Leiter/in Pflege und Betreuung

Jobup; Zürich; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internal and external training

Birthday month day off

CHF 10 lunch

Sunrise mobile/internet discounts

Health insurance discounts

SBB half-fare travelcard

Fleet discounts

Job summary

Tertianum Residence Horgen is seeking a Head of Nursing and Care to lead nursing quality and service development within the residence, coordinating with in-house Spitex to ensure safe, independent living for guests. The role emphasizes leadership, documentation, and process improvement, with start date 1 December 2026 or by arrangement.

You will oversee staff recruitment, onboarding and ongoing professional development, while collaborating with management to optimize care delivery and

Qualifications

• Certified nurse HF/FH/DN II or SRK-recognised qualification.
• Experience in long-term care; dementia care is an advantage.
• 1–2 years as head of nursing and care or 3–4 years in leadership roles.
• Leadership training or willingness to undertake training.
• Ability to manage nursing process, quality assurance and electronic documentation.
• Strong organizational, business understanding and independent, solution-oriented work style.
• Empathetic, decisive leadership with team spirit.
• Very good German in spoken and written form.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for nursing quality and service mandate; manage and develop nursing and care processes.
• Coordinate nursing care with in-house Spitex to support guests as needs change.
• Lead personnel and promote collaborative culture.
• Recruitment, onboarding and development of staff in cooperation with management and HR.
• Ensure staffing and deployment planning based on qualifications and resources.
• Maintain nursing documentation in CareCoach and accurate needs assessment and service recording.
• Monitor quality indicators, staffing and budget; derive measures for occupancy while coordinating with admin/management.
• Coordinate admissions, transfers and discharges with triage and Spitex.
• Engage with guests, relatives, doctors, hospitals and partners; support in difficult conversations.
• Implement and review hygiene and safety standards; promote learning culture.
• Collaborate with management and other departments (admin, housekeeping, gastronomy, technical service).

Skills

Nursing qualification

Leadership experience

Organizational skills

German language

Communication skills

Education

Certified nurse HF/FH/DN II

Tools

CareCoach

Job description

Join Tertianum as a Leiter/in Pflege und Betreuung, a leader in senior care.

Tasks

• Oversee care quality and enhance care processes for residents.
• Lead and develop staff, ensuring quality and empathetic care.
• Ensure effective communication with families, doctors, and staff.

Skills

• Must have a nursing qualification and leadership experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills required.
• Fluent in German, with excellent communication abilities.

The Tertianum Group stands for high-quality living and life in old age. As the Swiss market leader, we strive to make the lives of seniors worth living every day with our 7,000 employees, enabling them to enjoy life. With our individually tailored services, we create a new home across all phases of life in old age at 100 locations, offering a safe and self-determined life. What drives us every day is our respect and sense of responsibility for older people.

Head of Nursing and Care

Your heart beats for older people and you want to actively shape nursing quality? With us, you combine professional responsibility with appreciative leadership and contribute to ensuring that our guests can live independently and safely.

For our Residence Horgen, we are looking for a

Head of Nursing and Care

starting 1 December 2026 or by arrangement

The Tertianum Residence Horgen is located between Zimmerberg and Lake Zurich. We combine living in apartments with in-house Spitex as well as nursing and care in the nursing care area. The individual needs and quality of life of our guests are at the centre.

Your Tasks

• Responsibility for nursing quality and implementation of the service mandate as well as management and further development of nursing and care processes.
• Further development of the nursing care area and coordination of processes with the in-house Spitex to ensure our guests are well supported when care needs change.
• Personnel and professional leadership of the subordinate employees; promotion of a binding, appreciative collaboration.
• Recruitment, structured induction and further development of employees in cooperation with management and HR.
• Ensuring needs-based personnel and deployment planning taking into account qualifications and available resources.
• Ensuring complete nursing documentation in CareCoach as well as correct nursing needs assessment and service recording.
• Monitoring quality indicators, personnel deployment and budget; deriving appropriate measures and contributing to needs-based occupancy in coordination with administration and management.
• Coordination of admissions, transfers and discharges in cooperation with triage, in-house Spitex and involved specialists.
• Trustful cooperation with guests, relatives, doctors, hospitals and other partners; support in demanding conversations.
• Implementation and review of nursing, hygiene and safety standards as well as promotion of an open learning and error culture.
• Close cooperation with management and the departments of administration, housekeeping, gastronomy and technical service.

Your Profile

• Completed training as a certified nurse HF/FH/DN II or an equivalent qualification recognised by the SRK.
• Professional and leadership experience in long-term care; experience in outpatient care and dealing with people with dementia is an advantage.
• At least one to two years of experience as head of nursing and care or at least three to four years of leadership experience as group or team leader.
• Completed leadership training or willingness to undertake appropriate further training.
• Confidence in managing the nursing process, quality assurance and handling electronic nursing documentation.
• Organisational strength, business understanding and an independent, solution-oriented working style.
• An empathetic and decisive leadership personality with team spirit, warmth and humour.
• Very good German skills in spoken and written form as well as clear, target-group appropriate communication.

Why Tertianum

A regional network with other heads of nursing and care offers you professional exchange and mutual support. Tertianum also opens up development opportunities in specialist and leadership careers.

For the compatibility of work and private life and your personal development, we offer various benefits:

• Internal and external training opportunities
• Additional day off in the birthday month
• Daily lunch for CHF 10
• Discounted mobile and internet subscriptions with Sunrise
• Discounts on selected supplementary health insurance
• SBB half-fare travelcard
• Various fleet discounts

Further benefits can be found on our website.

Your Application

Would you like to contribute your experience and help shape nursing and care in our residence? We look forward to receiving your complete online application.

If you have any questions, Linda Qazimi, Managing Director, is happy to assist you at 043 244 16 10 or [e-mail].