Chief Psychiatrist at the Cantonal Sociopsychiatric Organisation (OSC), Mendrisio

About the job

Chief Psychiatrist at the Cantonal Sociopsychiatric Organisation (OSC), Mendrisio

Class and annual salary (including 13th month):

special contract

Responsibilities:

• decides and manages the individual therapeutic plan for the patient according to the diagnostic and pharmacotherapeutic framework, ensuring, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, the correct implementation of patient care
• ensures and conducts specialist medical-psychiatric or child psychiatric consultations, where necessary in collaboration with psychologists, guaranteeing the correct diagnostic, psychopharmacological and rehabilitative framework for patients
• actively collaborates with doctors from psychiatric and somatic hospital facilities and with private practice doctors, in agreement with the OSC chief psychiatrist. Regarding somatic care necessary for the patient’s well-being, organises and co-manages the planned somatic care
• ensures FMH training for assistant doctors and other public or publicly interested professionals. Is required to update their professional knowledge in compliance with FMH provisions for maintaining the specialty title
• verifies, in agreement with the deputy psychiatrist and/or the OSC chief psychiatrist, that the ideal preconditions for a network intervention in the territory are met in collaboration with the involved public and private structures
• ensures on-call duty in the territory and/or shifts at the Cantonal Psychiatric Clinic (CPC)
• prepares medical psychiatric or child psychiatric expert reports assigned to them and supervised by a chief psychiatrist
• guarantees the correct drafting of TARDOC and TARPSY services

Requirements:

• medical diploma (or equivalent qualification)
• FMH specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy or in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy (or equivalent titles)
• authorisation for independent practice in the Canton of Ticino issued by the Health Office
• perfect command of the Italian language, knowledge of English and/or a second official language
• experience in medical-therapeutic work in sociopsychiatric teams
• teamwork skills
• knowledge of the territory and the sociopsychiatric care network of the Canton of Ticino

Special notes:

• employment relationship: appointment (art. 15 and 16 LORD)
• full-time employment (100%) or lower employment rates (to be defined). Candidates are invited to indicate the desired percentage in their application
• service location will vary depending on available positions. Candidates are invited to indicate whether they apply within their training in psychiatry and psychotherapy or in child and adolescent psychotherapy
• availability of the candidate to work irregular shifts
• start date: during 2026
• candidates not yet in possession of the authorisation for independent practice in the Canton of Ticino, the language proficiency certificate (Italian-B2), and, in the case of foreign qualifications, recognition issued by the Medical Professions Commission Mebeko for both the medical diploma and the specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy or the specialist title in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy (or equivalent titles), must obtain all requirements before starting work as established during the selection process for the specific vacant position. Failure to obtain the requirements will result in automatic forfeiture of the appointment
• the actual start of activity of the selected candidate is subject to the issuance of the authorisation for independent practice in the Canton of Ticino issued by the Health Office of the Canton of Ticino

Application conditions:

• applications must be submitted online. Other forms of application will not be considered valid
• in addition to the documents to be submitted at the time of the online application (cover letter and motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas, certificates and work attestations), further documentation may be requested later (criminal record with related self-certification and health status self-certification)

Employment conditions:

• appointment or assignment: as provided by the Law on the Organisation of State Employees and Teachers of 15 March 1995 (LORD) and the related Regulation. Any changes in law concerning salary and organisation are explicitly reserved
• working hours: 42 hours per week (for a 100% employment relationship), flexible or according to service needs

Deadline:

31 December 2026

Further information can be obtained from Dr. med. Zefiro Benedetto Mellacqua, Medical Director of the Cantonal Psychiatric Clinic (CPC), tel. 091 816 55 35, and Dr. med. Raffaella Ada Colombo, Medical Director of the OSC Sectors, tel. 091 815 21 91.