Specialist in Psychiatry for Geriatric Psychiatry Long-Term Care

Pflege Simmering is a modern care facility with special hospital status. Here, 348 residents are cared for in single and double rooms. In-house doctors and nursing specialists are available around the clock every day for this purpose. In-house therapists (e.g., occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, dietetics, etc.) take care of the patients and residents. From long-term care to dementia care to geriatric psychiatry: Become part of Pflege Simmering now!

Pflege Simmering is an institution of the Wiener Gesundheitsverbund. As an enterprise of the City of Vienna, the Wiener Gesundheitsverbund operates a total of 7 clinics, 9 nursing homes, a therapy center, and 5 training locations. Take advantage of the numerous opportunities for employment and career advancement and work with us to continuously improve healthcare in Vienna!

Become part of our team as:

Specialist in Psychiatry for Geriatric Psychiatry Long-Term Care

Employment Scale
Full-time and part-time possible

Work Mode
On-site

Application Deadline
07/31/2026

Place of Work
Pflege Simmering, Dittmanngasse 5, 1110 Vienna

• You will medically manage a long-term care unit for geriatric psychiatry at Pflege Simmering
• You will provide specialist medical services as part of a psychiatric consultation service
• You will participate in projects
• You will organize specialist training for our employees
• You will work independently and with personal responsibility, while respecting the dignity and self-determination of the residents/patients
• You will work in a multiprofessional team
• You will maintain close communication with all professional groups within the medical field and the entire social environment of the residents/patients

• You possess a completed training as a Specialist in Psychiatry
• You have prior experience in the care of geriatric, severely ill, and dementia patients
• You remain calm and composed even in critical situations and under time pressure
• You have stress and frustration tolerance
• You have empathy, patience, and willingness to engage with the thoughts and experiences of older people
• You have knowledge of palliative medicine

As part of admission to this professional group, proof of immunity (vaccination status) for various vaccinations is required. The Wiener Gesundheitsverbund does not provide reimbursement for any costs incurred for providing proof of immunity.

• Employment in full-time (40 hours per week)
• Employment in part-time (20, 25, or 30 hours per week possible)
• Flexible working hours
• Crisis-proof employment
• A diverse and interesting range of tasks with opportunities for shaping
• Collaboration with various professional groups
• Varied work in a future-proof company
• Wide selection of training & further education
• Excellent career opportunities
• Pension fund model of the municipality of Vienna (supplement to statutory pension)
• Extensive offers for health promotion at the workplace
• Bonus systems for special achievements
• Subsidized lunch for a balanced diet during working hours
• Good public transport connections
• Free annual ticket for Wiener Linien

For employees already employed by the City of Vienna, remuneration for the advertised position will be determined by the job and functional evaluation and the corresponding classification in the respective salary system.
For new employees, the starting salary according to the Vienna Civil Service Act for this position is €7528 (40 hours per week, 14 times annually) plus a €150 hardship allowance 14 times annually. An increased salary will result from the recognition of professionally relevant or equivalent activities as prior service.

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