Chief Resident (Deputy) at the Liaison Psychiatry Unit

Physicians

Chief Resident (Deputy) at the Liaison Psychiatry Unit

The Department of Psychiatry at CHUV is looking for a chief resident or deputy chief resident to join the Liaison Psychiatry Unit (UPL) of the Northern Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service (SPPAN), at a workload between 60% and 100%, starting May 1, 2026.

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, it plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Northern Liaison Psychiatry Unit (UPL), attached to the Northern Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service (SPPAN), is part of the PLiNO postgraduate training institution, recognized for advanced training in consultation and liaison psychiatry up to 2 years (category D2-CL). It is also recognized as a training site in psychiatry and psychotherapy (category C – 2 years).

The UPL provides consultation-liaison services to adult and elderly patients in the main somatic hospitals of northern Vaud:

• eHnv of Yverdon-les-Bains, St-Loup and Orbe
• Intercantonal Hospital of Broye (HIB) in Payerne
• Acute care hospital of Ste-Croix

These institutions have 375 A beds, including 20 intensive care beds, as well as 44 B beds.

For several years, the UPL has been heavily involved in the regional psychiatric emergency response system, an inter-institutional model supported by the General Directorate of Health of the State of Vaud. In this context, the UPL coordinates and manages the reception, detection, and orientation of patients hospitalized in somatic emergency services, intensive care units, as well as those evaluated by the somatic mobile teams of the CMS.

Mission

• You supervise and oversee physicians, nurses, and clinical psychologist assistants involved in the Northern-Broye psychiatric emergency response system, as well as in the hospitals of northern Vaud
• You provide first- and second-line consultation and liaison psychiatry services to patients in the two intervention areas (regional psychiatric emergency and somatic hospitals)
• You participate in undergraduate (FBM-UNIL, UNIGE) and postgraduate (Forum Nord VD, ISFM, SSCLPP) teaching in the field of liaison psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine
• You provide specialized outpatient consultations for patients presenting psychosomatic issues
• You contribute to the clinical organization of the Unit and to the training of staff
• You actively promote inter-institutional collaboration and network work, as well as maintaining links with liaison psychiatry units in the canton.

Profile

• You hold an FMH specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy, or are in the process of obtaining it, or an equivalent title recognized by the Federal Commission of Medical Professions (MEBEKO)
• Ideally, you have an advanced training title in liaison psychiatry and psychotherapy, or have a clear training project in this field
• You are comfortable working in a multidisciplinary team
• You show a strong interest in teaching and clinical research
• You have a keen interest in the psychosomatic dimension of care
• For non-French speakers, a minimum B2 level of French proficiency is required (mandatory certificate).

We offer

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

• Top-tier 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
• 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. Giorgio Maccaferri, assistant physician, Clinical Teaching and Research Master, at 079 556 09 56.

Since all our applications are processed electronically, please 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, please 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.

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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