Head of Clinical Evidence & Casework

MEDICAL JUSTICE NETWORK LIMITED; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization advocating for health rights is seeking a Head of Clinical Evidence & Casework to lead a multi-disciplinary team. This role involves overseeing the production of high-quality medical evidence and ensuring access to healthcare for individuals in immigration detention. Ideal candidates will have experience in clinical evidence handling and advocacy work. This position offers the opportunity to drive systemic change for vulnerable populations, playing a key part in challenging medical mistreatment.

Qualifications

• Experience in handling clinical evidence and casework.
• Strong understanding of health rights in immigration detention.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver casework.
• Oversee the production of high-quality medical evidence.
• Facilitate access to healthcare for individuals in detention.

Skills

Team leadership

Medical evidence production

Advocacy in healthcare

Collaboration with organizations

Job description

Could you lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliverexcellentcasework and oversee the production ofhigh-quality evidence todrive lasting systemic change for those impacted by harmful health practices in immigration detention?

About Medical Justice

Medical Justice works to uphold the health and associated legal rights of people in immigration detention and provides medical evidence, so the devastating health harms of detention are understood and acted on.

About the role

Casework and clinical evidence are at the heart of everything Medical Justice does. We assist vulnerable people mistreated in immigration detention and the medical evidence we produce forms the basis of our advocacy work to secure lasting change.

As Head of Clinical Evidence & Casework, you will play a key role in strengthening and developing our ability to reach more people in detention. Leading a team of Caseworkers, employed and volunteer Clinicians and Interpreters, you will oversee the development of high-quality medical evidence, facilitate access to healthcare for people in detention, and collaborate closely with our Advocacy team and external organisations to challenge and end medical mistreatment in immigration detention.

Recruitment at Medical Justice

Medical Justice has an organisational commitment to improving the representation of people with lived experience. We recognise that some potential candidates who bring lived experience that we need may have had less opportunity to developa track recordin these roles.We are keen to look beyond the traditional review of your qualifications and work experience. Whilst the fact that your lived experience will be of relevance, there will be no expectation that you talk about yourpersonal experiences.

How to apply

Applications are only accepted through Charity Jobs, you’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few application questions about your relevant skills and motivation. Please click the link below for more information.

Head of Clinical Evidence & Casework | Medical Justice | CharityJob

Information sessions

Weoffer informal online information sessions, through Microsoft Teams, about Medical Justice and its work, as well as an opportunity to ask questions about the role before the application deadline.

The sessions will take place on:

• 22 December 2025 at 12:30 and
• 9 January 2026 at 13:00.

Please note that you will not be expected to appear on camera and do not need to use your full name during this session.

To confirm a place on one of the sessions or if have any questions about this role, please email [e-mail] .

Closing date Tuesday 20 January 2026, 23:30 GMT.

First round interviews will take place w/c 9February, second round interviews w/c 23 February.

We look forward to receiving your application.