Associate Physician Responsible for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Assessments at IPL (12852-ME-230-2025)

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Associate physician responsible for child and adolescent psychiatry assessments at IPL

The Institute of Forensic Psychiatry (IPL) is offering a position for an associate physician responsible for child and adolescent psychiatry assessments, with a workload between 50% - 100%. The starting date is possible from January 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, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

Attached to the Department of Psychiatry, the Institute of Forensic Psychiatry includes the Adult Expertise Center, the Families and Minors Unit, and the Research Unit. It is located on the Cery site in Prilly. Composed of about thirty collaborators (physicians, psychologists, and secretaries), the Institute responds to mandates for adult and child assessments ordered by criminal and civil judicial authorities. It also offers consulting activities in forensic psychiatry.

Mission

• You are responsible for child and adolescent psychiatry assessments at IPL, under the direction of the chief physician
• You coordinate the activity of collaborators who perform child and adolescent psychiatry assessments at IPL
• You ensure the completion of assessments for minors
• You participate in teaching forensic psychology of children and adolescents
• You participate in research activities in forensic psychology of children and adolescents
• You ensure the development and visibility of child and adolescent psychiatry assessments at IPL.

Profile

• You hold a medical degree and IFSM specialization in psychiatry and psychotherapy of children and adolescents
• You hold a specialization in forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy for children and adolescents and have conducted child and adolescent psychiatry assessments in this context
• You have clinical experience in hospital and outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry
• You are proficient in French, both spoken and written, and have an interest in forensic psychiatry and psychology
• You are a person with a spirit of continuous learning, open and committed, capable of collaborating effectively, communicating well, and planning and organizing your work rigorously.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at 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 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 corporate restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Claire Loureiro - secretary to Prof. Delacrausaz at 021 314 89 12.

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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