Chief Resident with specialty title for spinal specialization - 100%

As a chief resident holding the title of specialist in orthopedic surgery, you will join the spinal surgery unit as part of a specialization. This unit performs approximately 350 spinal surgery interventions per year, in collaboration with the pediatric orthopedics and traumatology unit. It benefits from international recognition, particularly in the fields of spinal endoscopy, complex deformity surgery, and spinal traumatology. In this role, you will ensure full clinical activity, including surgical interventions and the management of in-patient female and male patients. You will also actively contribute to the unit's projects. You demonstrate rigor, clinical sense, and a high capacity for analysis in managing sometimes complex situations, including the management of short-term complications. Thanks to your sense of organization and your ability to prioritize, you will efficiently ensure your clinical activities while responding to multiple demands (patients, telephones, correspondence, meetings). You evolve in a demanding environment, at the interface of care, teaching, and research. In this capacity, you will collaborate closely with the entire medico-nursing team and ensure clear, fluid, and respectful communication, both with your colleagues and with female and male patients, by adapting your discourse to their understanding. Relying on your team spirit, you demonstrate solidarity in the face of unforeseen events and high workloads. As a chief resident, you will actively participate in the supervision and training of medical interns, adopting a mentoring posture and sharing your expertise. You will take part in the on-call duties of the spinal surgery unit, in a coordinated arrangement with the Neurosurgery Service, particularly within the framework of the common on-call for spinal emergencies. The clinical activity is part of a structured and demanding postgraduate training pathway, aiming for specialization in spinal surgery. This environment offers recognized development opportunities, including high-level practical and theoretical training, notably through collaborations with the SFITS (Swiss Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery). You hold a federal medical diploma or have training deemed equivalent by the Commission des professions médicales of the Office fédéral de la santé publique (MEBEKO). You benefit from an FMH title in orthopedic surgery or have a title deemed equivalent recognized by MEBEKO and possess the cantonal right to practice or are able to obtain it before your commencement of duties from the cantonal physician of Genève. You justify confirmed experience in orthopedic surgery allowing you to be autonomous and wish to specialize in spinal surgery. Your previous experience should ideally have been carried out in a university environment with a high volume of activity in spinal surgery. Prior exposure to spinal surgery is indispensable. For non-French speaking persons, a French level of C1 in spoken and written tests is required. You have excellent communication skills in a multidisciplinary team and with the patient population, you are a dynamic, flexible, committed person and demonstrate discretion. Furthermore, you have demonstrated strong adaptation skills. You can work both in daytime hours, as well as night and weekend hours. Commencement of duties: to be agreed Number of positions: 2 Activity rate: 100% Function class: 24 Contract type: CDI Application deadline: 03.09.2026 Request for information: Mme C. Bandi, secretary to the chief physician, carole.bandi@hug.ch 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 originating 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. With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a reference institution at the national and international level. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here. The Department of Surgery ensures the care of female and male patients 24h/24, both in elective and emergency cases requiring surgical intervention. It represents a center of excellence, not only Swiss, but also European in several fields and in several of its surgical specialties. Within this department, spinal surgery is attached to the Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie de l'appareil moteur and constitutes the most important center of this type in Switzerland. It offers cutting-edge care covering the entire field of reconstructive orthopedic surgery and adult traumatology, including complex and highly specialized situations. The service performs more than 6,500 surgical interventions each year and ensures approximately 45,000 consultations. It relies on a multidisciplinary approach, high-level infrastructure, and strong involvement in university teaching and clinical research. This position is newly created and is part of the fram