SUPAA Mobile Team Nurse - West (13540-IN-230-2026)

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SUPAA Mobile Team Nurse - West

The University Service of Psychiatry for the Advanced Age (SUPAA) is looking for a nurse at an 80% activity rate to join the Mobile Psychiatry Team for the Advanced Age (EMPAA) of the Western Vaud Psychiatry Centre. The starting date is scheduled for 1 November 2026 or as agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital Centre (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.

SUPAA is a specialised service tasked with ensuring care, teaching and research in the field of psychiatry for the elderly. This mandate is entrusted to it by the Department of Health and Social Action.

The EMPAA of SUPAA West is located at the Nyon polyclinic; it provides consultations and care in the living environment to best meet the needs of the population aged 65 and over and the partners of the care network.

Mission

• You provide preventive, curative, palliative and educational nursing care to patients over 65 years old suffering from psychiatric and somatic disorders, in crisis or pre-crisis situations
• You carry out a nursing clinical assessment of mental state or a co-clinical assessment of situations and follow-up in the living environment (home or nursing home), integrating the requirements of interdisciplinary and network work into your daily practice
• You participate in the analysis of clinical situations and initiate or restore psychiatric care
• You ensure proper information and quality reception of the family or relatives of the patients cared for
• You intervene at the request of the attending physician or care teams of institutions and invest yourself in knowledge transfer.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Red Cross
• You have a practising authorisation in the Canton of Vaud or have submitted an application to the Vaud Public Health Service
• You have professional experience in a multidisciplinary team
• You demonstrate autonomy, flexibility and proactivity
• You show good adaptability
• You have good composure in psychiatric or somatic emergency situations
• You are proficient in French
• You have good knowledge of computer tools.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital Centre 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 month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• 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 for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• 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 bicycles)
• Quality hotel-style staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms Murielle Neyrat - ICS - 021 314 37 11 or Ms Chloé MILLOT - ICUS - 079 556 28 24.

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 advertisement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you are unable to 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 an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as 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 avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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