Certified Nursing Specialist 80 - 100%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:24 December 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the medical team at JuWe, part of Zurich's justice system. Be part of a supportive work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Support inmates' daily lives and social skills during crises.
- Provide first intervention in medical and psychiatric emergencies.
- Collaborate on health services with an interdisciplinary team.
Skills
- Completed training in psychiatric or somatic healthcare.
- At least 5 years of nursing experience, preferably in psychiatry.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills in a secure environment.
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Correctional Services and Reintegration (JuWe) is part of the Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs of the Canton of Zurich and is responsible for penal and measure enforcement as well as the implementation of various types of detention. For our 1,400 employees from around 40 professions, the successful social reintegration of offenders and the prevention of recidivism are of particular importance.
The newly established Medical Service Department ensures the medical-somatic basic care for incarcerated persons in all correctional institutions of the Canton of Zurich. As a central organizational unit, it guarantees a harmonized and high-quality health care according to the equivalence principle and works closely with the Psychiatric-Psychological Service and the JuWe institutions.
The Main Department of Pre-Trial Detention Centers Zurich (UGZ) - one of seven main departments of JuWe - currently operates seven prisons for pre-trial and security detention. One of these prisons is the Limmattal Prison (GFL), located in the district building Dietikon, which together with the Horgen Prison Department (GFH) offers 121 places for inmates. In addition to a department for adult inmates, the GFL has a strictly separated youth department as well as a crisis intervention department.
To complement our team at Limmattal Prison, we are looking for a resilient, open-minded, and humorous personality starting February 1, 2026.
This is your field of activity
- Accompanying and supporting incarcerated persons in everyday life and during crisis situations as well as promoting their social skills
- First intervention in medical and psychiatric emergencies as a member of the entire care team
- Organizing and participating in somatic, psychiatric, and dental consultations for the basic health care of inmates
- Conducting emergency training with the care team
- Collaboration in an interdisciplinary treatment and care team
- Contact person for internal and external partners in health matters
- Co-responsibility for medication management and pharmacy administration
- Shaping and developing the health service by contributing your professional and social competence
- Willingness to work shifts including weekends and public holidays
What you bring
- Completed training in psychiatric or somatic health and nursing (DN II or HF)
- Interest in the care and support of incarcerated persons in crisis situations
- At least 5 years of professional experience as a nursing specialist, preferably in psychiatry or an emergency department
- Team-oriented working style while adhering to security regulations in a prison
- Flexibility, personal responsibility, and a high level of social competence
- Willingness for professional development/continuing education in the correctional services environment
- Very good German skills; knowledge of other languages is an advantage
- Minimum age of 25 years
- Impeccable reputation
What to expect
- A versatile and demanding activity in an interesting, extraordinary, and secure working environment
- Careful onboarding and a supportive, reliable team
- Well-connected workplace in Dietikon
- Wide range of training and further education opportunities
- Employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines
How to apply
We look forward to applicants with a lot of initiative, openness, humor, and joy in working in a dynamic environment.
Take the next step in your professional career with us and send us your application via our online tool. We look forward to receiving your dossier!
Any questions? Humberto Diz, Deputy Prison Director, is happy to assist you at 043 258 21 02. For questions about the application process, please contact the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 257 43 19.
As part of the application process, JuWe uses an online assessment. More information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich (zh.ch).
