Occupational Therapist at the Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service North

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Occupational Therapist at the Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service North

The Management of the Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service North (SPPAN) of the CHUV is looking for an occupational therapist at a 70% activity rate to strengthen its team. The starting date is scheduled for December 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon.

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

The Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service North (SPPAN) is one of the clinical services of the Department of Psychiatry. It provides comprehensive and multidisciplinary care to anyone suffering from mental disorders and residing in northern Vaud. Furthermore, the SPPAN service works closely with other department services and strives to offer quality and excellence in its services.

The service teams work in a multidisciplinary manner to promote comprehensive care. The units are thus composed of doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, etc.

The service aims to maintain and strengthen proximity psychiatry effectively integrated into regional networks. In this sense, it strives to consolidate links with partners in the northern and western regions and to ensure representation of adult psychiatry in the regional fabric to improve its visibility and better define the population's mental health needs.

The role and integration of relatives are particularly valued and encouraged.

Mission

• You are responsible for contributing to care, training, and research, in accordance with the CHUV's triple mission
• You ensure high-quality occupational therapy services for patients in an acute psychiatric care context
• You actively contribute to the quality and safety of services, in a process of harmonization, development, and promotion of professional practices
• You are responsible for working in a team and ensuring collegial collaboration, both intra- and interprofessional.

Profile

• You hold a HES occupational therapist diploma (bachelor level) or an equivalent qualification, as well as recognition from the Swiss Red Cross for personnel qualified abroad, which is mandatory
• You have experience in psychiatry, an asset
• You have several years of care experience, a plus
• You have a sense of autonomy and responsibility and good skills in negotiation, teamwork, and interdisciplinary communication
• You are interested in the continuous development of care quality in an environment dedicated to missions other than health.

Depending on your profile, the salary class will be level 8 or 9.

We offer

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

• First-class 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 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)
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Tiziana Tarabori, Occupational Therapist Head of Service, phone: 079 556 18 46.

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 need to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas and an identity document.

The 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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