Médecin chef(fe) au Service universitaire de neuroréhabilitation — Institution de Lavigny

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The university neurorehabilitation service of CHUV and the Institution of Lavigny is looking for a Chief Medical Officer at an activity rate of 80% to 100% in order to strengthen his medical team. The date of entry into office is set for 1 January 2027 or to be agreed . The Vaud University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Through its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in the fields of medical care, medical research and training. The Department of Clinical Neurosciences includes services in neurosurgery, neurology, neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation, the Leenaards Centre for Memory, the Centre for Neuroscience Research and the Spinal Surgery Service. It offers integrated and personalized management for patients suffering from diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, from brain to muscle. Deployed at several sites, the Lavigny Institution consists of a neurological hospital providing stationary and outpatient services, two departments for adults with disabilities, with an intellectual disability with a physical problem, a specialized school and a workshop and vocational training sector respectively. The University Service of Interinstitutional Neurorehabilitation brings together the neurorehabilitation structures of the CHUV and the Institution of Lavigny, and belongs to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences of the CHUV. The SUN provides state-of-the-art care for neurorelated patients, with special expertise in cognition and behaviour, spasticity, neuromuscular diseases, and neurourology. The SUN covers the entire neurorehabilitation course, with an acute neurorehabilitation unit (2 beds for post-coma patients and a mobile team providing early neurorehabilitation management, a few days from the onset of neurological injury), two hospital units for post-acute neurorehabilitation (65 beds between Lavigny Hospital and 10 beds at CHUV), an outpatient neurorehabilitation centre and day hospital at CHUV, as well as research structures allowing SUN patients access to translational research and technologies including randomized controlled studies. The SUN ensures close links with the Neurology, Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery and the Leenaards Centre for Memory in the DNC, optimizing the management of patients in need of neurorehabilitation. More than 300 people work in the inter-institutional SUN perimeter. The SUN medical team is based on a single Head of Service at the CHUV and is composed of 5 executive doctors, specialists in neurology and/or physical medicine and rehabilitation, 8 head of clinic and 7 assistant doctors. Senior physician at the University Neurorehabilitation Service, 80% to 100% Description of post Mission

• You are responsible for the hospital units of the University Neurorehabilitation Service (SUN), the Lavigny Hospital and the CHUV
• You have an outpatient activity specializing in neurorehabilitation
• You support the Head of Service in the management of the Inter-Institutional Service and in the optimization of its organization, in close collaboration with the management of the Hospital of Lavigny and the executives of the SUN
• You develop research activities in neurorehabilitation and supervise master's and doctoral studies. Your academic development in the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at the University of Lausanne is expressly encouraged.
• You are actively contributing to the academic development of the service within the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne
• You contribute to the pre- and post-graduate education of doctors and health professionals. Profile
• You have a federal degree in medicine or a qualification deemed equivalent and recognised by MEBEKO
• You have an FMH title in physical medicine and rehabilitation or neurology
• You have developed recognized expertise in neurorehabilitation, with at least 5 years of clinical experience in this field
• You have spoken and written French language skills at the C1 level and ideally excellent English language skills
• You benefit from a proven academic experience, especially as a former head of the clinic
• You have a PhD (MD and/or PhD) and ideally have a rich academic and scientific experience
• You enjoy evolving in a demanding interdisciplinary, inter-institutional and academic environment, fostering innovation and collaboration
• You know how to unite teams with your leadership, managerial skills and ability to support the development of collaborators
• You stand out for your organizational sense, efficiency and ability to lead projects and institutional changes. We offer To become a collaborator of the Vaud University Hospital Centre is the assurance to benefit from:
• First-rate social benefits, 20-day paternity leave and 4-month maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular and responsive salary growth
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• From a right to a minimum of three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the Vaud State
• Easy access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods for people who move to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural and economic benefits for members of the H-Oxygen Association
• The advantages offered under the mobility plan (rebates on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles and discounts on the purchase of electric bicycles)
• Business restaurants of hotel quality, in each of the hospital buildings with preferential rates. Contact and submission of applications Contact for information on the function: Prof. A. Sokolov, Head of Department, +41 21 314 13 02 Procedural information: Ms. Murielle Verdon, Executive Assistant, at +41 21 314 13 02 To the extent that all our applications are processed electronically, please apply exclusively via the Internet: Chief Medical Officer at the University Neurorehabilitation Service (13418-ME-208-2026) End date of postulation on the CHUV website : 30/06/2026 In case of difficulty in applying, you can consult our procedure how to apply online . If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will accompany you in your process, either by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 021 314 85 70 CHUV applies the highest quality requirements in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, in order to promote the diversity of our employees, we pay attention to the different life paths and make every effort to ensure equal treatment and avoid discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application. Data processing policy in the context of postulation Institution de Lavigny

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