Chief Resident in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, DEPART Unit

About the job

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Chief Resident in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, DEPART Unit

The University Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (SUPEA) of the Psychiatry Department at CHUV is seeking a chief resident at a 70% activity rate for the DEPART Unit, with a start date planned for 1 August 2026 (or to be agreed).

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 University Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (SUPEA) serves as a reference centre for psychiatric treatments aimed at children and adolescents in the canton of Vaud.

The DEPART unit's mission is to promote early intervention to reduce the impact of cannabis, alcohol, other psychotropic substance use, or problematic screen use during adolescence.

Services are aimed at adolescents aged 12 to 20, their families, and professionals in the educational, social, medical, psychological, judicial, and school networks.

The interdisciplinary team consists of child psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers. Interventions mainly take place in pairs.

Activities will primarily be deployed in the Central region (Chavannes-près-Renens) and occasionally in the Western region (Nyon) or other regions of the canton.

Mission

• You receive adolescents and young adults aged 12 to 20, as well as their families and networks, to assess the impact of substance use and/or problematic screen use
• You conduct child psychiatric assessments and provide child psychiatric and psychotherapeutic follow-ups
• You determine therapeutic indications and manage medication treatments
• You provide specialised advice in addiction and child psychiatry to the team and network partners
• You work closely with educational, social, health, and judicial partners in the canton
• You participate in organising and facilitating networks around the clinical situations followed
• You contribute to supporting and training network professionals
• You collaborate in team meeting facilitation, medical supervision, and clinical workload distribution
• You participate in supervising trainees and clinical teaching
• You invest in the unit's projects as well as its research activities
• You take part in the SUPEA on-call rota as a second-line referent
• You engage in continuing education.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s degree in medicine and an FMH in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy (or are in the process of obtaining it)
• You have solid clinical experience with adolescents and families, ideally in the field of addictions
• You have a strong interest in the 12-20 age group
• You appreciate interdisciplinary and networked work
• You are familiar with the health and social institutions of Vaud
• You demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in various intervention contexts
• You are interested in the complementarity of theoretical models and scientific reflection
• You have skills in group facilitation and/or training (an asset)
• You are proficient in spoken and written French
• You adhere to the values and ethics of the public service
• You are comfortable with common office and IT tools.

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 annual leave
• A right to 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 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 staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position:

• Dr Francesca Di Giacomo, tel. 079 556 08 54
• Ms Kathia Bornand, tel. 079 556 32 74

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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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