Assistant Psychologist II
- 03 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), French (Intermediate)
- 3400 Burgdorf
About the job
Would you like to work in an exciting and varied work environment? Then our Forensic Day Clinic at the Burgdorf Regional Prison is the perfect place for you! With 8 specialised therapy places, the FTK ensures precise diagnoses and tailored therapies. Support us in providing optimal care and successful reintegration of our patients and become part of the interdisciplinary forensic-psychological / psychiatric team.
Your tasks
- You lead psychological-psychotherapeutic individual and group therapies for clients with court- or authority-ordered measures – always accompanied by an experienced senior psychological or senior medical specialist
- Participation in and documentation of specialist medical/psychological ward rounds
- You carefully document the therapy progress in the electronic medical record and regularly prepare well-founded reports for authorities and courts
- You take responsibility for crisis interventions, basic psychotherapeutic care, and the assessment of the patients’ mental state
- Together with the team, you further develop the treatment programme and can actively contribute to research projects
Your profile
- You have a university degree in clinical psychology and are in a started or advanced psychotherapy training
- You bring initial professional experience in the psychiatric-psychological field
- Your interest lies in forensic psychology, and you love interdisciplinary collaboration
- You convince with a high grasp of complex issues and are characterised by mental resilience
- Team spirit and flexibility in various clinical tasks are among your strengths
- You have very good German and good spoken French skills; further language skills are
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 further education as well as research.
Your contacts
Nathalie Ersek
Nathalie Ersek answers your specialist questions:
T: +41 58 630 87 57
Yanis Emanuel Ryser
Email: bewerbungen@upd.ch
T: +41 58 630 96 71
Your workplace
Burgdorf Regional Prison FTK, Dunantstrasse 9, 3400 Burgdorf
