Chief Resident for the Autism Spectrum Disorders Service (12885-ME-230-2025)

Physicians

Chief Resident for the Autism Spectrum Disorders Service

We are looking for a Chief Resident with an activity rate between 80% - 100% for the Day Therapeutic Center (CTJ) and the mobile team of the North Branch of the Autism Spectrum Disorders & Related (STSA) Service within the Department of Psychiatry in Lausanne. The starting date is scheduled for February 1, 2025.

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 Department of Psychiatry (DP) serves all three life stages. It includes the Central, West, and North psychiatric sectors of the canton. Its mission is the comprehensive and multidisciplinary care of children, adolescents, adults, and elderly people suffering from mental disorders.

The Autism Spectrum Disorders & Related Service is a structure of the CHUV psychiatry department dedicated to autism spectrum disorders. It coordinates and brings together all the structures attached to it in the canton of Vaud, structures involved in supporting people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) throughout their life course, and plays a reference role in the canton of Vaud.

Composed of a tertiary center, hospitalization and diagnostic units, regional structures, its activity is carried out in close partnership with professionals working with the structures and professionals involved in autism spectrum disorders.

It consists of multidisciplinary teams integrating psychiatrists, psychologists, neuropsychologists, neuropediatricians, nurses, psychomotor therapists, speech therapists, specialized educators, specialized educators, and researchers who work in close collaboration.

The missions of the Autism Spectrum Disorders & Related Service focus on diagnosis, care, and support of minors and adults with ASD, network training, and clinical research. The structures attached to the ASD service include the cantonal autism center, regional diagnostic branches, two early intervention centers and a specialized kindergarten class, mobile teams for children/adults, a mental development psychiatry section, hospitalization units, a CHUV reception system for people with autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability, and support groups.

Mission

• You provide consultation activities and participate in the diagnostic evaluation of patients within the North Branch of the STSA under the supervision of the Associate Physician
• You are the medical referent for the North and West mobile TSA Resource team
• You handle administrative activities related to the aforementioned clinical activity
• You participate in clinical research activities conducted within the STSA
• You participate in teaching and training conducted by the STSA.

Profile

• You hold a Swiss Federal Diploma in Medicine or a title recognized by the Federal Commission of Medical Professions (MEBEKO)
• You hold an FMH specialist title in child and adolescent psychiatry or equivalent, recognized by MEBEKO
• You possess an advanced training title in child and adolescent psychiatry, recognized in Switzerland
• You have solid clinical experience in the child and adolescent psychiatry field
• You have an interest in the neurodevelopmental field and neurosciences
• You are able to work in a multidisciplinary team
• You master French, level C1 required.

We offer

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

• Top 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 company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Dr. Guillaume Metge, Associate Physician, 021 314 21 73.

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.

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