Medical Doctor - Infectious Diseases (VHF experience) – Register

Internationally and/or to any of the UK-Med responses. Posted 5 months ago

The role

Infectious Diseases Medical Doctors will support outbreak preparedness, investigation and response activities. This includes case management, infection prevention and control, disease surveillance, and technical support to local health authorities.

What you will do

Contribute to case management
Infection prevention and control measures
Disease surveillance
Outbreak investigations
Contact tracing activities
Epidemiological analysis
Technical support to local health authorities and healthcare teams

Required qualifications

Licensed medical doctor specialising in infectious diseases
Humanitarian experience
Experience working in infectious diseases and outbreak settings
Available to travel and work internationally at short notice

Nice to have

Experience within humanitarian, low-resource or emergency response environments
Immediate or near-term availability to support Ebola outbreak response activities in the DRC
Speak French
Longer availability

Before you apply

Applicants without a minimum of 3 years of humanitarian experience must complete a selection training
UK-Med conducts thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed

About the company

UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity born of the British National Health Service. They have been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.