Pfäfers
14 hours ago
Dipl. Nursing Specialist HF / FH
- 13 May 2026
- 100%
- Pfäfers
Job summary
Join a dedicated team in providing forensically-informed care. This role offers growth, teamwork, and a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Care for forensic patients, addressing their psychological needs.
- Collaborate with therapeutic teams on treatment plans and decisions.
- Ensure safety and hygiene standards are upheld consistently.
Skills
- Completed nursing education; C1 German fluency required.
- Experience in psychiatry, preferably in forensic care.
- Strong teamwork and crisis intervention abilities are essential.
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About the job
- Care and support of forensic patients taking into account their individual psychological needs.
- Active participation within the framework of the measure and in core team work, in close cooperation with therapeutic case management, in key processes for implementing therapy plans as well as in decisions relevant to relaxation measures.
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance with safety and hygiene standards.
- Supporting patients in everyday life and promoting their independence.
- Planning and conducting milieu-therapeutic activities.
- Participation in interprofessional case discussions and documentation of treatment processes.
- Crisis intervention and de-escalation measures in acute situations.
- Education and counselling of patients and their relatives.
- Active involvement in the vocational training of our HF and FAGE trainees.
- You have successfully completed training as a nursing specialist HF / FH (for foreign qualifications, recognition or a positive pre-check by the Swiss Red Cross is required).
- You have secure German language skills at least at C1 level.
- Professional experience in psychiatry, ideally in forensic nursing.
- High sense of responsibility and understanding of the special requirements in forensic nursing.
- Resilience and ability to act calmly and professionally in difficult and challenging situations.
- Team spirit and willingness to collaborate interprofessionally.
- IT skills facilitate administrative tasks and optimally utilise your organisational abilities.
With around 1,400 employees, we ensure accessible, personal and effective psychiatric treatments and care for adults at our nine company locations in the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden as well as in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Apply Online
We are digital and committed to sustainability, so we look forward to receiving your online application via our homepage.
Confirmation by E-mail
As soon as your application has been received online, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt by e-mail. We look forward to getting to know you through your dossier and will check whether your qualifications, skills and personality fit the advertised position and Psychiatry St. Gallen. We will then get back to you.
Interview with HR and Specialist Department
In a personal interview, we get to know each other and you learn more about Psychiatry St. Gallen, the advertised position and the challenges.
Invitation to a Second Interview
In the second round, we would like to get an even better picture of you and find out together whether we are a good match. You will also have the opportunity to meet your future team.
Oral Offer
You will receive a telephone offer from us if we decide in your favour after the second interview and will be asked whether you are still convinced by us. If we agree, we will prepare your contract.
The Contract
In the following days, we will send you the contract in duplicate by post. Along with the contract, you will receive relevant information about your employment.
Preboarding
Between accepting the position and the first day of work, as a new employee you can already access relevant internal information. This allows you to form a detailed picture of the company and prepare for the job.
First Day of Work
On the first day, you will be onboarded in your new team and with other colleagues. You will set up your new workplace and get an overview of your upcoming tasks. You will also receive your individual induction plan, which will help you to find your way quickly.
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