Psychologist in training in psychotherapy - 50% to 80%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to watch our 2025 retrospective by clicking  here .

The  Department of Women, Children and Adolescents  is tasked with providing quality care tailored to the needs of women at every stage of their lives and addressing the health issues faced by newborns, children, and adolescents from birth up to 16 years old. It works on developing cutting-edge services and specialty competence centers.

The  Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service  (SPEA) manages inpatient, day hospital, or outpatient care for children and adolescents suffering from mental disorders. It provides holistic psychological and child psychiatric care, considering the patient as a whole, including their family and social network. SPEA is a category A training center for postgraduate medical education.

The service occupies the new premises of the House of Childhood and Adolescence (MEA), which brings together all the service units in a particularly warm environment, specifically designed to improve the quality of care for the most vulnerable young patients.

Job Description

You are currently pursuing or about to start postgraduate training in psychotherapy according to the psychoanalytic, systemic, or cognitive-behavioral model and wish to gain clinical experience in a specialized service for the care of children, adolescents, and their families.

You will provide co-therapies or individual and group follow-ups, as well as clinical evaluations under the supervision of experienced professionals.

You comply with institutional guidelines for all matters related to the cases followed and the recording of your services.

Qualifications

You hold a Master’s degree in psychology and are in the first year of postgraduate psychotherapy training or will begin this training in September 2026.

You can handle stress well and have good teamwork skills.

You are a motivated and committed person in your professional activities and can adapt to various follow-ups.

Comfort or interest in working with children/babies or adolescents and their families is essential.

A good knowledge of the Geneva social, medical, and legal network is an asset. 

Additional Information

• Start date: 01.10.2026
• Number of positions: 5
• Activity rate: 50% to 80%
• Job class: 17
• Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract (possibly renewable once)
• Application deadline: 29.03.2026
• Contact for information: Ms. E. Cottingham, head of psychologists, emily.cottingham@hug.ch

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, a letter of recommendation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Committed to fighting unemployment, the HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.