Senior Psychologist or Specialist Psychologist Forensics

You will take over the leadership of the psychological team and are responsible for guidance, leadership, further training, and supervision Senior Psychologist or Specialist Psychologist Forensics The Universitäre Psychiatrische Zentrum Bern is committed, in the outpatient clinic of the Universitätsklinik für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychologie, to research-based, effective, and socially relevant treatment of people in forensic contexts. In doing so, the interdisciplinary team combines clinical psychiatry, psychology, law, and social sciences to develop new ways in diagnostics, therapy, and relapse prevention. The goal is to promote the mental health, self-responsibility, and social reintegration of patients in the long term – and thus make an important contribution to public safety and to modern forensic-psychiatric care. Your tasks You will take over the leadership of the psychological team and are responsible for guidance, leadership, further training, and supervision You are responsible for conducting psychological-psychotherapeutic individual and group therapies within the framework of measures ordered by the courts and the penal system You handle all correspondence and prepare reports, certificates, and assessments for referring authorities, health insurance companies, IV, etc. You undertake crisis interventions as well as psychological emergency care in close cooperation with the chief physicians and senior physicians You work closely with employees of other institutions and authorities, particularly with probation and penal services, but also with social services or residential institutions You further develop the treatment program conceptually in cooperation with those responsible and actively participate in research projects if required You participate regularly in internal clinic training, such as journal club, case presentations, and supervision Your profile You have a university degree in clinical psychology and possess completed psychotherapy training You possess several years of clinical experience in the care of people with acute and complex mental disorders You bring forensic-psychological professional experience or experience in the penal system You are characterized by high competencies and enjoy interdisciplinary cooperation You have a high level of comprehension when dealing with complex issues and are characterized by high psychological resilience You bring very good German language skills, ideally also good oral forensic skills (all other language skills are an advantage) The UPZ The Universitäre Psychiatrische Zentrum Bern (UPZ) is, as a university clinic, the leading competence center for psychiatry and psychotherapy in the capital region. 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. Furthermore, the UPZ makes an important contribution in the areas of teaching, education and further training, as well as research. Your contact persons Buser Buser answers your subject-specific questions: T: Yanis Mail: E-Mail schreiben (<>) T: Your place of work Südbahnhofstrasse 14D, 3007 Bern jpida21f043jm jit0833jm jiy26jm