Assistant Physician
- 21 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Temporary, Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
For our outpatient clinic specialising in substance use disorders and addiction diseases of the Integrated Addiction Support Winterthur (ISW), a cooperation between ipw and the city of Winterthur, we are looking for you.
Assistant Physician 80 - 100%
Tasks
- Integrative psychiatric-psychotherapeutic treatment and counselling of people with addiction diseases and their comorbidities
- Close interprofessional collaboration with psychologists of the city of Winterthur
- Reliable cooperation with our internal and external network partners
- Careful treatment documentation and report preparation
- Participation as on-call physician in the consultative and liaison psychiatric service at KSW
- Active participation in internal and external further training
Profile
- Psychiatric professional experience of at least two years (inpatient prior experience) and interest in the treatment of substance use disorders
- Started psychotherapy training and interest in psychotherapeutic work
- Interest in networked work and differential diagnostic thinking
- Open-minded, confident personality with enjoyment of interdisciplinary teamwork and strong communication skills
- Very good German language skills in spoken and written form
- Swiss medical diploma or, for foreign diplomas, registration in the MEBEKO register
Offer
- Extensive internal and external further training and supervision programme
- Generous financial contribution to psychotherapy training
- Careful support and guidance by senior physicians, the chief physician and the clinic's mentoring system
- Varied activity in a motivated and collegial team
- If interested and suitable, the possibility to transfer to other departments of our clinic for specialist training and obtaining the specialist title
- Central workplace near Winterthur main station
Start
From 1 October 2026 or by arrangement
Your Contact
Dr med Katharina Schweikert, Senior Physician, T +41 52 267 66 13
Dr med Ulrike Sanwald, Chief Physician, T +41 52 267 59 04
Application
Please note that only complete application documents can be considered. The documents listed under the topics "What we wish for the application dossier" are decisive. ipw does not require a letter of motivation for your application.
Dossiers from personnel agencies will not be considered.
Dossiers from personnel agencies will not be considered.
ipw treats adolescents, adults and elderly people with various mental health conditions. Around 1000 employees work in the outpatient, day clinic and inpatient services of ipw in Winterthur, Bülach, Dielsdorf and Glattbrugg. Join us and make a difference.