Training usually lasts three years. If you already hold a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training, it is possible to complete your training in a shorter period of two years.
Half of the time is spent in a training center and half in practical work.

Employment options

Direct employment
We are happy to offer direct employment with good salaries to nurses studying for the Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education, when they want to remain at Balgrist for all the practical attachments throughout their training

Assignment from the training centers
Nurses studying for the Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education at the Careum and ZAG training centers are assigned to us for one or more practical attachments and also benefit from good pay levels.

Further information on this career and positions available at Balgrist University Hospital can be found at Puls Berufe

Studies are carried out at the following training centers:

• Careum Zürich
• ZAG Winterthur

Requirements

• 3-year basic training with a federal certificate of competence or a general qualification for university entrance (FMS ID or Matura)
• Job suitability assessment from Careum or ZAG including a practical two-day suitability assessment at Balgrist University Hospital

Application
We look forward to receiving your completed online application with the following documents:

• Motivation letter giving reasons for choosing this career
• Duration of training, stating desired period of time and employment option
• Curriculum vitae (résumé) in table form with recent photo
• Successful Multicheck® analysis of competence for registered nurse HF
  (https://www.gateway.one/de-CH/kompetenzanalyse-gesundheit-hf.html)
• Confirmation of successful job suitability assessment from Careum or ZAG
• Federal certificate of competence or general qualification for university entrance
• Details of two references (e.g. employers, trainers, teachers)

Application dossiers will only be accepted in electronic form.
Please send your documents to  Ausbildung.Pflege@balgrist.ch

Advantages of employment in our hospital

• Training will focus on work in the Department of Orthopedics, the intensive care unit, the recovery room/day care surgery and in the Spinal Cord Injury Center.
• The operational conditions and commitment of our employees result in excellent training work, which is key to the high satisfaction of student nurses at Balgrist University Hospital.
• The workplace is in a central position in Zurich, served by an excellent public transport network.
• 26 days’ annual vacation (divided between school and practical training periods)

Qualification
Students gain the recognized Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education and the protected title of dipl. Pflegefachfrau HF/dipl. Pflegefachmann HF

Three years of full-time study concludes with a BSc Nursing and a diploma as diplomierte Pflegefachperson FH. Balgrist University Hospital offers practical modules as part of the bachelor studies in nursing.

Our training partners are:

• ZHAW
• Fachhochschule St. Gallen

Additional Module C

After the regular completion of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, we offer internship positions (additional module C) according to the requirements of the ZHAW in one of our departments of orthopedics or paraplegiology. Students in supplementary module C are supervised and accompanied by the nursing training team and a reference person in the department and in everyday nursing care for the entire duration of the internship.

For the additional module C, we are also happy to accept students who need to complete more than 6 months of internships, but the minimum duration of the internship is three months. In this case, we hire students at excellent salary conditions.

Advantages of employment in our clinic

• Operational conditions and the commitment of the employees lead to excellent training work, which has a significant influence on the high level of satisfaction of the trainees at Balgrist University Hospital.
• The place of work is centrally located in Zurich with very good public transport connections.
• 26 days of vacation per year (will be adjusted according to the duration of the internship).

For more information, please contact:
Enrico Police
Co-Leader Nursing Education
+41 44 386 32 03