Palliative Care Nurse - 80% to 100%

• 20 August 2026 • 80 - 100% • Indefinite duration • Genève With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a reference institution at national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here. Counting nearly 1,500 employees, the Département de réadaptation et gériatrie constitutes a medical hub centered on the elderly, distributed across 5 sites: Trois-Chêne, Loëx, Bellerive, Beau-Séjour (Stern) and Joli-Mont. Located in the heart of a park on the Belle-Idée estate, the Hôpital des Trois-Chêne welcomes people whose state of health requires hospitalization for geriatric care or rehabilitation treatments. The hospital has a state-of-the-art radiology unit, intermediate care, as well as an emergency service that can accommodate patients aged 75 and over, excluding life-threatening emergencies. Palliative Care Nurse - 80% to 100% As a nurse in the palliative care unit at the Clinique de Joli-Mont, you will ensure, autonomously as well as interdisciplinarily, the global and personalized care of patients requiring technical and complex care. In this context, you identify complexity and adapt care according to the psychological, physical, and spiritual needs of patients, taking their relatives into account. You use the tools adapted to their care and perform succinct and personalized oral and written transmissions for follow-up, notably on DPI. You also exercise a supervisory and teaching function for trainees and new employees. The position is part of a dynamic of inter-service collaboration and includes a rotation within another palliative care service (COSPA), promoting the sharing of practices and the development of skills. Finally, you contribute to the development of the quality of care and conduct professional reflection based on the analysis of nursing care practices. Qualifications You hold a Bachelor HES in nursing or an equivalent nursing diploma recognized by the Swiss Red Cross. A CAS in palliative care or an equivalent title, as well as any other training related to the care of palliative care patients (palliative care awareness, pain management) is required or must be obtained during employment. You have a minimum of 2 years of hospital experience, preferably in the care of people in palliative care. You master acute technical care, particularly monitoring related to non-invasive ventilation. You are comfortable with the care of palliative care patients and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills. During your professional career, you have managed stressful situations and are capable of working quickly and autonomously. Furthermore, you are a person recognized for your ability to adapt and manage priorities. Thanks to your team spirit and communication skills, you work interprofessionally to unite all partners around a common vision to develop care projects for the optimal care of patients and their relatives. You appreciate collaboration and multidisciplinary teamwork. Ease with IT tools is necessary to successfully carry out this mission, as well as a good knowledge of the French language. Additional information • Place of work: Clinique de Joli-Mont • Start date: 01.12.2026 • Number of positions: 1 • Activity rate: 80% to 100% • Function class: 15 or 16 (depending on profile) • Contract: CDI • Application deadline: 02.09.2026 • Request for information: Mme E. Gueguen, nursing team leader, Write an email 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 advertisement is addressed to women and men alike. Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Office cantonal de l'emploi. Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper and email applications will not be processed.