Head of clinic in psychiatry with or without specialty title - 100%

Role Summary

You are joining an intrahospital care unit of the Crisis Intervention Beds (LIC) of the Liaison Psychiatry and Crisis Intervention Service. The mission of this unit is the hospital crisis management of patients presenting suicidal ideas or behavior. LICs offer a brief, specialized and evidence-based intervention (mentalization-based therapies, good clinical practices for borderline personality disorder).

As head of clinic, you actively participate in the psychiatric and psychotherapeutic monitoring of hospitalized patients, while ensuring the coordination of their care with network partners. You play a key role in supporting internal doctors, managing patient flows and interprofessional dynamics, particularly through carrying out medical-nursing interviews. You also benefit from regular clinical support thanks to supervision provided by an assistant doctor.

Requirements

• You hold a federal medical diploma or have training deemed equivalent by the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO).
• If you have a specialty title, you are in possession of the cantonal right to practice or are able to obtain it before taking up your duties.
• For non-French speakers, French level C1 in the spoken and written test is required.
• The FMH title in psychiatry and psychotherapy and/or experience in the field of psychiatry and in particular in emergency and crisis psychiatry are assets.

Benefits

• Starting date: 01.11.2026 or to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 22 or 24 depending on function
• Contract: CDD or CDI
• Application deadline: 09/30/2026
• Request for information: Ms. P. Kbiri, assistant to the head of department, tel. 022 372 38 66, patricia.kbiri@hug.ch
• Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of the diplomas and certificates required for the position and the last 2 work certificates.
• This advert is aimed equally at women and men.
• Wishing to get involved in the fight against unemployment, HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.
• Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper and email applications will not be processed.

About the Company

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a benchmark establishment at the national and international level. To find out more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here.

With nearly 1,300 employees, the Department of Psychiatry fulfills a triple mission relating to the treatment of psychological disorders, training and research. The department's mission is to effectively detect and treat increasingly frequent and polymorphic pathologies while respecting patients and their loved ones.

The Psychiatry Liaison and Crisis Intervention Service is responsible for the evaluation, guidance and monitoring of the interdisciplinary treatment of psychiatric disorders in patients who are hospitalized or followed as part of outpatient consultations on the various HUG sites. The service also has the mandate to welcome, care for and direct patients seeking emergency services at HUG. The Department offers a stimulating and diversified clinical environment, at the heart of the hospital, promoting interactions with numerous medical and surgical specialty services. It also offers a quality training environment, with structured in-house training including clinical presentations and other interactive educational formats.

The development of our employees in their mission is an important value for us with a personalized career path and several prospects for development within the Institution.