Occupational Therapist within the Care Directorate

About the job

Medico-technical

Occupational Therapist within the Care Directorate

CHUV is seeking an occupational therapist for its mobile team of the Occupational Therapy Service, at a workload between 80% and 100%, on a permanent contract, for a start date of 1 July 2026 or to be agreed.

In this role, you will work in periods of about 3 months in different units of CHUV, notably in paediatrics, neurology and geriatrics.

Context

The Occupational Therapy Service contributes to the three main missions of CHUV: care services, training and research. It includes various units (musculoskeletal department, hand centre, paediatrics, neuro-rehabilitation and geriatrics).

To meet the needs of the different units, the Occupational Therapy Service develops a mobile team intervening within several clinical sectors according to institutional needs.

Mission

• You contribute to care, training and research, in accordance with CHUV's triple mission
• You work successively within different units of CHUV, notably in paediatrics, neurology and geriatrics, with the aim of assessing, guiding and initiating rehabilitation and re-education
• You carry out occupational therapy interventions with a varied patient group, according to the field of practice
• You promote, in partnership with the person, their relatives and interdisciplinary teams, the patient’s engagement in their activities and participation in daily life throughout their care pathway
• You actively contribute to the quality and safety of services, in an approach of harmonisation, development and promotion of professional practices.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy or an equivalent recognised qualification
• You demonstrate good integration skills and appreciate working in an interdisciplinary team
• You show versatility, flexibility and a strong capacity to adapt in varied clinical environments.

Depending on the candidate’s profile, the salary scale is between 8 and 9.

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 right to 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 Canton of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished accommodations 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 bicycles)
• Quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the role: Ms Christelle Brun, head occupational therapist, at 079 556 87 61

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, 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 are attentive to different life paths and make every effort to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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