Pre-internship in Nursing (12596-ST-101-2025)

About the job

Interns, students, apprentices

Pre-internship in nursing

Student, sixth-former or pupil, are you intending to start training in the healthcare field and are you at least 18 years old? Then this internship is for you!

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 training.

Mission

• You discover the hospital environment and familiarise yourself with nursing activities
• You have a first approach to the patient and health issues
• You participate in basic care under the supervision of qualified and assistant staff
• You observe, according to opportunities, the activities of interdisciplinary teams.

Profile

• You are a student, sixth-former or pupil and intend to start training in the healthcare field at university, in a university of applied sciences, in a specialised school or in a vocational training centre
• You are at least 18 years old
• You have a good command of the French language (B2 oral and written)
• You are available for a minimum of 2 full months, starting from the first day of the month.
• You are willing to work day and evening shifts as well as 2 to 3 weekends per month for a 41.5-hour week.

We offer

• A pre-internship lasting 2 months, renewable once or twice
• A preliminary interview to define the place and period of the pre-internship
• A 3-day theoretical and practical integration programme organised by our Training Centre
• A remuneration of CHF 840.05 per month (13th salary included - 2025 value), plus allowances (CHF 2.-/hour for Saturday work; CHF 4.-/hour for Sunday and public holiday work; CHF 7.-/hour for night work). The amount of remuneration will be confirmed in the engagement letter. Holidays are paid with the last salary
• The possibility to benefit from company restaurants with hotel-quality catering in each of the institution's buildings
• For interns living outside Lausanne, furnished accommodation can be rented from CHUV
• Work clothes are loaned and laundered free of charge. We also thank you for bringing comfortable and quiet shoes reserved exclusively for work.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information on the pre-internship: Mrs Sandra Toffanin, nurse responsible for interns, tel.: 021 314 18 44.

As all our applications are processed electronically, please apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, please contact our Recruitment unit, which will assist you in your process at 021 / 314-85-70 from 08:30 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:30.

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, it will be necessary to:

• provide us with the original of a standard criminal record extract (less than one month old)
• present the original of your Swiss identity card or residence permit during the interview.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our staff, 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.