Head Nurse / Head Nurse Surgical Ward

Welcome to your new workplace.

Christian Ernst, Head of the Department of Emergency and Acute Medicine, offers you a position with a selectable workload of 80-100% from 1 November 2026 or by arrangement as

Head Nurse / Head Nurse Surgical Ward

If you also want to make a difference in people’s lives, these are your tasks:

• Ensuring efficient organisational structures on the ward (staff deployment planning, definition of daily responsibility, allocation of patients according to the primary nursing system)
• Leadership and development of the nursing team of the surgical ward
• Future-oriented further development of the ward in interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration
• Implementation of the mission statement on the ward as well as ensuring a high quality of nursing care provided
• Participation in or management of area-specific projects as well as shaping team development processes
• Bringing in your experience and strengths in a helpful and well-coordinated ward team including working as a primary nurse in the nursing team

Become part of our Department of Emergency and Acute Medicine at Zollikerberg Hospital. Under this roof, we unite the areas of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Nephrology with Dialysis Centre, the Emergency Department, the Eye Centre, the Medical Outpatient Clinic, the Day Clinic as well as bed management and other departments. The Clinic for Internal Medicine cares for over 2,500 inpatients annually, the Clinic for Surgery over 1,500 inpatients. With more than 6,000 emergency consultations and over 450 patients treated in the interdisciplinary intensive care unit, we offer a varied and demanding working environment with a broad internal medicine spectrum.

Get a first impression of your new workplace in our 360° tour .

To make you feel comfortable with us, many benefits await you. To name just a few:

• Own pension fund with employer contributions above the statutory minimum
• Eco bonus of up to CHF 650.– per year
• Generous financial and time support for further training
• Free use of the fitness room on the Zollikerberg site
• Discounted childcare (day nursery) on the site

All employee benefits can be found here . If you want to be the best version of yourself, you will find the opportunities with us.

This is how you convince us:

• Completed training as a qualified nurse (Dipl. Pflegefachfrau / Dipl. Pflegefachmann)
• Further training in leadership or management (CAS/MAS) or willingness to complete it
• Several years of leadership experience in a hospital environment, ideally complemented by project management experience
• High social and professional competence, confident appearance and enjoyment in promoting people and actively shaping change

For further information, please contact Annette Zengerle, Secretariat Department of Emergency and Acute Medicine, T 044 397 20 14.

Please apply via our online tool.

We wish to fill this position with direct applications, without the support of recruitment agencies. Thank you very much in advance for your understanding.

About Zollikerberg Hospital

We stand for a comprehensive range of services and strong cooperation partners. With a public service mandate and 173 beds, Zollikerberg Hospital contributes to optimal medical care for the greater Zurich area. More than 11,000 inpatients and 75,000 outpatients of all insurance classes feel comfortable and well cared for with us every year. Our broadly positioned primary care includes Internal Medicine, Gynaecology and Obstetrics with Neonatology, general Surgery, an interdisciplinary Emergency Centre as well as Orthopaedics with specialised spinal surgery.