Assistant in Community Care and Health in Geriatric Psychiatry

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Assistant in Community Care and Health in Geriatric Psychiatry

The Geriatric Hospital Unit of the North Vaud Psychiatry Center of the University Geriatric Psychiatry Service (SUPAA) is looking for an assistant in community care and health at an 80% rate starting February 1, 2026.

Context

The University Hospital of Vaud (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 specialized service with the mission to ensure care, teaching, and research in the field of geriatric psychiatry. This mandate is entrusted to it by the Department of Health and Social Action.

The Geriatric Psychiatry Hospital Service of CPNVD includes a 24-hour emergency service and a unit that can receive patients with any geriatric psychiatric pathology.

Mission

• You responsibly and autonomously support patients and compensate for the disabilities of dependent persons in performing daily life activities for which you are responsible
• You ensure the execution and monitoring of activities delegated to you by qualified staff
• You provide, under delegation, medical-technical acts in stable situations that do not present an emergency character
• You perform administrative and logistical tasks related to your activity, mainly linked to the patients you care for
• You work as part of a team and respect the institution's rules.

Profile

• You hold a Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC) as Assistant in Community Care and Health (or an equivalent recognized title)
• You are a dynamic, committed, motivated person with a sense of responsibility and good interpersonal skills
• You can demonstrate experience with elderly people and/or in psychiatry
• Knowledge of institutional software (Soarian electronic patient record) is an asset
• You have excellent command of the French language, both spoken and written (level B2).

We offer

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

• First-class social benefits and 20 days of paternity leave
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days 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
• 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 company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mrs. Barbara Bordy - ICS - 021 314 25 11.

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 you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot 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.

We kindly ask placement agencies to note that applications submitted directly by them on our recruitment platform are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.