Associate Psychologist for the Mobile Child and Adolescent Team (EMEA)

About the job

Psychosocial

Associate psychologist for the Mobile Child and Adolescent Team (EMEA)

We are looking for an associate psychologist (or one in the final stage of postgraduate training) at an 80% workload, on a permanent contract, for the Mobile Child and Adolescent Team (EMEA) of the University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SUPEA) of the Department of Psychiatry at CHUV. The starting date is planned for 1 August 2026 or to be agreed.

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.

The University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SUPEA) provides psychiatric and psychotherapeutic follow-up for children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 from the Centre, North, and West regions of the canton of Vaud.

The Mobile Child and Adolescent Team (EMEA) is a multidisciplinary mobile unit composed of child psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses. It intervenes with children, adolescents, and their families to promote engagement in care for young people suffering from severe psychiatric disorders, who refuse care or are temporarily unable to engage in it.

The unit also provides diagnostic assessments, psychotherapeutic follow-ups in residential homes, and support to educational teams.

This position follows the departure of the current holder and will stabilise the multidisciplinary team in the Centre sector (Lausanne) as well as strengthen the work carried out with residential homes.

Mission

• You conduct diagnostic assessments and psychotherapeutic follow-ups with young people residing in residential homes
• You ensure the networking work necessary for the follow-up of complex situations
• You provide support to the educational teams of the residential homes
• You participate in the supervision of psychologists and assistant doctors
• You actively contribute to the development of the unit and its services
• You participate in SUPEA's training missions
• You ensure administrative follow-up related to clinical activity.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s degree in psychology and a federal specialist title as a psychotherapist psychologist (FOPH); applications from psychologists in the final stage of postgraduate training are also welcome
• You have a cantonal authorisation to practise
• You have experience in caring for children and adolescents
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills and appreciate working in a multidisciplinary team
• You have good knowledge of networking work
• You have an interest in knowledge transfer, particularly in the context of continuing education and supervision
• You hold a driving licence.

We offer

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

• First-class 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 month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods 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 bicycles)
• Quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms Stéphanie Haymoz, psychologist responsible for SUPEA, at 021 314 86 59 (direct line) or 021 317 10 79 (management secretariat).

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the advertisement.

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 and an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we are attentive 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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