Senior Physician Psychotherapeutic Acute Ward with Focus on Depression 80 - 100%
Psychiatrische Dienste Aargau AG
Windisch
Key information
- Publication date:22 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Windisch
Job summary
Join our acute open station focusing on depressive disorders. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with a strong treatment concept.
Tasks
- Lead medical responsibilities in an interdisciplinary team for acute therapy.
- Supervise and train junior doctors and psychologists with senior staff.
- Contribute to the development of treatment offerings and services.
Skills
- FMH title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy or nearing completion required.
- Interest in modern psychiatric treatment concepts like open-doors.
- Team-oriented, decisive, flexible, with psychotherapy experience.
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Our Ward:
In our open acute ward focusing on depressive disorders, we combine rapid admission and treatment with a psychotherapeutically and psychiatrically based treatment concept. Patients receive disorder-specific, individually tailored therapy, which includes guideline-compliant psychopharmacotherapy as well as medical, psychotherapeutic, and nursing consultations, embedded in a group therapy program. The offer is complemented by close cooperation with the in-house interventional psychiatry using modern neurostimulation methods.
We are looking for you immediately or by arrangement as
Tasks
- Medical responsibility in the interprofessional leadership team of an open affective acute ward with a focus on psychotherapeutic acute treatment
- Training and supervision of assistant physicians as well as psychologists of the ward in cooperation with the chief physician and the senior psychologist
- Participation in the further development of the treatment offer
- Work in the PDAG duty system (approx. 21 senior physician duties, including approx. 7 weekend days per year at 100% workload)
Profile
- FMH title (or equivalent) for psychiatry and psychotherapy or close to completion
- Interest in modern treatment concepts in psychiatry, including no-restraint, open-doors, recovery-oriented psychiatry, Safewards
- Team player, decisive, flexible, and creative
- Interest and prior experience in psychotherapeutic work
- German language skills at level C1
Benefits
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Dr. med. Maxim Zavorotnyy
Chief Physician and Medical Director of the Center for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Inpatient (ZPPS)
