UK-Med Register – Medical Coordinator
Role: Medical Coordinator – Register
Remuneration: £4,000 – £4,500 per calendar month (extra negotiable)
Hours: UK-Med Register role, no guarantee of any work, but if deployed work will be full-time.
Duration: Register members who deploy will be offered fixed-term contracts. The duration will depend on the requirements of the response, but most responses are between 4 and 12 weeks.
Location: Internationally / any of the UK-Med responses including Ukraine and or to various other locations.
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
Our responses are staffed from our Register of surge responders. Register members undergo extensive training and vetting in advance, so they can be quickly deployed to where they are most needed. Register members who join a response team are offered a fixed-term contract for the response and paid in line with our globally benchmarked pay scales.
Our ideal candidates will be experienced Medical Coordinators who can guide, develop and monitor the overarching implementation of clinical activities in our humanitarian responses. UK-Med surges health teams and/or temporary health facilities into humanitarian contexts around the world. Our Medical Coordinators need to be able to work with a variety of clinical staff and national and international stakeholders to ensure relevant, technically sound, and high-quality health provision is provided whenever needed and requested.
You will be capable of providing technical oversight for overall medical responses, including any advisory activities, trainings, and case management, and ensuring all activities are technically sound and of high quality. You will be a skilled manager and technical supervisor, able to get the best out of clinical staff and relevant stakeholders. You will be accountable for programmatic areas, with sound experience in the assessment, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of healthcare delivery and activities.
Our ideal candidates are determined, high performing, compassionate and collaborative, as well as being committed to learning and supporting others to learn. Language skills will be an advantage.
To apply:
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack – Medical Coordinator – Register before applying.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) below. Your covering letter must include a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the criteria in the person specification.
This vacancy will close as soon as we have received enough strong applications. Please apply as soon as possible.
The selection process consists of two stages:
Interview Stage: All applicants will go through an initial interview stage.
Selection Training Stage: Applicants who pass the interview stage and do not have a minimum of 3 years of humanitarian experience will be required to complete a selection training.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.