Child and Adolescent Psychologist

Psychologist at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service - 80%With more than 160 professions represented, the Geneva University Hospitals are a reference institution at the regional and national level.

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The Department of Women, Children and Adolescents has the mission of offering quality care adapted to the needs of women at every stage of their lives and to the health problems faced by newborns, children, and adolescents from birth to the age of 16.

It works on the development of cutting-edge medical techniques and specialized centers of competence.

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service (SPEA) handles hospital care in day hospitals or inpatient units for children and adolescents suffering from psychiatric disorders.

It provides psychological and holistic care, where the patient is considered in their entirety, including their family and social network.

The SPEA is a center of excellence for the postgraduate training of doctors.

The service occupies the new premises of the House of Children and Adolescents (MEA), which brings together all the service's units in a particularly warm setting, designed specifically to improve the quality of care for young people and the most vulnerable.

Psychologist at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service - 80%You will join the crisis team which offers crisis follow-up for 1-18 year olds presenting a suicide risk and who can commit to specialized care.

You will contribute to the reception and assessment work for adolescents and young adults who have suicidal thoughts and significant distress (reception and suicide risk assessment interviews, answering the Teen Line, responding to requests received by email, and answering questions asked by young people on the prevention of suicide via social networks and online).

As a psychologist on the Prevention team, you will participate in supervisions, various meeting times, and present clinical cases to your colleagues.

You will also work in close connection with the network and contribute to the drafting of the service's activity report.

You have experience in leading therapeutic groups.

You can provide teaching as well as training on the issue of suicide prevention.

You possess a MAS in psychotherapy (or have been in the process of obtaining a MAS for at least one year) or an equivalent title.

You have experience and interest in the clinical aspects of suicide risk in adolescents and a good knowledge of the care network.

You are well-versed in prevention work and its challenges.

You know how to assess suicide risk and have experience in therapeutic interviews allowing you to conduct individual interviews with adolescents, young adults, and their families.

You are able to ensure telephone and email responsiveness.

You know how to cope with stress and have good skills for working in a multidisciplinary team.

Additional information Start date: To be determined Number of positions: 1Activity rate: 80%Function class: 18 (Psychologist 1) or 20 (Psychologist 2)Contract type: CDIApplication deadline: To be determined Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 performance reviews.

This advertisement is addressed indiscriminately to women and men.

Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourages applications from people coming from the cantonal employment office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account.

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