and work conceptually
- You actively shape change, motivate nursing teams and support them in implementing new developments
- You are an authentic, empathetic person with high social competence
- You have good IT skills and command of the German language
- You contribute your ideas and skills to the interprofessional management team
The UPZ
The University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ) is the leading competence centre for psychiatry and psychotherapy in the capital region as a university clinic. It ensures psychiatric care in the canton of Bern along the entire care chain, from early detection through outpatient, day clinic and inpatient therapies to rehabilitation and forensics. With over 30 locations, the UPZ offers a comprehensive care network. In addition, the UPZ makes an important contribution in the areas of teaching, training and research.
Your Contacts
Jutta Ihle
Jutta Ihle will answer your specialist questions:
T: +41 58 630 95 41
Nicole Portner
Email: bewerbungen@upz-bern.ch
T: +41 58 630 96 71
Your Workplace
Murtenstrasse 21, 3008 Bern
