Head of Clinic with or without Specialty Title in the Emergency Department - 80% to 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a nationally and internationally recognised institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view our 2025 retrospective by clicking  here .

With nearly 1,200 employees, the  Department of Acute Medicine  (DMA) includes the departments of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology and toxicology, intensive care, and emergency services. It fulfils a fourfold mission through its services, which provide expertise in frequent interaction with all Geneva University Hospitals, thanks to a transversal platform, with the aim of ensuring the best possible patient care.

The Emergency Department is a transversal service tasked with welcoming patients 24/7 regardless of the nature of their health problem, ensuring rapid and effective care to direct them to the most appropriate structure. The Emergency Department also provides urgent medical assistance at the cantonal level, coordinates and manages major events, while serving as a reference service for the canton’s structures.

Job Description

You participate in the operational medical management of the Emergency Department in both intra- and extra-hospital settings (SMUR). 

You join a collegial team to ensure, in close collaboration with your hierarchy, the management of a care unit and the coordination of the clinical activities entrusted to you. In this capacity, you are responsible, under supervision, for medical acts by balancing the workload with the capabilities of the team’s doctors. You communicate medical decisions and all necessary information in a timely manner to doctors, the nursing team, and relevant partners. 

In your role, you provide patients with clear information and inform relatives within the limits of professional confidentiality. 

You prepare and manage the medical records and work closely with the medical secretariat for their regular updating and closure. You record the services provided to generate billing. 

You actively participate in the training and supervision of the department’s junior doctors, in development and research activities, as well as in the advancement of emergency medicine.  

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma or have training deemed equivalent by the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO).

Additionally, you ideally hold a specialty title in general internal medicine, surgery, or anaesthesiology, or an equivalent title recognised by the FOPH (MEBEKO). 

A specialty certificate or a university degree in emergency medicine obtained or in progress is an asset.

You have solid clinical experience in a university-type emergency service with a high volume of activity and a strong interest in acute medicine.

You are confident in communication, open-minded, a good listener, and have a synthesising mind. You are dynamic, flexible, enthusiastic, and demonstrate discretion and tenacity.

For non-French speakers, a certified C1 level in French is required.

Additional Information

Permanent service (24/7 and 365 days/year). You participate in the department and SMUR shifts and on-call duties.

• Start date: 01.11.2026
• Number of positions: 5
• or 1 November 2026
• Activity rate: 80% to 100%
• Function class: 22 or 24 depending on profile
• Contract: Permanent
• Application deadline: 30.09.2026
• Contact for information: Prof. T. Desmettre, Head Physician, tel 022 372 81 32

Your application must include a motivation letter, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last two work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Committed to fighting unemployment, the HUG encourage applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.