Thun
Psychologist: Psychiatric Acute Care at Home (PAH) 80-100%
- 11 June 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Thun
Job summary
Join our interdisciplinary team in psychiatric home treatment. Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Engage in acute home treatment for patients across various diagnoses.
- Work mainly with affective, psychotic, and anxiety disorders.
- Participate in weekend shifts and on-call duties as needed.
Skills
- Degree in psychology with advanced psychotherapy training required.
- At least 2 years of experience in inpatient psychiatric care.
- Strong organizational skills and flexibility are essential.
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About the job
Become part of our interprofessional team of "Psychiatric Acute Care at Home" (PAH), where we treat according to the principles of recovery and adherence.
You will be involved in outreach acute care for our patients. This service largely corresponds to inpatient treatment and forms an important complement to the existing care system. You will take on the treatment of patients across the entire diagnostic spectrum, mainly affective, psychotic, as well as anxiety and stress-related disorders. You will regularly take shifts on weekends and on-call duty.
Start date for this new position is 1 September 2026 or by arrangement.
How to become part of our team
- Completed degree in psychology and advanced psychotherapy training
- At least 2 years of professional experience in inpatient psychiatric treatment
- Interest in contemporary social psychiatric care
- Enjoyment of interprofessional collaboration
- Organisational talent, flexibility and ability to act independently
- Good PC user skills
- Driving licence class B
What awaits you
- Exciting and varied activity within the innovative care offering of psychiatric acute care in the home environment
- Close collaboration within the PAH team
- Intensive networked activity with internal and external agencies
- Good training, further education and development opportunities
- Flexible choice of holiday and pension fund models
- SIWF: recognised A-clinic
If you have any questions, Dr Kerstin Gentsch, Chief Psychiatrist, or Dr Tristan Zimmermann, Senior Psychiatrist, are happy to assist you at
+41 58 636 47 00.
A job with prospects in a unique natural and mountain region. At the Psychiatric Services, you will find not only a varied role in an interdisciplinary environment but also the possibility to choose additional holiday days. Are you looking for meaningful work? Then you are in the right place.
