Auxiliary Nurse Pool Staff within the CPNVD

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Auxiliary nurse pool staff within the CPNVD

The Hospital Service of the Northern Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service (SPPAN) is looking for several auxiliary nurses to strengthen its pool from February 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 the fields of medical care, medical research, and education.

The Northern Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service (SPPAN) is one of the services of the Department of Psychiatry. It provides comprehensive and multidisciplinary care to anyone suffering from mental disorders residing in the northern and western Vaud region.

The service operates according to a multidisciplinary approach, promoting collaboration between teams to encourage comprehensive care. The units therefore include doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, etc.

The adult hospital units include a 24-hour emergency service and several units able to receive patients with any psychiatric pathology.

Mission

You support patients in life crisis situations by promoting appropriate active listening and helping relationships, administering medication treatments

• You support and assist in daily life activities
• You participate in the development of care projects by observing symptoms and keeping the records up to date
• You contribute to an interdisciplinary approach to care and teamwork.

Profile

• You hold a HES nursing diploma (or an equivalent title, as well as recognition from the Red Cross for staff qualified abroad, mandatory)
• You have excellent interpersonal skills, can adapt quickly, and manage stress well
• You demonstrate dynamism, have good analytical skills, and enjoy precise work
• You master common computer tools (MS Office), knowledge of institutional software is an asset (Axya, Soarian, ...).

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at 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 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: Mrs. Barbara Bordy, ICS, at 021 314 25 11 and/or Mrs. Audrey Rapin, secretary at the Nursing Directorate, at 021 314 20 12.

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.

We kindly ask placement agencies to note that applications submitted directly by them on our recruitment platform are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.