Assistant Psychologist / Assistant Psychologist

Rapperswil 01.11.2026 Your tasks <br /> • In our interdisciplinary treatment team, you will care for patients in a day clinic setting. • After thorough induction, you will take over the independent treatment of patients in individual and group therapies and thus contribute to the treatment concept. • As an assistant psychologist, you will conduct individual and multi-person discussions, plan the therapy process, and perform test psychological assessments. • In your varied everyday work, you will encounter the entire spectrum of psychiatric clinical pictures and work closely with colleagues from other specialist departments as well as with referring agencies to ensure the best possible care for patients. • With the support of our service-oriented secretariat, you will complete case-related documentation and enter services into the hospital information system. • At our location in Rapperswil, you will actively participate in reports, case discussions, and continuing education and, together with the team, represent Psychiatrie St.Gallen professionally to the outside world. <br /> Your profile <br /> • You have completed a degree in psychology and have experience in adult psychiatry. • Ideally, your further training in a federally recognized psychotherapeutic method with a cognitive-behavioral therapy orientation is already advanced. • It is an advantage if you possess an assistant permit for psychotherapy from the Canton of St.Gallen (permit to work under supervision) or meet the necessary requirements to obtain it before starting the position. • Your interest lies in day-clinic, interdisciplinary treatment that is oriented towards the needs of the patients and their environment. • In dealing with mentally ill people, you convince through commitment, reliability, and communication competence. • You enjoy working independently, are open-minded, and value cooperation in a committed team. <br /> Your salary Your contact persons Martina Frei Lead Psychologist, Department Head +41 58 178 76 11 martina.frei@psychiatrie-sg.ch Diana Mändli HR Specialist Recruiting +41 58 178 14 34 diana.maendli@psychiatrie-sg.ch About us With around 1'400 employees, we ensure easily accessible, personal and effective psychiatric treatments and the care of adults in the cantons of St.Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden as well as in the Principality of Liechtenstein at our nine company locations. Application process Apply online We are digitally active and committed to sustainability, so we look forward to your online application via our homepage. Confirmation by e-mail As soon as your application has been received by us online, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail. We look forward to getting to know you based on your dossier and will check whether your qualifications, skills, and you as a person fit the advertised position and Psychiatrie St.Gallen. We will then get in touch with you. Interview with HR and specialist department In a personal interview, we will get to know each other and you will learn more about Psychiatrie St.Gallen, the advertised position, and the challenges. Invitation to a second interview In the second round, we would like to get an even better picture of you and find out together with you whether we are a good match. In addition, you will have the opportunity to get to know your future team. Verbal commitment You will receive a verbal commitment from us by telephone if we decide on you after the second interview, and we will ask you if you are also still convinced by us. If we agree, we will prepare your contract. The contract In the following days, we will send you the contract in duplicate by post. Along with the contract, you will also receive relevant information regarding your employment. Preboarding Between accepting the position and your first day of work, as a new employee, you can already access relevant internal information. This allows you to form a nuanced picture of the company and prepare for the job. First day of work On the first day, onboarding in your new team and with other colleagues awaits you. You will set up your new workplace and gain an overview of your next tasks. You will also receive your individual induction plan, which will help you to find your way around quickly. <br />