Chief Resident (Deputy) Adult Psychiatry West (SPPAO)

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Chief Resident (Deputy) Adult Psychiatry West (SPPAO)

The Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service West (SPPAO) of the Department of Psychiatry at CHUV is seeking a chief resident or deputy at a workload between 80% and 90%, to strengthen one of its adult hospital units at Prangins Hospital. The start date is scheduled for 1 November 2026 or to be agreed.

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.

The Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service West (SPPAO) is one of the clinical services of the Department of Psychiatry. It provides comprehensive and multidisciplinary care to anyone suffering from mental disorders residing in western Vaud. It works closely with other department services and ensures the provision of quality and excellence in care.

The service teams adopt a multidisciplinary approach to offer comprehensive care. They consist of doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.

The service is committed to maintaining community psychiatry integrated into regional networks, strengthening ties with local partners, and enhancing the representation of adult psychiatry in the regional fabric to better meet the mental health needs of the population. The involvement of relatives is actively valued.

Attached to the Department of Psychiatry, Prangins Hospital cares for patients from western Vaud. It offers investigations and treatments for all adult mental and behavioural disorders, with a therapeutic approach centred on the patient, their family, context, and the caregiver-patient relationship.

Mission

• You assume, in collaboration with the responsible physician, the clinical supervision of the multidisciplinary team
• You carry out direct clinical practice with patients and their relatives
• You contribute to the training of the unit’s assistant doctors
• You ensure the quality of interfaces with other service units and network partners
• You participate in second-line on-call duties and shifts, according to the service organisation.

Profile

• You hold an FMH title in psychiatry and psychotherapy or a recognised MEBEKO title, or are in the process of obtaining one
• You demonstrate a strong interest in general psychiatry and interdisciplinary work
• You have clinical experience in outpatient and/or hospital settings
• You possess skills in teamwork and knowledge transfer
• You are proficient in French (minimum B2 level required) if you are not a native speaker (certificate required).

We offer

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

• First-class 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 annual leave
• 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 apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods
• 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 position: Caroline Vionnet - executive secretary - 079 556 25 73

As 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 a special 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 pay attention 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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