Psychologist at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service - 50% to 60%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a reference institution at both national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult 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 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.

Job Description

You will join a team of psychologists attached to a crisis unit, Malatavie, which welcomes and guides young people up to 25 years old and offers crisis follow-up for 13-18 year olds presenting suicidal risk and who can engage in specific care.

You will work in the hospital sector of Malatavie and support young people and their families.

You will contribute to the reception and orientation work for adolescents and young adults who have suicidal thoughts and significant distress.

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

You will also work closely with the Geneva network.

Qualifications

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 the clinical management of suicidal risk in adolescents and a good knowledge of the Geneva care network.

You are familiar with the work and organisation of Malatavie.

You know how to assess suicidal risk and have experience in therapeutic interviews enabling you to conduct individual sessions with adolescents, young adults, and their parents.

You can handle stress well and have good teamwork skills.

Additional Information

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Work rate: 50% to 60%
• Job grade: to be defined according to profile
• Contract: one-year fixed-term contract
• Application deadline: 26.11.2026
• Contact for information: Mr L. Bornand, psychologist responsible for psychologists at MALATAVIE, crisis unit, ludovic.bornand@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.