Nurse in the Adolescent Psychiatric Hospitalisation Unit

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Nurse in the Adolescent Psychiatric Hospitalisation Unit

To complete its team, the University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SUPEA) is seeking a nurse at an activity rate of 80% to 100%, on a permanent contract, for its Adolescent Psychiatric Hospitalisation Unit (UHPA). The starting date is scheduled for 1 December 2026 or to be agreed.

The position involves variable hours, including weekends and public holidays.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five 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 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SUPEA) provides specialised care for children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 in the Lausanne region and the canton of Vaud. It offers outpatient and inpatient care, day centre services, as well as liaison, training, and research activities, in collaboration with network partners.

The Adolescent Psychiatric Hospitalisation Unit (UHPA) has 10 beds and provides 24/7 care for adolescents aged 13 to 18 presenting with mental disorders or undergoing a crisis situation requiring hospitalisation.

Within an experienced interdisciplinary team, the unit offers comprehensive and individualised care, integrating psychological, family, educational, social, and school dimensions. It promotes crisis resolution and continuity of care, in close collaboration with families and network partners.

Mission

• You provide preventive, curative, and educational nursing care to hospitalised adolescents, ensuring quality, safety, and continuity
• You participate in clinical assessment, development, and monitoring of individualised therapeutic projects, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
• You act as a key contact for patients, supporting them throughout their hospitalisation
• You organise and lead daily life activities, expressive activities, and therapeutic groups within psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care
• You integrate family, school, educational, and social dimensions into care and collaborate with relatives and network partners, notably the DGEJ and foster homes
• You contribute to care coordination and the smooth running of the unit, notably through effective communication and performing delegated medical acts
• You participate in prevention, health promotion, and social reintegration actions, as well as continuous improvement of nursing practices based on evidence.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor of Science HES-SO in nursing or an equivalent qualification; for foreign diplomas, recognition by the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) is required
• Experience in psychiatry and/or child psychiatry is an asset
• You have a particular interest in caring for adolescents aged 13 to 18 and mental health issues
• You possess good analytical, synthesis, listening, and communication skills
• You demonstrate empathy, openness, flexibility, and excellent team spirit, respecting ethical and professional principles
• You are proficient in spoken and written French as well as common IT tools (Windows environment).

We offer

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

• First-rate 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 holiday per year
• 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 those relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on electric bike purchases)
• Quality hotel-standard staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: (from 22 October 2026) Mr Romain Gallien, ICUS, tel.: 021 314 37 95 or Mr Swen Courossé, ICS, tel.: 079 556 55 64.

As all applications are processed electronically, please apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, please 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 and 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 strive to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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