Senior Consultant Forensic Psychiatry: Civil & Social Insurance Law Expert Reports

University Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement

The University Psychiatric Centre (UPZ) Bern is committed, within the framework of assessments and statements by the University Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (FPP), to research-based, thorough and socially relevant evaluation of people with mental illnesses in legal contexts. The interdisciplinary team combines clinical psychiatry, psychology, law and social sciences to conduct well-founded civil and social insurance law assessments. The aim is to provide legal practitioners with psychological expertise – thereby making an important contribution to public safety and modern psychiatric care. The FPP offers you the opportunity for insurance medical and forensic training at university level. Above-average performance is rewarded within a bonus system.

Your tasks

• You independently prepare civil and social insurance law expert reports
• You are supported by assistant doctors and assistant psychologists of the clinic, whose supervision and guidance you take over
• You conduct necessary explorations at the UPZ and in external institutions in the canton of Bern
• You participate in the general psychiatric on-call service
• You actively engage in the training and further education for the specialty of psychiatry at the University of Bern
• You support ongoing research projects and can develop your own projects within the framework of the clinic’s research concept if interested

Your profile

• You hold a specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy or are close to completion
• Ideally, you have the certification of Swiss Insurance Medicine (SIM) or wish to obtain it at our training centre
• Experience in preparing expert reports is advantageous
• You work in a structured, responsible manner with a high degree of initiative
• You are strong in communication and confident in dealing with internal and external contacts
• You have above-average German language skills in spoken and written form. Knowledge of French is an advantage

Your contacts

PD Dr. med. Moritz Günther

Moritz Günther answers your specialist questions: T: +41 58 630 90 77

For questions about the application process, please contact

Yanis Emanuel Ryser

Email: bewerbungen@upz-bern.ch T: +41 58 630 96 71

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. Furthermore, the UPZ makes an important contribution in the areas of teaching, training and further education as well as research.

Learn more

https://jobs.upz-bern.ch/de/warum-upz

Your workplace

Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000 Bern 60