UK-Med Register: Medical Coordinator

UK-Med NGO; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in medical aid seeks an experienced Medical Coordinator to lead humanitarian responses. This role involves providing technical oversight, managing clinical staff, and ensuring high-quality health provision across various international locations. Candidates should possess strong coordination skills, a commitment to learning, and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders. Join a dedicated team focused on delivering essential healthcare in crises, where your expertise will make a significant impact on the lives of those in need. If you are passionate about humanitarian work and ready to take on a challenging yet rewarding role, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in medical coordination and humanitarian responses.
• Ability to manage clinical staff and provide technical oversight.

Responsibilities

• Guide and monitor clinical activities in humanitarian responses.
• Ensure high-quality health provision and technical soundness.

Skills

Medical Coordination

Clinical Oversight

Stakeholder Engagement

Training and Development

Monitoring and Evaluation

Humanitarian Response

Education

Relevant Medical Qualification

Training in Humanitarian Response

Tools

Healthcare Management Software

Data Analysis Tools

Job description

Are you an experienced Medical Coordinator skilled in coordinating responses to medical emergencies?

Role: Medical Coordinator– Register

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. 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, 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:

1. Interview Stage: All applicants will go through an initial interview stage.
2. 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.