Pre-internship in Nursing (12596-ST-101-2025)
CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Lausanne
Lausanne
Key information
- Publication date:01 January 2026
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Lausanne
Job summary
Join the CHUV for an enriching nursing internship experience! Perfect for aspiring health professionals.
Tasks
- Discover the hospital environment and nursing activities.
- Engage with patients and health-related issues.
- Assist in basic care under professional supervision.
Skills
- Must be 18+ and pursuing health-related education.
- Fluent in French (B2 level required).
- Availability for day/evening shifts and some weekends.
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Interns, students, apprentices
Pre-internship in nursing
Student, high school student or pupil, are you planning to start training in the health field and are you at least 18 years old? Then this internship is for you!
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 training.
Mission
- You discover the hospital world and familiarize yourself with nursing activities
- You have a first approach to the patient and health issues
- You participate in basic care under the supervision of qualified and assistant staff
- You observe, according to opportunities, the activities of interdisciplinary teams.
Profile
- You are a student, high school student or pupil and you intend to start training in the health field at university, in a university of applied sciences, in a health school or with a federal certificate of capacity (CFC)
- You are at least 18 years old
- You master the French language (B2 oral and written)
- You are available for at least 2 full months, starting from the first day of the month.
- You are willing to work day and evening shifts as well as 2 to 3 weekends per month for a 41.5-hour weekly schedule.
We offer
- A pre-internship lasting 2 months, renewable once or twice
- A preliminary interview to define the location and period of the pre-internship
- A 3-day theoretical and practical integration program organized by our Training Center
- A remuneration of CHF 840.05 per month (13th salary included - 2025 value), plus allowances (CHF 2.-/hour for Saturday work; CHF 4.-/hour for Sunday and public holiday work; and CHF 7.-/hour for night work). The amount of the remuneration will be confirmed in the engagement letter. Vacation is paid with the last salary
- The possibility to benefit from quality hotel-style company restaurants in each of the institution's buildings
- For interns living outside Lausanne, furnished accommodation can be rented from CHUV
- Work clothes are lent and laundered free of charge. We also thank you for bringing comfortable and quiet shoes reserved exclusively for work.
Contact and application submission
Contact for information about the pre-internship: Mrs. Odile Pelletier, head nurse, tel.: 021 314 18 44
Since 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 for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment unit, which will assist you in your process at 021 / 314-85-70 from 08:30 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:30.
As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, it will be necessary to:
- provide us with the original of a classic criminal record extract (less than one month old)
- present the original of your Swiss identity card or residence permit during the application interview.
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 avoid 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.