Care and Support Assistant in the Gynecology Care Unit - 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view 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 16 years old. It works on developing cutting-edge services and specialty competence centers.

The Gynecology Service includes many specializations: The Gynecological Oncology, Perineology, and Reproductive Medicine and Gynecological Endocrinology Units, as well as consultations related to the ovary or endometriosis, are part of the gynecology field. The service also includes a Breast Center, providing comprehensive management of breast pathologies, from prevention to diagnosis, through to medical and surgical treatments, in close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Additionally, the orthogeny activity offers specific and personalized support to patients in the context of voluntary pregnancy termination and sexual and reproductive health, respecting choices, confidentiality, and the current regulatory framework.

The surgical and medical gynecology care unit provides care for patients both inpatient and outpatient.
The service welcomes patients for surgical and outpatient care related to major gynecological pathologies, including gynecological oncology, breast pathologies, pelvic pathologies, as well as activities linked to orthogeny.
Care is provided within a coordinated, multidisciplinary pathway focused on quality, safety, and patient support.

Job Description

As a care and support assistant, you participate in patient care by providing hygiene and comfort care, as well as medical-technical acts within your competencies. Thanks to your interpersonal skills, you support patients in sometimes anxiety-inducing contexts by establishing a relationship of trust and kindness. You fully integrate into a multidisciplinary team, demonstrating adaptability, organization, and responsiveness to unforeseen events and workload variations.

You communicate all necessary information for patient care and assist them in their daily activities. Your empathy and interpersonal skills allow you to position yourself as a full care partner. Moreover, thanks to your team spirit, you know how to work collaboratively but also autonomously.

You perform tasks related to the patient's immediate environment and contribute to their safety by respecting hygiene and asepsis rules in force.

Dynamic and attentive, you are a motivated person ready to invest yourself in an institution whose relational values you share, namely trust, respect, team spirit, inclusion, and recognition.

You work with computer applications, notably DPI, and manage stocks.

Qualifications

You hold a nursing assistant certificate or a federal professional training certificate (AFP) as a care and support assistant (ASA).

You have perfect command of French, both spoken and written.

Additional Information

You can work day shifts, as well as night and weekend shifts.

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100% 
• Function class: 8 
• Contract: fixed-term, potentially evolving into permanent
• Application deadline: 03/09/2026
• Contact for information: Mrs. V. Lourenço, head of nursing team,  vera.lourenco@hug .

Your application file must include a motivation letter, 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. 

Committed to fighting 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.