Patient Care Internship - Preparatory Internship

About the job

Interns, students, apprentices

Patient Care Internship - Preparatory Internship

The patient care internship - preparatory internship is exclusively intended for first and second year medical students or prospective medical students.

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 education.

Mission

• The patient care internship - preparatory internship is exclusively intended for first and second year medical students or prospective medical students. It allows them to familiarise themselves with the hospital environment by becoming acquainted with basic care. This preparatory internship, mandatory for students of the FBM of UNIL, must be completed before the end of the 2nd year. Its objective is to put the future doctor in early contact with patients, to allow them to deepen human relationships and to give them the opportunity to carefully consider their decision to become a doctor.

Profile

• You are a medical student and must complete a preparatory internship required by your University
• You are at least 18 years old
• You have a good command of the French language (B2 spoken and written)
• You are available for a full month, starting from the first day of the month
• You are available to work day and evening shifts as well as 2 to 3 weekends per month for a 41.5-hour week
• The months of July and August are exclusively reserved for FBM students of UNIL, or prospective FBM students of UNIL, residing in the canton of Vaud.

We offer

• A full one-month internship, non-renewable
• A preliminary interview to define the location and period of the preparatory internship
• A 3-day theoretical and practical integration programme organised by our Training Centre
• A flat-rate remuneration of CHF 1,041.25 (13th salary included - 2025 value)
• 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 kindly ask you to bring comfortable and quiet shoes reserved exclusively for work.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information on the preparatory internship: Ms Sandra Toffanin, nurse responsible for interns, tel.: 021 314 18 44.

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 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 the diversity of 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 on our recruitment platform by them are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.