Assistant Psychologist at the Liaison Psychiatry Unit

About the job

Psychosocial

Assistant psychologist at the Liaison Psychiatry Unit

The Department of Psychiatry is looking for an assistant psychologist at 80%, from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027, at the Liaison Psychiatry Unit of the Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service North (SPPAN).

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 Liaison Psychiatry Unit (UPL) is recognized as a postgraduate training site in psychiatry and psychotherapy, in outpatient category A, as well as for the entire advanced training in consultation and liaison psychiatry (2 years).

The UPL's mission is to provide outpatient and inpatient consultation-liaison activities (adult and elderly patients) in the main somatic hospitals of Northern Vaud: the eHnv of Yverdon, St-Loup and Orbe, the intercantonal hospital of Broye in Payerne, and the acute care hospital of Ste-Croix.

Mission

• You are responsible for first-line psychiatric and interdisciplinary care of hospitalized or outpatient patients at the eHnv of Yverdon, particularly within the framework of the emergency response mandate of the Regional Health Pole (PRS) attached to the DGS
• You are responsible for drafting various clinical and administrative documents
• You participate in training activities provided within the framework of the UPL/SPPAN/DP-CHUV.

Profile

• You have practical therapeutic experience in adult psychiatric settings
• You have an interest in the field of eating disorders and the psychosomatic approach in general
• You have good aptitude for interdisciplinary teamwork and networking
• You have knowledge of classical psychopathology
• You are enrolled in a training program for obtaining the federal psychotherapy title
• For non-French speakers, you have at least a B2 level in French (certificate required).

We offer

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

• Top 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 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)
• Company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Dr. Giorgio Maccaferri, Assistant Physician, MER, at 079 556 09 56.

Since 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, please 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, you will need to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and equality while working to ensure fair treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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