Senior Physician Ambulatory Care Bern
- 05 November 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 3012 Bern
About the job
Are you ready to make a decisive contribution to the psychiatric care of children and adolescents in the Canton of Bern? Become part of our team as a Senior Physician at the Ambulatory Care Bern, our central triage point and an important hub for outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care including training and research in outpatient diagnostics and therapy.
In our Ambulatory Care for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, you will be responsible within a team of doctors and psychologists for the central triage and coordination of all diagnostic and therapeutic services as well as for the management and further development of outpatient care. The leadership of numerous specialised clinics, such as those for gender identity, migration, as well as school and training problems, and the expansion of further specialised services also fall within your remit.
You will have the opportunity to participate in innovative interventions and internationally recognised research and to help develop a modern child and adolescent psychiatric care system. You will lead a dynamic team where you can contribute your expertise, leadership skills, and passion for child and adolescent psychiatry. You will advance innovative diagnostic and treatment concepts and train the next generation of professionals.
If you have a passion for the mental health of young people and aspire to a meaningful leadership role, then you are exactly right with us.
Your Responsibilities
- You lead a team of doctors and work closely and multiprofessionally with psychologists, nursing staff, and social pedagogues
- You contribute conceptually to the further development of the treatment offerings and supervision
- You are responsible for the evidence-based training of the doctors entrusted to you
- You are responsible for the networked collaboration with all regional offices as well as with the inpatient and day-patient treatment services of our clinic
- You are responsible for the networked collaboration with patients and their families, schools, training institutions, and the wider health system
- You are engaged in teaching, internal training programmes, and research
Your Profile
- You hold a specialist qualification in child and adolescent psychiatry and have leadership experience
- You have a doctorate; further scientific experience is an advantage
- You are motivated to apply diagnostic and treatment concepts according to current evidence-based guidelines and to contribute to the further development of the treatment offerings
- You want to take on the challenge of leading competently both professionally and personally and to design and implement complex processes and concepts
- You can professionally assess a wide variety of situations and respond flexibly and competently
- You have excellent communication skills and lead authoritatively
- You are motivated to support treatment-related research and have an interest in scientific work
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
Franziska Schlensog-Schuster
Franziska Schlensog-Schuster will answer your specialist questions:
T: +41 58 630 91 34
Nicole Portner
Email: bewerbungen@upz-bern.ch
T: +41 58 630 96 71
Your Workplace
Hallerstrasse 10, 3012 Bern