Head or Chief of Clinic with or without Specialty Title - Fellowship in Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine - 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view 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 18 years of age. For many years, the Department of Women, Children and Adolescents has continuously developed cutting-edge services and centers of expertise in several medical specialties.

The  Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Service  cares for any newborn, infant, or child whose vital functions are threatened and who requires monitoring or therapeutic intervention related to intensive care medicine. The teams support patients and their families in these crisis situations to undertake everything necessary and possible to improve the quality of life and survival of children whose condition requires specialized monitoring or treatment.

Your mission will take place within the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the HUG. This mixed unit of neonatology and pediatric intensive care consists of 7 intensive care beds and 5 intermediate care beds. The unit is a multidisciplinary intensive care unit (medical and surgical including cardiology surgery) with more than 600 admissions per year. There is significant activity in cardiac surgery and transplant surgery (Swiss liver transplant center) with exposure to patients with hepatocellular failure, as well as oncology patients within the framework of GMO and all medical pediatric intensive care patients (septic shock, bronchiolitis). There is also close collaboration with the Neonatology Unit. A strength of our service is the medical-nursing collaboration with a large number of nurses specialized in pediatric intensive care (certification requiring 2 additional years of training).

The unit is recognized for FMH intensive care medicine training (pediatric curriculum, Level Au). More information is available on the   HUG  website or on the   Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine .

Job Description

As a head or chief of clinic with or without a specialty title, you autonomously ensure the quality of medical services in the care units within your area of expertise.

You coordinate practical activities as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the patients entrusted to you in close collaboration with the attending physicians.

You work in a stimulating academic environment within a multidisciplinary team; your leadership enables you to efficiently support junior doctors in their skills development.

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma or possess a diploma deemed equivalent recognized by the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO).

Advanced postgraduate training in pediatrics with experience in intensive care in pediatric resuscitation or postgraduate training in anesthesia is desired.

You must have a cantonal practice license if you are a candidate holding a specialty title before starting the position. Human resources remain available for any additional information regarding the practice license application.

You are a dynamic, flexible, committed person recognized for your excellent communication skills both within a multidisciplinary team and with patients. Additionally, you demonstrate strong adaptability.

For non-French speakers, C1 level in spoken and written tests is required.

Additional Information

• Start date: 01.01.2027
• Number of positions: 2
• Activity rate: 100% 
• Job class: 22 or 24 depending on profile
• Contract: Permanent
• Application deadline: 30.04.2026
• Contact for information: Dr. A. Bordessoule, assistant physician, alice.bordessoule@hug.ch

Your application file must include a motivation letter, 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.

Wishing to engage in the fight against 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.