Nurses in the Paediatric Intermediate Care Unit (13785-IN-213-2026)

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Nurses in the Paediatric Intermediate Care Unit

As part of maternity leave replacements, we are looking for qualified nurses to join our paediatric intermediate care unit, with a workload between 80% and 100%, for a duration of three months, from November 2026 to January 2027.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital Centre (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 Woman-Mother-Child Department (DFME) includes the Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Neonatology, Paediatrics, and Child and Adolescent Surgery Services. More than 1,500 professionals work within this department. We care for women throughout their lives in gynaecological, obstetrical, and psychosocial aspects, as well as children from birth to adolescence.

The paediatric intensive and intermediate care units (SIPI and SIPS) care for children aged 0 to 18 years with serious medical or surgical conditions requiring intensive monitoring and/or support of vital functions (respiratory, cardiac, etc.) as well as highly specialised treatments. Children and adolescents benefit from continuous monitoring (24/7) and medical and nursing support adapted to their age and condition. The team provides interdisciplinary care in a safe and technologically advanced environment. As the only units of this type in the canton of Vaud, SIPI and SIPS are also reference centres for neighbouring cantons and for all of Switzerland within the framework of Highly Specialised Medicine (MHS) services.

Mission

• You provide, in collaboration with the care team and doctors, comprehensive patient care (technical and relational care, advice and therapeutic education) for all medical-surgical pathologies of infants, children, and adolescents, in a multidisciplinary, patient- and family-centred care approach
• You ensure the proper execution of delegated medical acts and take responsibility for them
• You actively participate in welcoming patients and their relatives as well as in organising work, ensuring the smooth running and continuity of the unit's activities.

Profile

• You hold a Swiss nursing diploma or have Swiss Red Cross recognition
• You have at least two years of experience in acute paediatric care with mastery of NIV
• You have good autonomy, initiative, and a well-developed sense of organisation.

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 month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A minimum of three training days 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 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: Mrs Chantal Grandjean, Head Nurse of the Unit (ICS) at 021 314 36 88

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to 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, we invite you to 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 are attentive to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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