Head of Clinic with or without Specialty Title - Fellowship in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine - 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognised reference institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view our 2025 retrospective 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 18 years of age. 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  Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care Service  cares for any newborn, infant or child whose vital functions are threatened and who requires monitoring or therapeutic intervention within intensive care medicine. The teams support patients and their families in these crisis situations to undertake all necessary and possible measures to improve the quality of life and survival of children whose condition requires specialised monitoring or treatment.

Your mission will take place within the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of the HUG. This mixed unit of neonatology and paediatric intensive care consists of 7 intensive care beds and 5 intermediate care beds. The unit is a multidisciplinary intensive care unit (medical and surgical including cardiology surgery) with more than 600 admissions per year. There is significant activity in cardiac surgery and transplant surgery (Swiss liver transplant centre) with exposure to patients with hepatocellular failure, as well as oncology patients within the framework of GMO and all medical paediatric intensive care patients (septic shock, bronchiolitis). There is also close collaboration with the Neonatology Unit. A strength of our service is the medical-nursing collaboration with a large number of nurses specialised in paediatric intensive care (certification requiring 2 additional years of training).

The unit is recognised for FMH intensive care medicine training (paediatric curriculum, Level Au). More information is available on the   HUG  website or on the   Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine .

Job Description

As a head of clinic with or without a specialty title, you autonomously ensure the quality of medical services in the care units within your field of expertise.

You coordinate practical activities as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the patients entrusted to you in close collaboration with the assistant doctors.

You work in a stimulating university environment within a multidisciplinary team; your leadership enables you to efficiently support junior doctors in their skills development.

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma or possess a diploma deemed equivalent recognised by the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO).

Advanced postgraduate training in paediatrics with experience in intensive care in paediatric resuscitation or postgraduate training in anaesthesia is desired.

You must hold a cantonal practice licence if you are a candidate with a specialty title before starting the position. Human resources remain available for any additional information regarding the practice licence application.

You are a dynamic, flexible, committed person recognised for your excellent communication skills both within a multidisciplinary team and with patients. Furthermore, you demonstrate strong adaptability.

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

Additional Information

• Start date: 01.01.2027
• Number of positions: 2
• Activity rate: 100% 
• Job grade: 22 or 24 depending on profile
• Contract: Permanent
• Application deadline: 04.08.2026
• Contact for information: Dr A. Bordessoule, assistant doctor, alice.bordessoule@hug.ch

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

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