Psychologist at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service - 80% to 100%

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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 the age of 16. It works on developing cutting-edge services and centres of expertise in specialities.

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SPEA) manages hospital care in day hospital or outpatient settings 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 centre 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 welcoming environment, specifically designed to improve the quality of care for the most vulnerable young patients.

You will join the Food and Nutrition Unit for Children and Adolescents (AliNEA), a unit specialised in the assessment and management of eating behaviour disorders and nutrition in children and young people aged 4 to 16 years.

You will be responsible for the care of children and adolescents presenting with eating behaviour disorders (EBD) and eating disorders (ED). This activity is part of an integrated multidisciplinary approach involving child psychiatry, paediatrics, psychology, nursing care, and work with families.

You will conduct psychotherapies with children, adolescents, and their families.

You will participate in supervisions, various meetings, and present clinical cases to your colleagues.

You hold a MAS in psychotherapy (or have been in the MAS training process for at least one year) or an equivalent qualification.

You have experience and interest in working with children and adolescents as well as their families.

You demonstrate openness to collaborative work with other professionals and to multidisciplinary teamwork.

• Start date: 01.01.2027
• Number of positions: 2
• Work rate: 80% to 100%
• Job class: 18 (Psychologist 1) or 20 (Psychologist 2)
• Contract: One-year renewable fixed-term contract
• Application deadline: 31.10.2026
• Contact for information: Ms E. Cottingham, psychologist responsible for psychologists ULAH, AliNEA, CASAA and Health Movement, emily.cottingham@hug.ch

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, 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 commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourages applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

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