Senior Physician: doctor - Head of Dermatoallergy

The University Clinic for Dermatology of the Inselspital Bern combines highly specialized patient care with university research and teaching. Dermatoallergy is an established clinical focus of the clinic with a wide spectrum ranging from contact allergies and occupational dermatoses to drug reactions and urticaria to atopic diseases. For the leadership and further development of this area, we are looking for a clinically proven and scientifically committed personality with enjoyment in leadership and design.

What awaits you

• Technical and organizational leadership of Dermatoallergy as well as active further development of the area
• Independent diagnostics and treatment of patients from the entire spectrum of dermatoallergy, particularly in contact allergies, occupational dermatoses, drug and food allergies, urticaria and atopic diseases
• Implementation and further development of allergological diagnostics, including epicutaneous, skin and provocation tests
• Leadership and further development of the interprofessional team of Dermatoallergy and the skin testing laboratory in close cooperation with the clinic management
• Joint responsibility for quality, processes, capacity planning and efficient resource use in the area of Dermatoallergy
• Strategic further development of the clinical service offering according to the needs of patients, referring physicians and the clinic
• Close interdisciplinary cooperation with pulmonology, immunology/allergy, pediatrics and other university partner disciplines and clinics
• Responsibility for the specialist training of assistant physicians as well as participation in student teaching in the field of Dermatoallergy
• Participation in clinical and translational research activities of the clinic; if interested and with corresponding performance records, there is the possibility to further develop own scientific projects and an academic profile

What you bring with you

• Specialist title in Dermatology and Venereology as well as specialist title in Allergology and Clinical Immunology or equivalent qualifications recognized in Switzerland, both specialist titles must be available upon starting the position
• Broad and profound clinical experience in dermatoallergy, including allergological diagnostics and the independent care of complex patients
• Experience with modern systemic and biological therapies for atopic, allergic and immune-mediated skin diseases
• Leadership experience or proven leadership potential as well as motivation to lead a clinical area independently, develop it further and actively implement changes
• Interest in organization, process design and economic resource use in a university clinical environment
• Strong interest in teaching and further education as well as enjoyment in promoting assistant physicians and students
• Interest in scientific activity and academic further development. A habilitation or a corresponding academic development plan is welcome, but not a prerequisite
• High communication and teamwork skills, reliable appearance and enjoyment in interdisciplinary cooperation
• Very good German skills in speaking and writing; French skills are an advantage or the willingness to acquire them

Our offer

• An attractive leadership function with great scope for design and the possibility to actively help shape the future direction of Dermatoallergy at the Inselspital
• A newly established, committed clinic management with a clear development agenda: In the coming years, structures, clinical offerings and academic focuses of the clinic will be specifically further developed -- with plenty of room for own ideas and initiative
• A broad and demanding dermatoallergological patient collective as well as a comprehensive spectrum of modern diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities
• An established interprofessional team and a well-developed clinical infrastructure for allergological diagnostics and therapy
• Close interdisciplinary cooperation with numerous clinical partners within the University Hospital as well as with the University of Bern
• A university environment with diverse opportunities in teaching and further education as well as for professional and personal further development
• Opportunities for clinical and translational research as well as academic further development, including active support of an intended habilitation
• Attractive employment conditions and flexible working models with an employment degree of 80--100 %
• Place of work Bern with high quality of life and very good national and international transport connections

Questions about the position?

Further information will be gladly provided by

Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Christoh Schlapbach
Clinic Director and Chief Physician

+41 31 664 27 99