Legal Officer

As a legal officer within the Authorisations and Complaints Unit, you are responsible for handling complex legal situations in the field of patient rights, complaints and health council, managing appeal procedures and ensuring compliance with legal provisions.

• Analyse and handle complex cases of the Authorisations and Complaints Unit related to complaints management and patient rights and draft appropriate decisions

• Process complaints addressed to the Department of Health and Social Action involving legal aspects (consultation of legal bases, expert consultations/mandates, etc.) and propose draft responses

• Coordinate, in the absence of the complaints management referent, the handling of complaints with the relevant bodies: Complaints Commission, health and social mediation office, health council and other bodies (University Hospital of Vaud, Vaud Association for Home Care and Assistance, etc.)

• Handle appeal procedures against decisions made by the Complaints Review Commission for patients, residents or users of health and socio-educational establishments, in collaboration with the unit's legal officers

• Ensure the application of laws and their implementing regulations

• Provide support and legal expertise for the unit and the department in matters of patient rights.

For further information, please consult the job description by clicking here or contact Ms Stéphanie Pisler, Director of the Authorisations and Complaints Unit, by email at stephanie.pisler@vd.ch.

• Master's degree in law and bar admission
• Postgraduate training in health law (MAS or DAS) desired
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the legal field and 3 years in health law
• Global vision and sense of perspective
• Good writing skills
• Excellent personal organisation and time management
• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills
• Proficiency in common IT tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Good knowledge of German and English (minimum level B2)

In case of replacement of the health council legal officer, be available to participate in evening hearings and plenary sessions of the health council.

To provide all the necessary elements for the analysis of your application, please send us, in addition to your CV, a cover letter as well as your work certificates and diplomas, in a single PDF document.

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