Social Worker in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry within SUPEA

About the job

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Social Worker in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry within SUPEA

We are looking for a social worker on a permanent contract at 80% from 1 September 2026, with 60% at the outpatient consultation of the Centre and 20% at the Papillon specialised Consultation (Parental and Infant Outpatient Programme). This is to complete our team at the University Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (SUPEA) of the Psychiatry Department of CHUV (DP CHUV), with regular hours on working days.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research and education.

The Psychiatry Department consists of 10 services addressing the three stages of life. It covers the Central, West and North psychiatric sectors of the canton of Vaud. Its mission is the comprehensive and multidisciplinary care of children, adolescents, adults and elderly people suffering from mental disorders. Caregivers provide acute care but also offer outpatient follow-ups and care in the usual living environment.

The University Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (SUPEA) plays a major reference role in psychiatric treatments for children and adolescents in the Lausanne region and more broadly in the canton of Vaud. The service supports a vision of community psychiatry and therefore offers patients and families local outpatient care. We also provide hospital care, ensure liaison with paediatric units and day centre services, in collaboration with partners. Additionally, we are involved in academic missions of training and research. Since January 2019, the service has brought together child and adolescent psychiatry from the North, West and Central sectors of the canton of Vaud under a single governance to adapt our offer to the constantly evolving needs of the population.

The Central Outpatient Consultation receives children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 years suffering from psychological difficulties, as well as their parents.

These difficulties often affect the relational, social, family or school life of young patients and sometimes also manifest physically.

Care begins with a thorough examination of the child/adolescent’s mental health. Depending on the diagnosis, a treatment plan is proposed, co-constructed with the patients and their families.

The Papillon Consultation (Parental and Infant Outpatient Programme) receives very young children aged 0 to 5 years with their parents or only the parents. They can be followed within the various outpatient units of the northern, western and central regions of the canton of Vaud. This programme is aimed at children and parents who require:

• A consultation in child psychiatry
• Individual and/or family psychotherapeutic follow-up
• Parental guidance
• Referral as needed to network partners

Mission

General missions:

• You are a key partner of the multidisciplinary care team, from a bio-psycho-social intervention perspective, and ensure the interface between the institution and the wider health and social network, as well as with patients, their families and close ones
• You support the patient and their close ones in carrying out specific and complex social procedures and/or change processes aimed at promoting their autonomy and social integration, for therapeutic and psycho-educational purposes, based on a helping and supportive relationship
• You provide a reference and expertise centre for members of the multidisciplinary care team on legal, insurance and administrative matters
• You manage the administrative documentation related to your activity.

Specific missions:

• You conduct interviews and support the patient and their family in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team (child psychiatrists, psychologists, educators), in line with the patient’s therapeutic project
• You collaborate, refer and/or support the patient and their family within the social, health and school network, prioritising actions to be taken
• If necessary, you provide parental guidance at the consultation or at home during educational difficulties that do not require intervention by the DGEJ
• You work closely with the social, health and school network depending on the situation
• You participate in meetings and reflection sessions of the two consultations as well as in meetings and supervisions of SUPEA social workers.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor of Arts HES in social work or an equivalent qualification (mandatory SEFRI recognition for foreign diplomas)
• You have good knowledge of the social context, administrative and legal structures of the canton of Vaud
• You are capable of working independently and managing crisis situations
• You have an interest in a psychopathological approach to the person and family
• You have good skills in working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• You possess knowledge and practice in clinical work with families
• You have a driving licence.

Depending on profile, the salary scale will be between level 8 and level 9.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three days training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished flats offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality hotel-standard staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position:

Ms Stéphanie Grosjean - Head of Social Unit (RUS) - 021 314 19 66 - Available from 10 August 2026.

As all our applications are processed electronically, please apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the advertisement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, please contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will be required to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas and an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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