Deputy Chief Resident for the Urology Department

Physicians

Deputy Chief Resident for the Urology Department

The Urology Department is looking for a deputy chief resident starting May 1, 2026, with a workload between 80% - 100%.

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 Urology Department of the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the two university services in French-speaking Switzerland. It has an 18-bed inpatient clinical unit (with access to 12 additional beds), a consultation unit, a Neuro-Urology Center, and an Endoscopy Center. Furthermore, the urology platform manages, in collaboration with the Oncology Department (DO), the Interdisciplinary Prostate Center, and the Interdisciplinary Bladder Center, all diagnostic activities.

The surgical activity of the Urology Department is spread over 3 separate sites: operating room for open/robotic surgery, operating room for endoscopic surgery, and operating room for outpatient surgery.

Mission

• You supervise, train, and oversee a team of 10 resident physicians responsible for patient care
• You proactively organize their work as well as the daily operation of the department
• You conduct direct consultations with patients
• You ensure responsibility for on-call duties and emergencies of the Department in a fair rotation
• You actively participate in the postgraduate and continuing education of the department and in research and/or organizational activities of the service/sector.

Profile

• You hold a Swiss federal medical diploma or a title recognized by the Federal Commission of Medical Professions (MEBEKO)
• You possess the ISFM urology specialist title or have at least passed the ISFM written and oral exams in urology (in which case you must have 3 years of prior experience in urology)
• You have already demonstrated clinical activity skills and supervision of resident physicians, with responsibility for synthesis and decision-making
• You master French (minimum level B2).

We offer

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

• Top-tier 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 vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods 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 staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Professor Bruyère, 021 314 29 80, franck.bruyere@chuv.ch (please do not send your application to this email address).

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

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 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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