Head Nurse of the Adult Intensive Care Unit

About the job

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Head Nurse of the Adult Intensive Care Unit

To complete its team, the Adult Intensive Care Medicine Service (SMIA) is looking for a Head Nurse of the Care Unit (ICUS) with a workload of 80% to 100%, on a permanent contract. The starting date is scheduled for 1 January 2027 or to be agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital Centre (CHUV) is one of the five 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 Adult Intensive Care Medicine Service (SMIA) provides care for adult medical and surgical patients requiring intensive care. As a university service, it notably manages highly specialised and complex situations, with supra-cantonal missions such as care for major burn victims and heart or lung transplant patients. It also provides a local mission for patients from the Lausanne region.

Mission

• You ensure efficient, safe and quality care for patients within your unit
• You lead and supervise the nursing team, promoting its development and collaboration
• You participate in the management and development of the service, in collaboration with your hierarchy and interdisciplinary managers
• You organise and supervise training, teaching and research activities in nursing
• You ensure the link between your unit and the service management and actively contribute to institutional and SMIA development projects.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor of Science HES-SO in nursing or an equivalent qualification; for foreign diplomas, recognition by the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) is required
• You hold a diploma as an expert in intensive care nursing EPD ES or an equivalent qualification
• You have at least five years of professional experience in intensive care
• You have management training or are willing to undertake training in this field
• You demonstrate strong leadership, management and team supervision skills
• You show dynamism, initiative and openness to change, as well as good decision-making ability
• You possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and place particular importance on interprofessional collaboration
• You know how to react effectively in acute and complex situations and actively engage in service development projects
• You are proficient with common computer tools.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital Centre 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 salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the Canton of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments 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: Nathalie Zehnder, Adult Intensive Care ICS, at 079 556 90 97 or Olivier Amiguet, Adult Intensive Care ICS, at 079 556 82 90

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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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