Chief Resident or Deputy at the University Neurorehabilitation Service (13106-ME-208-2026)

About the job

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Chief Resident or Deputy at the University Neurorehabilitation Service

The University Neurorehabilitation Service of the CHUV and the Lavigny Institution is advertising a position for a chief resident or deputy chief resident, with an activity rate of 50% to 100%, starting 1 November 2026 or as 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 Department of Clinical Neurosciences includes the neurosurgery, neurology, neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation services, the Leenaards Memory Centre, the Neuroscience Research Centre, and the Spinal Surgery Service. It offers integrated and personalised care to patients suffering from diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, from brain to muscle.

Spread over several sites, the Lavigny Institution consists of a neurological hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services, two residential departments for adults with disabilities, one with intellectual disability and the other with physical issues, a specialised school, and a workshop and vocational training sector.

The inter-institutional University Neurorehabilitation Service (SUN) brings together the neurorehabilitation structures of the CHUV and the Lavigny Institution, and belongs to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at CHUV. The SUN provides state-of-the-art care for neurological patients, with particular expertise in cognition and behaviour, spasticity, neuromuscular diseases, and neuro-urology.

The SUN covers the entire neurorehabilitation pathway, with an acute neurorehabilitation unit (2 beds for post-coma awakening patients and a mobile team providing early neurorehabilitation care within days of the neurological injury), two post-acute neurorehabilitation hospital units (75 beds between Lavigny Hospital and CHUV), an outpatient and day hospital neurorehabilitation centre at CHUV, as well as research laboratories allowing SUN patients access to translational research and innovative treatment technologies and approaches.

The SUN maintains close links with the Neurology, Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery Services, and the Leenaards Memory Centre within the DNC, optimising care for patients requiring neurorehabilitation.

250 people work within the inter-institutional SUN perimeter. The SUN medical team reports to a single Head of Service at CHUV and is composed of 5 senior doctors specialised in neurology and/or physical medicine and rehabilitation, 8 chief residents, and 7 assistant doctors.

Mission

• You supervise admissions, ward rounds, assessments, and interdisciplinary meetings for patients hospitalised in neurorehabilitation at CHUV or Lavigny Hospital, as well as patients cared for in the neurorehabilitation day hospital at CHUV
• You participate in specialised outpatient neurorehabilitation consultations at CHUV, notably in cognitive neurorehabilitation, neuromuscular diseases, and spasticity
• You supervise and coordinate the activities of the assistant doctors in the Service
• You ensure interface and collaborate with all interdisciplinary teams contributing to the care and well-being of patients and their relatives
• You undertake on-call duties for SUN (nights and weekends) at each site (CHUV, EMS Plein-Soleil in Lausanne, Lavigny)
• You participate in SUN and DNC training sessions
• You participate in research projects, particularly in neurotechnologies.

Profile

• You hold a federal medical diploma or a title deemed equivalent and recognised by Mebeko
• You demonstrate interest in academic neurorehabilitation
• You show organisational skills and team leadership abilities
• You have good aptitude to integrate quickly into new teams, with good interpersonal skills and sociability
• You have a welcoming and listening attitude, and show empathy.

For the chief resident position:

You hold an FMH in neurology or physical medicine and rehabilitation (or a title deemed equivalent by Mebeko) and have a C1 level (DALF) in French (required).

For the deputy chief resident position:

You are generally one year away from your FMH title in neurology or physical medicine and rehabilitation (or a title deemed equivalent by Mebeko) and have a B2 level (DELF) in French.

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 annual leave
• 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 State 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 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 position: Prof. A. Sokolov, Head of Service, at +41 21 314 13 02

Information on the procedure: Ms Murielle Verdon, executive assistant, at +41 21 314 13 02

As all our 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

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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