Paediatric Internal Medicine Doctor - 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 discover the highlights of the year 2025 by clicking  here .

The  Department of Women, Children and Adolescents  is tasked with providing quality care tailored to the needs of women at every stage of their lives and addressing the health issues faced by newborns, children and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. For many years, the Department of Women, Children and Adolescents has continuously developed cutting-edge services and centres of expertise in several medical specialties.

The General Paediatrics Service provides outpatient and inpatient care for the health problems of newborns, children and adolescents until the end of their growth and contributes to health maintenance. The General Paediatrics Service is an institution recognised by the FMH for obtaining the specialist title in paediatrics. 

Job Description

Your commitment is part of a comprehensive five-year paediatrics training, including one or two years in one of our partner hospitals (Hôpital de la Tour, Fribourg Hospital, Sion Hospital, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Neuchâtel Hospital, Nyon Hospital).

It is also possible to commit for only three years, in order to obtain validation of the years in a centre A.

You will progress through a training curriculum according to a predetermined plan in the following sectors:

Hospitalisation units
Paediatric emergencies
Paediatric intensive care
Neonatology
Maternity and developmental consultation
Paediatric specialties and certain partner entities (adolescent medicine, allergology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology & hepatology, infectiology, nephrology, neurology, onco-haematology, ENT, orthopaedics, pneumology, rheumatology, Doctors Without Borders)

Under the supervision of the medical hierarchy, you will carry out the practical and therapeutic activities entrusted to you and engage in postgraduate paediatrics training according to the ISFM programme.

You must work in a multidisciplinary team and contribute to teaching and supervision related to a university structure.

At the end of your training, you will be ready to take the FMH paediatrics exam and have fulfilled all FMH requirements for the specialist title in paediatrics.

For more information about our training programme, please consult our website  here .

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma or an equivalent title recognised by the Federal Commission of Medical Professions (MEBEKO).

For non-French-speaking candidates, a certified C1 level in spoken and written tests is required.

Additional Information

• Start date: 01.11.2028 – Applications for a date later than 01.11.2028 will not be considered.
• Number of positions: according to service needs
• Activity rate: 100% 
• Function class: 20
• Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract, renewable
• Application deadline: 15.12.2026
• Contact for information: Mrs D. Nouveau, Secretary of the General Paediatrics Service,  secretariat.pedgen@hug.ch

Detailed instructions for your application file can be found on our website under "Apply for postgraduate training in paediatrics":  here

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

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