Intern FH Social Work in Psychiatry (m/f/d) 80% Psychiatry Baselland
Psychiatrie Baselland
Liestal
Key information
- Publication date:02 December 2025
- Workload:80%
- Place of work:Liestal
Job summary
Join Psychiatrie Baselland, a leading institution in North West Switzerland. This role offers a supportive work environment and opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Provide social counseling for patients and their families in various areas.
- Conduct social assessments and implement intervention plans collaboratively.
- Support patient rehabilitation and liaise with external organizations.
Skills
- Interest in psychiatric work and psychosocial counseling is essential.
- Strong empathy and communication skills are required.
- Ability to handle challenging situations and work in a team.
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Your tasks
- Social counseling of patients and relatives in the areas of work/daily structure, housing, finances, law/social insurance, and social environment
- Collection of social history and diagnosis as well as implementation of planned intervention steps in close coordination with the interprofessional treatment plan
- Support of rehabilitation and reintegration of patients into social systems as well as networking with relevant external agencies
- Dealing with the connections between social problems and mental illnesses as well as with social work interventions that contribute to health stabilization and recovery
- Conducting conversations and record keeping, correspondence, and documentation
Your profile
- Interest in psychiatric work and psychosocial counseling
- High empathy and communication skills
- Resilience and ability to handle challenging situations
- Teamwork skills and interest in interprofessional collaboration
- Sense of responsibility and reliability
- Flexibility in dealing with changing patient situations
For questions about the application
Kristin Wagner
HR Department Manager
061 553 50 58
About us
Psychiatry Baselland (PBL) is one of the leading psychiatric institutions in Northwestern Switzerland. It offers comprehensive outpatient, day clinic, outreach (Home Treatment), and inpatient therapies for children, adolescents, and adults. It supports mentally and multiply impaired people with assisted living, supervised daily activities, and supported work (www.inclusioplus.ch). In addition, it holds a stake in the occupational psychiatric competence center WorkMed AG. PBL employs over 1,200 staff at several locations in the canton of Basel-Landschaft and treats, cares for, and advises more than 15,000 patients annually (www.pbl.ch).
