Mental Health Reference Nurse

Ref 2589120 | Company Ref: Mental Health Reference Nurse - 80%-100% | Date: 4 Nov 2026

APREMADOL

Our Médico-Sociaux Centres (CMS) offer the population of the Ouest Lausannois high-quality multidisciplinary services, and their interventions are based on values of humanity and equity.

By joining APREMADOL, you commit concretely in favor of health and well-being in the canton of Vaud, within expert, motivated, and enthusiastic teams, in an activity that is varied and rich in human contact.

You intervene at the clients' place of living or activity. You define with the clients the most suitable solutions for their situations and thus develop a fine knowledge and a privileged relationship of trust with them. Being part of a cohesive and supportive team, the exercise of these professions allows for great autonomy but requires great responsibility and flexibility from our collaborators.

To complete our teams, APREMADOL is looking for immediately or as to be agreed:

Mental Health Reference Nurse (80-100%)

Your mission

As a reference nurse, you ensure the role of situation manager. You perform and delegate quality services in order to guarantee the health, safety, and well-being of clients at home, by identifying their social issues. At their place of living, you define with them the most suitable solutions for their situation, thereby developing a privileged relationship of trust.

Discover more about this profession by watching the video under this announcement.

Your responsibilities

• Ensure the responsibility of the reference role for clients presenting disorders relating to mental health and/or psychogeriatrics
• Evaluate and implement services according to the needs of the client and their entourage and provide the services planned in the intervention plan, by conducting assessment, orientation, and counseling interviews as well as support in administrative and financial procedures
• Ensure medico-delegated care services, hygiene and comfort, as well as accompaniment for our clients
• Accompany auxiliary collaborators to guarantee the quality of services
• Create and maintain lasting links with partners of the regional medico-social network (including volunteers and user groups)
• Mobilize the multidisciplinary skills of the CMS care team, while raising their awareness of the problems posed by psychiatric or psycho-geriatric care and proposing prevention measures
• Document the client's computerized file according to institutional directives to allow continuity of care

Your profile and skills:

• Bachelor in nursing HES or equivalent title (recognition of foreign title by the Swiss Red Cross), with specialization in mental health
• Minimum 6 months of experience in psychiatric care
• Good knowledge of the Swiss socio-sanitary field (first job in Switzerland)
• Capacity for analysis and synthesis
• Good mastery of the French language with solid writing skills
• Capacity for organization, management of priorities, and taking initiative
• Good knowledge of standard IT tools
• Capacity to communicate and negotiate
• Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team.

We offer

• Schedules mainly during the day (7h30–17h00), with only one evening worked every two weeks until 22h00 and one weekend worked every eight weeks.
• Working and remuneration conditions according to the CCT of the Vaudois parapublic health sector.
• Quality occupational pension, beyond the legal minimums.
• 5 weeks of vacation per year, then 6 weeks from age 50.
• Perspectives for continuing education and evolution within the AVASAD network.
• A stimulating and humanly rich professional environment, at the service of the well-being of our clients.

Start date: immediately or as to be agreed

Interested? Send your complete file via Jobup (CV, certificates and/or work attestations, diplomas, Red Cross recognition, cover letter)

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