Médecin interne en maladies infectieuses – 100% — HUG

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Company Description

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. The Department of Medicine (DMED) provides comprehensive and specialized care for patients, both in hospital and outpatient settings. Driven by a human, holistic approach and based on best medical practices, it offers benchmark care in numerous specialties (cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, angiology and nephrology), with availability 24/7. Committed to clinical excellence, teaching and research, the DMED promotes innovation, the continuous development of skills and an organization of care centered on patients, while ensuring the quality of life at work and the efficiency of services. Within this department, the Infectious Diseases Department aims to reconcile clinical activity meeting the needs of a university hospital and academic research and teaching activity with the Faculty of Medicine. It provides diagnostic and therapeutic care for patients suffering from infectious pathologies, including HIV/AIDS. It relies on a medical team specializing in infectious diseases and microbiology and develops its activities in close collaboration with numerous hospital partners in order to guarantee high-quality, multidisciplinary care. This position is newly created and is part of the ALTER deployment which aims to ensure compliance of the organization of work with the Labor Law (LTr).

Job Description

As an internal doctor, you have started your training course in internal medicine and now wish to move towards obtaining the title of specialist in infectious diseases. In this context, you join the Infectious Diseases Department and participate in the activities of the various specialized consultations, particularly in general infectious diseases, with immunocompromised people, the elderly, in the field of septic orthopedics and HIV/AIDS, through rotations. Under the supervision of senior doctors, you ensure the care of the patients entrusted to you, both on an outpatient basis and intrahospital, within the entire institution. You gradually develop your clinical expertise by being confronted with varied and sometimes complex situations, which strengthen your analytical skills, your clinical judgment and your ability to adapt quickly to new medical contexts. Thanks to your sense of organization and your rigor, you ensure the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic activities necessary for the care of patients. You ensure compliance with internal rules and procedures, with a constant concern for the quality of the medical services provided. Faced with the diversity of consultation requests and the complexity of certain clinical situations, you demonstrate composure, discernment and good stress management. Your intellectual curiosity encourages you to deepen your knowledge and understand the challenges of the situations you face. You also welcome constructive feedback with openness and use it as levers for progress in achieving your training objectives. Operating in a stimulating and demanding university environment, within a multidisciplinary team, you also participate in the training of trainee doctors. You work closely with all of the institution's medical and healthcare teams, in a proactive approach focused on the needs of patients. You ensure that you maintain clear, respectful and appropriate communication, both with your colleagues and with those in care and their loved ones. In addition, you have the opportunity to participate in ongoing research projects within the department. As part of your training course, you develop your skills in accordance with the training plan and FMH requirements over three years within the service. It offers an environment recognized for the quality of its teaching, a wide range of activities in infectious diseases as well as development opportunities favoring obtaining the FMH title. You also benefit from personalized support through coaching sessions, targeted training and regular supervision provided by senior doctors as well as clinical managers.

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma or have a diploma recognized as equivalent by the Medical Professions Commission (MEBEKO). You have at least three years of experience in general internal medicine or already hold an FMH in general internal medicine. Previous experience in clinical infectious disease is an asset. You are aiming to obtain the title of FMH specialist in infectious diseases and wish to complete all or part of your training within the department. You have a perfect command of the French language (C1 level required) and very good written and oral expression skills. With excellent communication skills in a multidisciplinary team and with patients, you are a dynamic, flexible and committed person. In addition, you have demonstrated strong adaptation skills.

Additional information

You can work day shifts, night shifts and weekend shifts.

• Starting date: 01.11.2026 or to be agreed
• Number of positions: 2
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 20
• Type of contract: 12-month fixed-term contract, then renewable
• Application deadline: 16.10.2026
• Request for information: Ms. M.-A. Bertinat, secretariat of assistant doctors, [email protected]

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.