Nurse for the Violence Medicine Unit

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Nurse for the Violence Medicine Unit

Contribute to a human and medico-legal mission serving victims of violence!

The Violence Medicine Unit (UMV) of the University Center for Forensic Medicine of Western Switzerland (CURML) is recruiting a nurse at 40% – 50% for a permanent contract, starting December 1, 2025. The position is based in Lausanne, with interventions at other sites in the canton.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (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, it plays a reference role in care, training, and medical research.

Created in 2006, the UMV fulfills three main missions:

• Provide victims of violence with specialized medico-legal consultation
• Offer counseling, training, and teaching activities
• Develop research on interpersonal violence

Present on four sites (CHUV, Yverdon-les-Bains, Rennaz, Nyon), the UMV has been recognized as a national best practice model, notably for conducting medico-legal consultations by trained nurses.

Mission

• You ensure the care of victims of violence according to medico-legal standards: clinical examination, documentation of injuries, taking photographs, preparation of files for medico-legal reports
• You guide patients within the psycho-social network of the canton of Vaud
• You contribute to the development of the UMV by participating in the organization of information sessions and training activities.

Profile

• You hold a HES bachelor’s degree in nursing or an equivalent qualification, ideally complemented by a CAS "interpersonal violence: aspects and medico-legal care"
• You have at least 5 years of clinical experience in acute somatic care, emergency, psychiatry, or community care
• You master spoken and written French and have excellent writing skills
• You have good knowledge of English (an asset)
• You demonstrate strong listening skills, scientific rigor, good synthesis ability, and a strong sense of responsibility
• You are comfortable with canton-wide mobility and flexible to work weekends and public holidays.

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 a minimum of three training days 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 within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality hotel-style staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Philippe Maravic, assistant to the director of nursing of the Department of Interdisciplinary Centers, phone 079 556 69 26

Since all our applications are processed electronically, please 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, 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

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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