Expert Psychologist for the PAPILLON Unit (SUPEA)

About the job

Psychosocial

Expert Psychologist for the PAPILLON Unit (SUPEA)

The University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SUPEA) is seeking an expert psychologist at an 80% workload (or at the very end of postgraduate training in psychotherapy), on a permanent contract, for its Parental and Infant Outpatient Programme (PAPILLON). The starting date is planned for 1 February 2027 or to be agreed.

Context

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, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SUPEA) provides psychiatric and psychotherapeutic follow-up for children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 in the Central, Northern, and Western regions of the canton of Vaud.

The Parental and Infant Outpatient Programme (PAPILLON), integrated into the "General and Specialist Consultations" pathway, facilitates access to care for children aged 0 to 5 and their parents. It conducts diagnostic assessments and develops treatment plans, in close collaboration with internal and external network partners.

It also includes a multidisciplinary sub-unit specialised in psychotraumatology for children aged 0 to 5 exposed to interpersonal violence. Its interventions aim to support the child’s development, promote the quality of family relationships, and support parents in their role.

The position allows the multidisciplinary team of the Central sector in Lausanne to be completed following the departure of the current post holder.

Mission

• You independently and expertly conduct investigations, care, and follow-up of complex clinical situations
• You share co-responsibility for the Unit
• You disseminate and promote knowledge and best practices within the cantonal network
• You ensure the quality of services provided by trainee psychologists under your supervision and support their professional development
• You contribute, under the mandate of the Management, to the strategic development of clinical and research projects
• You assume, under the mandate of the psychologist responsible for the service, a strategic advisory role to Management and institutional partners.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s degree in psychology and, for level 13, a federal specialist psychologist title in psychotherapy recognised by the FOPH for at least three years
• You have a cantonal practice authorisation
• You possess knowledge and skills in the care of babies and young children, the functioning of maltreating families, and psychotraumatology
• You have excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills within a multidisciplinary team
• You have a good knowledge of network work
• You wish to share your knowledge through continuing education and supervision.

The salary class is set at level 13 for candidates holding the postgraduate psychotherapy title for at least three years. In other cases, the appointment is planned at level 12.

We offer

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

• First-rate 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 holiday per year
• A right to 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 the purchase of electric bikes)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms Haymoz, psychologist responsible for SUPEA, at 021 314 86 59, 079 556 08 64 or 021 317 10 79 (management secretariat).

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