Social Worker for the Addiction Medicine Service

About the job

Psychosocial

Social Worker for the Addiction Medicine Service

The Addiction Medicine Service is looking for a social worker at a 60% workload for its Northern Vaud Outpatient Consultation Unit in Yverdon-les-Bains, on a permanent contract. The start date is scheduled for 1 January 2027 or to be agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital Centre (CHUV) is one of the five 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 Addiction Medicine Service (SMA) offers inpatient and outpatient treatments. Addiction is a complex disease involving biological, psychological, and social factors. Its management is therefore based on a biopsychosocial approach. The service also conducts training and research activities.

The Northern Vaud Outpatient Consultation Unit offers a multidisciplinary approach to managing addiction disorders, with or without substances.

Mission

• You support hospitalised patients presenting addiction-related disorders and associated psychiatric pathologies, using a psychosocial approach
• You carry out social assessments and accompany patients to their external appointments during their hospitalisation
• You inform and support patients and their relatives in their administrative, legal, or professional procedures
• You work in coordination with various stakeholders and collaborate with partners in the care network (SCTP, RI, AI, medico-social institutions, etc.)
• You manage procedures related to housing projects, particularly within the framework of DCISA and CCICP
• You ensure continuity between inpatient and outpatient care.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor HES-SO in social work or an equivalent qualification; for foreign diplomas, SEFRI recognition is mandatory
• You have a strong interest in addictions and mental health
• You possess good knowledge of Swiss social insurances, the Vaud medico-social network, and administrative and legal systems, notably DCISA and CCICP
• You work autonomously and demonstrate creativity and initiative
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and appreciate interdisciplinary work
• You show a spirit of mutual aid, openness, and flexibility
• You hold a driving licence

Depending on the profile of the selected candidate, the salary scale will be between levels 8 and 9.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital Centre 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 annual leave
• A minimum of three training days 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 electric bike purchases)
• Quality hotel-standard staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Céline Ngniheula, SMA Social Unit Manager, tel.: 079 556 12 98

Website: Addiction Medicine Service (SMA) - CHUV

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 announcement.

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 pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

We kindly ask placement agencies to note that applications submitted directly by them on our recruitment platform are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.