Paediatric Orthoplastic Surgeon – Gaza Paediatric Injury Programme (GPIP)

The role

You will provide specialist surgical input for children with complex conflict-related injuries in Gaza. This includes assessment, operative planning, surgery, postoperative care, and rehabilitation planning.

What you will do

• Provide specialist surgical input across the patient pathway
• Perform assessment and operative planning
• Perform surgery
• Provide postoperative care
• Plan longer-term rehabilitation
• Work closely with national colleagues, UK-Med clinical teams and programme leadership

Required qualifications

• Able to commit to field-based deployments in Gaza
• Able to travel quickly through Jordan, securing visas on arrival with eligible documentation
• Strong clinical judgement
• Sound surgical decision-making
• Ability to work effectively in a complex and resource-constrained humanitarian setting

Nice to have

• Experience in paediatric orthopaedics
• Experience in limb reconstruction
• Experience in complex extremity trauma
• Experience in amputations
• Experience in limb salvage

Before you apply

• Candidates must be able to travel quickly through Jordan, securing visas on arrival with eligible documentation
• Submit a current CV and a supporting letter of no more than 2 pages
• UK-Med conducts thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed

About the company

UK-Med is seeking an experienced Paediatric Orthoplastic Surgeon to join the Gaza Paediatric Injury Programme (GPIP). The organization is committed to safeguarding and the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion.