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Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne

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Social Worker in a Medicalized Environment for the CAN Team

  • 13 February 2026
  • 100%
  • Permanent position
  • Lausanne

Job summary

Join CHUV as a medical social worker, supporting child protection.

Tasks

  • Work with CAN Team to assess child abuse situations.
  • Provide psychosocial support to families in need.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for effective interventions.

Skills

  • Degree in social work or related field required.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential.
  • Experience in child welfare or medical settings preferred.

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About the job

The CHUV is looking for a social worker in a medicalized environment / specialized psycho-social worker at an 80% rate for June 1, 2026, on a permanent contract, to replace the retirement of a team member from the CAN Team sector, a hospital unit for child protection. This multidisciplinary team works on the prevention, detection, and referral of cases of abuse towards children and adolescents. The Lausanne University Hospital (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, it plays a leading role in medical care, research, and education. Attached to the Care Directorate, the CHUV Somatic Social Service is available to patients and their families to discreetly help resolve administrative, financial, legal, family, or psychosocial issues related to hospitalization or outpatient follow-up. The CAN Team (child abuse and neglect team) is a hospital unit for child protection. This multidisciplinary team works with families to assess situations of vulnerability or suspected abuse, whether physical, sexual, psychological, neglect, or related to exposure to domestic violence. It enables rapid assessment of situations by providing specific clinical expertise and referring them to extra-hospital structures whose mission is to support families and protect children. We offer varied work within a dynamic team, with a central role in the psychosocial assessment of complex child protection situations.

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