Head Nurse of Care Unit - Infectious Diseases Department

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Head Nurse of Care Unit - Infectious Diseases Department

To complete its team, the Department of Medicine at CHUV is seeking a Head Nurse of Care Unit (HNCU) for the Infectious Diseases Department with a workload between 80% and 100%. The starting date is planned for 1 December 2026 or to be agreed.

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 reference role in the fields of medical care, training, and clinical research.

Our Infectious Diseases Department provides highly specialised medical services in the fields of epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases.

The clinical team includes internationally renowned specialists whose extensive knowledge allows them to manage general infectious disease situations (outpatient and inpatient consultations) or those related to highly specialised fields:

• infections and complications caused by the human immunodeficiency virus/HIV
• infections in patients with impaired immune defences: patients with leukaemia, transplant patients
• infections of prostheses and other implants
• traveller advice and vaccination recommendations.

This unit comprises 18 beds and 32 FTEs (nurses and support staff).

Mission

• You ensure efficient and safe patient care
• You lead the nursing team of your Unit with commitment and exemplary conduct
• You collaborate in the management of the Service with your hierarchy and interdisciplinary managers
• You supervise training, teaching, and research activities in nursing
• You ensure the link between your Unit and the Service Management.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with mandatory Red Cross recognition for foreign diplomas
• You have completed a frontline management training (≥ 300 hours) or a CAS in management (mandatory)
• You have at least 5 years of experience in adult acute care
• You possess strong management and supervisory skills
• You are recognised for your leadership, organisational skills, and analytical abilities
• You are dynamic, with initiative, openness, and decisiveness
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• You are proficient with the IT tools used at CHUV
• You master spoken and written French (level B2)
• Ideally, you have knowledge of a second national language and/or English.

Depending on the profile, the salary class will be 10 or 11.

We offer

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

• First-class 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 days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the Canton of Vaud
• Easy access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods 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)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mrs Annie Savoie, Department Nursing Director, at +41 79 556 5658.

As 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 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 do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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