City of Uster - Deputy Head of Nursing Department 80-100%
Uster
Key information
- Publication date:18 October 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Uster
Job summary
Join Heime Uster, a caring long-term care institution. Enjoy a supportive work environment with strong values.
Tasks
- Collaborate closely with the department head in managing dementia care.
- Be the main contact for families regarding care and support.
- Contribute to maintaining high-quality care standards.
Skills
- You need a nursing diploma and at least five years of experience.
- Strong digital skills for electronic administration tasks.
- Excellent German communication skills, both written and spoken.
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You or you?
For us, the case is clear. We live a culture of "du" (informal you). Therefore, we communicate in this way already during the application process and in the interviews.
What you do with us makes sense!
The Uster homes are not an anonymous large company. We are a public-law institution for long-term care with a wide range of services. Around 340 employees take care of the 220 residents with enthusiasm and empathy. You fit perfectly with us if the well-being of elderly people is close to your heart, if you appreciate professionalism and value authenticity, friendliness, and openness in daily interactions. We meet each other at eye level across all hierarchical levels and live a respectful "du" culture.
The Uster homes are not an anonymous large company. We are a public-law institution for long-term care with a wide range of services. Around 340 employees take care of the 220 residents with enthusiasm and empathy. You fit perfectly with us if the well-being of elderly people is close to your heart, if you appreciate professionalism and value authenticity, friendliness, and openness in daily interactions. We meet each other at eye level across all hierarchical levels and live a respectful "du" culture.
Uster Homes
Homes
80%-100%
You are a certified nursing professional HF and want to pursue a career in leadership. We are looking for you as
Deputy Head of Nursing Department 80-100%
Your main tasks
- Close collaboration with the department head in the professional and personnel management of the protected department for people with dementia with 18 beds
- Contact person for relatives on topics of information, advice, and support
- Co-responsible for the implementation of our concept for protected dementia departments
- Responsible as the primary contact person for ensuring the nursing process
- Designing a dignified and resource-oriented living environment for the residents
- Active promotion of a pleasant working atmosphere through cooperation and mutual support
- Co-responsible for maintaining high nursing quality
- Conception and leadership of case discussions
- Participation in internal projects
You bring with you
- High motivation to pursue our vision together
- Completed training as a certified nursing professional HF with at least five years of professional experience
- Interest in taking first or further steps in a leadership role
- Curiosity and willingness to develop further
- Appreciative and respectful behavior
- Very good German skills in spoken and written form
- Strong digital skills for daily electronic administration using BESA or interRAI LTCF, easyDOK, and common office programs
We offer you
- a meaningful activity in an area of high social relevance
- collaboration and networking in the nursing management and interdisciplinary with all areas
- an open and warm working atmosphere
- the opportunity for further education
- the very good social benefits of the City of Uster and other attractive employment conditions
Your benefits
Further education
Discounts
Vacation plus 4 paid rest days
Social benefits
Salary
Inclusion
Your contact person
For additional information, Radostina Tsankova, department head, is gladly available at 044 905 83 11 or Alma Kokic, nursing area manager, at phone 044 905 83 62.
About us
City of Uster as employer
Uster Homes
Interested?
Then give us the opportunity to convince you of a position at the Uster Homes. Please apply via the online application tool.
In a first step, we need your CV, your diploma as a professional, and the last work reference. If you have questions about the application or the position, feel free to contact us at any time.
Then give us the opportunity to convince you of a position at the Uster Homes. Please apply via the online application tool.
In a first step, we need your CV, your diploma as a professional, and the last work reference. If you have questions about the application or the position, feel free to contact us at any time.