Peer Practitioner Research Officer - Community Psychiatry Service (12829-RE-230-2025)

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Peer Practitioner Research Officer - Community Psychiatry Service

The Community Psychiatry Service (PCO) of the Department of Psychiatry (DP) at CHUV is looking for a peer practitioner research officer at a 20% activity rate, within its Research Unit.

This is a fixed-term contract of two years, renewable.

The starting date is scheduled for January 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon.

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, it plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Department of Psychiatry includes ten services covering all ages and encompasses the Central, West, and North psychiatric sectors of the canton. Its mission is to provide comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for people suffering from mental disorders, offering acute care, outpatient follow-ups, and interventions in the living environment.

The Community Psychiatry Service (PCO) provides psychiatric care to adults aged 18 to 65 living in the Lausanne metropolitan area. Its goal is to facilitate integration and community retention of people with mental disorders, considering social, relational, and environmental dimensions. Its recovery-centered approach is based on multidisciplinary collaboration, mobile and outpatient interventions, and day activities.

The PCO Research Unit studies factors promoting recovery, focusing on the first-person perspective and patients' lived experience. It is interdisciplinary, integrates expert patients at all project stages, and collaborates with national and international partners (La Source Health School, UNIL, IUFRS, European and Canadian teams). It aims to produce evidence-based knowledge, modernize care, and provide ongoing research training.

Mission

• You contribute to the design of research projects, bringing your perspective and expertise from your lived experience
• You collaborate in project implementation, notably by supporting clinical teams and participating in data collection
• You participate in the analysis and discussion of results from your expert patient perspective
• You take part in disseminating and promoting results through report writing, scientific articles, co-leading training sessions, and participating in teaching.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification
• You have obtained or plan to obtain the peer practitioner certificate in mental health or an equivalent title
• You have experience in research and/or project management
• You have teaching experience
• You demonstrate a strong interest in clinical mental health research
• You enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team
• You are autonomous, creative, possess good active listening skills, and communicate effectively.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at 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 surrounding neighborhoods for people 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-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Dr. Stéphane Morandi, stephane.morandi@chuv.ch or at 079 556 55 93 (please do not apply via this email address.)

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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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