Senior Registrar with specialist title in physical medicine and orthopedic rehabilitation - 80%

Ref 2572591 | Date: 7 Oct 2026 HUG - Hôpitaux Universitaires de 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 discover the highlights of the year 2025 by clicking [here](< >). The [Département de chirurgie](< >) ensures the care of female and male patients 24h/24, both for elective and emergency cases requiring surgical intervention. It represents a center of excellence, not only Helvetic, but also European in several fields and in several of its surgical specialties. Within this department, [l'unité de médecine physique et réadaptation orthopédique (UMPRO)](< >) is attached to the [Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie de l'appareil moteur](< >). This constitutes the most important center of this type in Switzerland. It offers cutting-edge care covering all fields 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 ALTER deployment which aims to ensure the compliance of work organization with the Labour Act (LTr). Senior Registrar with specialist title in physical medicine and orthopedic rehabilitation - 80% As a Senior Registrar holding the specialist title in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, you ensure the specialized outpatient care of female and male patients presenting with musculoskeletal pathologies, complex traumatic sequelae, and functional limitations requiring expertise in rehabilitation. You contribute to the development of the clinical activities of the unité de médecine physique et réadaptation orthopédique (UMPRO) in close collaboration with the orthopedic surgery and traumatology teams and the various specialists involved in the care pathway. In this function, you are involved in the outpatient follow-up of polytraumatized patients, for whom you perform in-depth functional assessments, define rehabilitation objectives, and coordinate the therapeutic interventions necessary for the optimization of their functional recovery and autonomy. You participate in the management of complex situations requiring an interdisciplinary approach. As part of your activity, you perform diagnostic and therapeutic acts specific to the discipline, notably infiltrations and injections in the musculoskeletal field. You also contribute to the continuous improvement of clinical practices and the development of the unit's services. You demonstrate rigor, clinical sense, and a great 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 efficiently ensure your clinical activities while responding to multiple requests (patients, telephones, correspondence, meetings). You evolve in a demanding environment, at the interface of care, teaching, and research. In this capacity, you 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 senior registrar, you actively participate in the supervision and training of resident doctors, adopting a mentoring posture and sharing your expertise. You take part in the on-call service of the department. Qualifications 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 physical medicine and rehabilitation or you have a title deemed equivalent recognized by MEBEKO and possess the cantonal right to practice or are able to obtain it before your start of duty with the cantonal physician of Geneva. You justify confirmed experience in physical medicine and rehabilitation allowing you to be autonomous in your activities. You are comfortable with technical gestures, notably the performance of injections. Your previous experience is ideally carried out in a university environment with a high volume of activity. 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 clientele, you are a dynamic, flexible, committed person and demonstrate discretion. Furthermore, you have demonstrated strong adaptation capacities. Additional Information You can work in both day shifts, as well as night and weekend shifts. * Start date: to be agreed * Number of positions: 1 * Activity rate: 80% * Function class: 24 * Contract: CDI * Application deadline: * Inquiry: M. M.-A. Démaret, Médecin adjoint et consultant en médecine physique et de réadaptation ainsi qu'en médecine du sport,[Write an email](< >) Your file d