Community Health and Care Assistant

About the job

Care

ASSC within the STSA, Hospitalization Unit for Minors: UPMH

The Autism Spectrum Disorders & Related Service is looking for several community health and care assistants at an activity rate between 70 and 90% to open 2 additional beds for minors in the UPMH hospital unit (Psychiatric Crisis Hospitalization Unit for minor patients with intellectual disabilities). The starting date is scheduled for May 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon.

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.

The Autism Spectrum Disorders & Related Service (STSA and related) is a reference service in the canton of Vaud. Its missions focus on the care and support of minors and adults with ASD, network training, and clinical research. Composed of a tertiary center, regional structures, as well as cantonal and regional mobile teams, its activity is carried out in close partnership with professionals working in this field of expertise as well as user associations.

To complement this system, a crisis hospital unit dedicated to intellectual disability with a cantonal vocation, (UPCHM) with a capacity of 8 beds, was established on the Cery site on May 1, 2021. Innovative in its concept and medico-educational governance, and aiming to be an international reference, this specialized unit is primarily intended for patients/residents with autism without functional language or moderate to severe intellectual disability presenting behavioral decompensation or regression, with or without psychiatric comorbidity.

In October 2024, it offers 3 hospitalization places for minors from 13 years old and 2 additional places are planned for the end of 2025. It provides temporary care for patients/residents presenting longstanding challenging behaviors significantly impacting their living environment. The creation of this unit has significantly improved the support of patients with specific needs not only in emergency response but also in the formulation of a shared support project by health and socio-educational stakeholders. The concept of this unit is innovative and is characterized by:

• Providing a setting closer to a living environment than a hospital unit
• Offering combined psycho-educational and medical support, with a multidisciplinary and integrative approach
• Conducting developmental and functional assessments to better specify the person's needs
• Analyzing behavioral disorders according to a severity scale
• Applying procedures for managing violence and health risks, with responsiveness while preventing the implementation of restraint measures
• Extending intervention during return home or to a socio-educational establishment.

Mission

• You support assigned patients and compensate for the disabilities of dependent persons in performing daily life activities.
• You ensure the execution and monitoring of activities delegated to you by qualified staff.
• You provide, under delegation, medico-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.

Profile

• You hold a Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC) as a community health and care assistant.
• You are ready to be part of a pioneering and interdisciplinary unit dedicated to intellectual disability within the framework of the opening of beds dedicated to minor patients, on October 1, 2025, bringing your creativity as well as your organizational and interpersonal skills.
• You demonstrate openness and flexibility, as well as a spirit of mutual aid and collaboration.
• You have 3 years of professional experience in the field of disability and/or child psychiatry.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the University Hospital of Vaud 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 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 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: Mr. Maxime Moulin, ICS, at 079 556 41 28 or Mr. Xavier Bloquet, ICUS, at 079 556 35 89.

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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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