Assistant Psychologist at the General Consultation of Psychiatry for the Elderly (12906-PS-230-2025)

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Assistant psychologist at the general consultation of psychiatry for the elderly

The University Service of Psychiatry for the Elderly (SUPAA) is looking for an assistant psychologist for a mission of psychological and psychotherapeutic care within the general consultation of psychiatry for the elderly, at an activity rate between 80% - 90%.

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 the fields of medical care, medical research, and education.

Directed by Professor Armin von Gunten, SUPAA is a specialized service whose mission is to ensure care, teaching, and research in the field of psychiatry for the elderly. This mandate is entrusted to it by the Department of Health and Social Action.

Over its five decades of existence, SUPAA has diversified its structures and intervention methods, aiming to constantly improve its clinical services, teaching, research, and maintain optimal continuity of care. It has thus developed outpatient structures (General Consultation of Psychiatry for the Elderly), a consultation-liaison psychiatry service for the elderly at CHUV and in nursing homes, as well as a mobile team and hospital structures.

Mission

• You provide psychological and psychotherapeutic services to patients in elderly psychiatry. Your work consists of conducting psychotherapeutic care, "specialized counseling" interviews, psychopathological assessments, as well as the associated administrative work
• You collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s degree in psychology recognized in Switzerland
• You have good integration and collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary team
• You have at least 2 years of experience as a psychologist
• You wish to obtain the title of federally recognized psychotherapist psychologist

We offer

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

• First-class social benefits and 20 days of paternity 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 accommodations 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: Mr. Jean Bigoni, Head Psychologist, at 079 556 54 90.

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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