Associate Psychologist in Outpatient Child Psychiatry (12682-PS-230-2025)

Psychosocial

Associate psychologist in outpatient child psychiatry

The University Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (SUPEA) of the Department of Psychiatry of the CHUV (DP CHUV) is looking for an associate psychologist at a 60% activity rate on a permanent contract, starting December 1, 2025 or to be agreed upon, at the Payerne Outpatient Consultation with regular hours. The position includes co-responsibility for the consultation (team of two).

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.

The University Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry plays a central reference role in psychiatric treatments for children and adolescents in the Lausanne region and the canton of Vaud. The service supports a vision of so-called community psychiatry and therefore offers patients and families local outpatient care. We also provide hospital care, ensure liaison in pediatric hospitals, and offer day center services in collaboration with external network partners. Additionally, we carry out training and research missions. The service is divided into 4 sectors: Hospital, liaison, day center, and outpatient.

The Payerne outpatient consultation is part of the "General and Specialized Consultations" sector. It receives patients from birth to 18 years old, as well as their families. The expertise of this general consultation extends to all disorders of child and adolescent psychiatry. These are integrated care approaches based on investigations, diagnosis, and co-construction of treatment plans with patients, their families, and the external professional network. Therapists at the consultation also practice psychotherapy according to one of the three recognized approaches.

Mission

• You participate as a manager in the unit's management
• You lead the unit managers' meetings
• You supervise assistant psychologists and doctors
• You conduct clinical evaluations and psychological assessments of children and adolescents, their families, and their environment
• You provide direct clinical care
• You are familiar with network work with other stakeholders (pediatricians, PPLS, educators, teachers, child protection, etc.)
• You will have the opportunity to attend training offered in a university service, to specialize in one domain or another according to the service's objectives and your own interests
• You are interested in participating, within your areas of expertise, in internal and external SUPEA training.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s degree in psychology and a federally recognized specialist psychologist title in psychotherapy
• You have obtained the right to practice
• You are interested in team management aspects, have or are willing to train in this area
• You have very good knowledge of child and adolescent clinical psychology
• You master cognitive and psychoaffective psychological tests
• You have excellent collaboration skills in a multidisciplinary team
• You have an interest in family and relational systems
• You write easily in French
• You are driven by scientific curiosity and have an interest in the complementarity of theoretical models.

We offer

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

• Top-tier 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 vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods 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 bikes)
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Stéphanie Haymoz - responsible psychologist, SUPEA - 021 314 19 53 or Dr. Charlotte Montel - head of the northern region, SUPEA - 021 314 86 00

Since 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 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

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 make every effort to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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