Associate Psychologist for the Palliative and Supportive Care Service

About the job

Psychosocial

Associate psychologist for the Palliative and Supportive Care Service

The Specialized Liaison Psychiatry Unit (UPLS) is looking for an associate psychologist at an 80% activity rate on a permanent contract, starting June 1, 2026.

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 Palliative and Supportive Care Service of CHUV provides care for adult patients of all ages suffering from a progressive disease limiting their life expectancy and for whom curative treatment alone is no longer appropriate, regardless of the stage of progression and nature of their disease.

This position primarily involves a clinical part: brief psychological assessments and/or interventions with patients in palliative situations as well as with their relatives, through individual, couple, and family interviews. It also involves liaison work through transmissions and recommendations to the team.

It includes a second part dedicated to supervising assistant psychologists in the form of weekly individual supervisions, teaching in the field of palliative care, participation in working groups and/or expert groups in the field of palliative care. Active participation in the interdisciplinary work specific to the field is required, as well as availability to assist in resolving difficulties or conflicts within the service teams.

Mission

• You ensure clinical activity within the mobile outpatient team
• You participate in teaching in the field of palliative care and at the interface with liaison psychiatry
• You carry out supervision activities for assistant psychologists.

Profile

• You hold a master's degree in psychology or an equivalent qualification
• You have a FSP specialization title in psychotherapy
• You have very good knowledge of psychopathology
• Ideally, you have experience as a senior psychologist
• You have desired knowledge in the field of palliative care.

We offer

Framework conditions for your continuing education:

• Occasional individual supervision as needed with the liaison psychiatry service
• Biweekly group supervision with the liaison psychiatry service
• Specific training and conferences in palliative care
• Specific conferences in the liaison psychiatry service

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

• Top 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 hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Sonia Krenz, Psychologist at 021 314 11 16.

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 as well as 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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