Description
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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 the age of 16. It works on developing cutting-edge services and centres of expertise in specialities.
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SPEA) manages hospital care in day hospital or outpatient settings for children and adolescents suffering from mental disorders. It provides holistic psychological and child psychiatric care, considering the patient as a whole, including their family and social network. SPEA is a category A training centre for postgraduate medical education.
The service occupies the new premises of the House of Childhood and Adolescence (MEA), which brings together all the service units in a particularly welcoming environment, specifically designed to improve the quality of care for the most vulnerable young patients.
You will join a team of psychologists attached to the outpatient and hospital liaison unit (ULAH), which is tasked with welcoming children and young people aged 1 to 18 years who are experiencing psychological and mental distress and are cared for at the Children’s Hospital.
You will provide care for children, adolescents, and families where the child suffers from a disease or functional disorder for which they are followed in paediatrics.
You will conduct psychological assessments of paediatric patients in their hospitalisation context.
You will carry out psychotherapies for children, adolescents, and their families.
You will participate in supervisions, various meetings, and present clinical cases to your colleagues.
Qualifications
You hold a MAS in psychotherapy or an equivalent qualification (or are in the process of completing your MAS and have three years of practical experience).
You have experience and interest in working with children, young people, and their families.
You demonstrate openness to collaborative work with other professionals and multidisciplinary teamwork.
Additional Information
- Start date: 01.09.2026
- Number of positions: 1
- Work rate: 60%
- Function class: 18 or 20 (depending on level of training and experience)
- Contract: One-year renewable fixed-term contract
- Application deadline: 09.06.2026
- Contact for information: Ms E. Cottingham, head of psychologists for specialised consultations, emily.cottingham@hug.ch
Your application must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last two work certificates.
This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.
Committed to fighting unemployment, the HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.
Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.