Several Occupational Therapists for Different Units

Medico-technical

Several occupational therapists for different Units

The CHUV is looking for several occupational therapists for various positions with an activity rate between 70% and 90% starting March 1, 2026, on a fixed-term contract to replace maternity leaves within the teams of the Occupational Therapy Service.

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

The Occupational Therapy Service contributes to the three main missions of the CHUV: care services, education, and research. It includes different units (musculoskeletal department, hand center, pediatrics, neuro-rehabilitation, and geriatrics).

Mission

In accordance with the CHUV's triple mission, you will contribute to care, education, and research.

Several positions are offered. You will work in one of the units, either in geriatrics, neurology, orthopedics, or rheumatology with the aim of assessing, guiding, and initiating rehabilitation and re-education. Your main tasks will be:

• You carry out occupational therapy interventions with a varied patient population, depending on the area in which you work
• In partnership with the person, their relatives, and interdisciplinary teams, you encourage the client’s engagement in activities and participation in daily life according to their care pathway
• You actively participate in the quality and safety of services with the goal of harmonizing, developing, and promoting practices.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy or an equivalent qualification
• You demonstrate good integration skills and appreciate working in an interdisciplinary team
• You show versatility, flexibility, adaptability, and autonomy.

Various profiles are sought for interventions: either in the geriatrics unit or in the acute care and rehabilitation unit. Specific knowledge in one of these areas is an asset.

The salary scale ranges between 8 and 9, depending on the candidate’s profile.

We offer

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

• Top-tier social benefits, 20 days of paternity leave, and 4 months of 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 hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Christelle Brun, Head Occupational Therapist, at 076 556 87 61.

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.

The 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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