Chief Resident (Deputy) for the Mobile-Ambulatory Team for the Elderly (13221-ME-230-2026)

About the job

Physicians

Chief Resident (Deputy) for the Mobile-Ambulatory Team for the Elderly

The Department of Psychiatry is looking for a chief resident / deputy chief resident for the mobile team and the Ambulatory Psychiatry Unit for the Elderly of SUPAA North in Yverdon-les-Bains, 80% to 100%, starting November 1, 2026.

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 education.

The Department of Psychiatry consists of 12 Services addressing the three stages of life. It covers the Central, Western, and Northern psychiatric sectors of the canton.

Led by Professor Armin von Gunten, SUPAA - Psychiatry Service for the Elderly - is recognized as a place for advanced training in psychiatry and psychotherapy for the elderly category C-D2 A (maximum ISFM-FMH recognition for psychiatry and psychotherapy of the elderly; 2 years outpatient, 2 years inpatient.)

The Service provides care for elderly people suffering from psychiatric disorders (from 65 years old) at SUPAA, the Brine Therapeutic Center, at home, or in nursing homes.

Mission

• You ensure direct and indirect clinical activity in the care of patients and their families within the consultation and the mobile team, in close collaboration with multidisciplinary stakeholders and under medical supervision
• You assume administrative management activities related to the position
• You supervise the mobile team assistants, delegated by the unit physician
• You supervise nursing teams in nursing homes, delegated by the unit physician
• If not yet completed, you complete your postgraduate training according to ISFM requirements and institutional rules
• You participate in the on-call system of the Northern Vaud Psychiatry Center (CPNVD.)

Profile

• You hold an FMH specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy (or equivalent) or are in the process of obtaining it or a title recognized by the Federal Commission of Medical Professions (MEBEKO)
• You are able to work in a multidisciplinary team
• You have an interest in teaching and clinical research
• You have a sense of responsibility
• For non-French-speaking doctors, you master French at least at level B2 (certificate required.)

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top social benefits and 20 days of paternity leave
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods
• 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 the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Dr. Christine Aubry, associate physician, phone: 079 556 79 51

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 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 avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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