Assistant in Community Care and Health in Paediatrics

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Assistant in Community Care and Health in Paediatrics

The Women-Mother-Child Department is seeking an assistant in community care and health (ASSC) at a workload between 80% and 100%, to strengthen its Paediatrics Service team. The starting date is planned for 1 July 2026 or to be agreed.

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, the CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Women-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.

Mission

• You collaborate closely with the nursing team in patient care
• You responsibly and autonomously support patients in aspects of their care
• You ensure the execution and monitoring of care delegated by qualified staff
• You perform medico-technical acts on delegation, in care situations
• You carry out administrative and logistical tasks related to your activity, mainly linked to patient care.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as an assistant in community care and health
• You have experience in paediatrics
• You are dynamic, committed, motivated, and responsible
• You have knowledge of institutional software (Soarian electronic patient record), an advantage
• You have excellent command of the French language, both spoken and written (level B2)

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at 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 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 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 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: Ms Nathalie Bourguignon, Head Nurse, at 079 556 89 30.

As all 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.

The 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 avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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