Chief Resident at the Autism Spectrum Disorders Service

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Chief Resident at the Autism Spectrum Disorders Service

The Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders Service is seeking a chief resident for a role combining 70% activity at the Epione hospital unit, working with minor patients, and 20% within the mobile unit.

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, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

This innovative system combines specialised hospitalisation and mobile outpatient interventions across the entire canton of Vaud. It is based on close collaboration between medical, nursing, and socio-educational professionals, families, and network partners, to support continuity of care and the maintenance or return to the living environment.

The Epione unit now has five beds dedicated to minor patients. It handles complex situations requiring thorough assessment of somatic, psychiatric, developmental, and environmental factors associated with the crisis, as well as an individualised care plan. Its approach combines medical expertise and psycho-educational support in a setting adapted to patients’ needs.

Mission

At the Epione unit:

• Ensure part of the medical continuity for the five minor beds, in collaboration with senior doctors and the multidisciplinary team
• Conduct clinical assessments and therapeutic follow-up integrating somatic, psychiatric, and developmental dimensions of behavioural crises
• Participate in the development of care plans with families and the network, risk prevention, and preparation for transitions after hospitalisation.

Within the mobile unit:

• Participate in outpatient clinical activities with patients presenting neurodevelopmental disorders in behavioural crisis, in connection with their living environments and network partners
• Contribute to the assessment of decompensation factors and implementation of appropriate therapeutic interventions, in collaboration with medical and socio-educational teams
• Support coordination of the care pathway and the link between outpatient and hospital care to prevent care discontinuities
• Contribute to clinical supervision and knowledge transfer within the multidisciplinary team, in connection with senior doctors
• Participate in the development of the system and, according to your interest, in innovative clinical research projects led by the service, closely related to care challenges.

Within the service:

• Contribute to clinical supervision and knowledge transfer within the multidisciplinary team, in connection with senior doctors
• Participate in the development of the system and, according to your interest, in innovative clinical research projects led by the service, closely related to care challenges.

Profile

• You hold a medical degree recognised in Switzerland, with MEBEKO recognition for foreign diplomas
• You have specialised training in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy, or a pathway adapted to the role’s missions, meeting the conditions for appointment as chief resident
• You have a strong interest in neurodevelopmental disorders, complex clinical situations, and management of behavioural crises. Experience with patients with autism and/or intellectual disability is an asset
• You appreciate interdisciplinary work, collaboration with families and the network, and the integration of medical and psycho-educational aspects of care.

We offer

• A diverse clinical activity combining specialised hospitalisation and mobile interventions, within an innovative cantonal system
• Work in a multidisciplinary team, supported by senior doctors, with the opportunity to develop expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders and behavioural crises
• Opportunities to participate in innovative clinical research projects led by the service, as well as training and teaching activities.

The employment conditions and social benefits of CHUV, as well as access to its training offer Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• First-rate 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 holiday per year
• 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 those 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-standard staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the role: Dr Vincent Guinchat, chief physician, tel: 079 556 69 01.

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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.

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 and an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we are attentive to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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