Head of Nursing for Day Care and Outreach Services

University Clinic for Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

from 1 May 2027 or by arrangement

Are you looking for a challenging position in an innovative environment? The University Clinic for Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the UPZ is seeking a committed individual to help shape the future of day care and outreach services for people aged 65 and over with mental illnesses. In the day care services, practical life skills are practised to promote independence and improve quality of life. Mobile geriatric psychiatry includes interventions offered both in nursing and care homes and at the patients' private residences. Interesting tasks and the opportunity to actively contribute to the further development of care for a growing patient population await you with us.

Your tasks

• You will take on the professional, personnel, economic and organisational leadership of our experienced nursing teams
• You place patient orientation at the centre of your actions and actively promote the development of your employees
• You commit to achieving the clinic and company goals
• You work across locations in interprofessional teams
• Together with the staff, you implement the recovery-oriented mission statement in day care and outreach geriatric psychiatry
• You are committed to innovative geriatric psychiatric care concepts with national impact

Your profile

• You are a qualified nurse HF/FH with professional experience in (geriatric) psychiatry
• You have leadership experience and ideally have completed further training in health management
• You are committed to nursing quality and work conceptually
• You actively shape change, motivate the nursing teams and support them in implementing new developments
• You are an authentic, empathetic person with high social competence
• You have good IT skills and command of the German language
• You contribute your ideas and skills to the interprofessional management team

Your contacts

Jutta Ihle

Jutta Ihle answers your specialist questions: T: +41 58 630 95 41

For questions about the application process, please contact

Nicole Portner

Email: bewerbungen@upz-bern.ch T: +41 58 630 96 71

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.

Learn more

https://jobs.upz-bern.ch/de/warum-upz

Your workplace

Murtenstrasse 21, 3008 Bern