STAFF ROLES
Doctors of the World UK (DOTW) is part of the global Médecins du Monde (MdM) network, which delivers over 400 projects in more than 70 countries, from Gaza and Ukraine, to Myanmar, Greece, DRC, Italy, and Nepal. We deliver both emergency and planned medical care, staying to support people for the long term. We advocate directly for the rights of everyone to access healthcare, no matter who they are or where they are from.
In the UK, we deliver our own domestic programme supporting people excluded from healthcare, including people seeking asylum and those experiencing homelessness, and call for an end to health inequalities to ensure access to healthcare for all.
Our vision is of a world in which people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty, or exclusion get the healthcare they need.
Executive Director
The ED champions universal access to healthcare as a fundamental human right and ensures organisational strategies uphold equality, dignity, and non-discrimination. They provide strategic leadership for Doctors of the World UK (DOTW UK), ensuring the delivery of its mission and strategic objectives. The ED drives programmes, operations, finances, and services, while representing DOTW UK within the Médecins du Monde (MDM) international network and across the UK health and charity
sectors. They will embed inclusive, collaborative, and anti-racist leadership across DOTW UK, leading with humanity, humility and integrity, ensuring these values underpin DOTW UK’s culture, strategy, and external engagement.
The ED must bring understanding of the UK charity sector and how the domestic health context affects vulnerable groups unable to access health care, including migrants, ensuring those with lived experience, staff and volunteer voices meaningfully shape organisational decisions and culture.
Reports to: Board of Trustees
Location: Hybrid (London offices in Stratford/home, with UK and international travel as required)
Salary: circa £75,000
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter, detailing how you fulfil the role description and personal specification to
https://plusportal.perrettlaver.com/ quoting reference 8161.
Closing on 15 December 2025 at 09:00.
Services Coordinator
Help us tackle health inequalities and support people excluded from care.
As part of our Services Team, you’ll coordinate and deliver our (London-based) outreach clinics and national advice line — ensuring safe, high-quality delivery of holistic health and advocacy services. You’ll guide volunteers, oversee day-to-day operations, and support complex casework, all while upholding DOTW’s values of compassion, dignity and inclusion.Our service users include people experiencing destitution, violence, trafficking, or homelessness. You’ll help them access healthcare, understand their rights, and connect with wider social support.
We’re seeking someone with strong coordination and advocacy skills, emotional resilience, and experience working with vulnerable groups or volunteer-led services. You’ll thrive under pressure, lead with empathy, and maintain a culture of safety and collaboration.
We offer regular supervision, wellbeing support, and training in trauma-informed care, safeguarding, and managing complex situations.
We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of migration, homelessness or barriers to healthcare.
£27,550 (pro-rated)
3 days per week, Permanent
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter to hradmin@doctorsoftheworld.org.uk.
Please note that we will be interviewing on a rolling basis and may close this advert early if the right candidate is found, to avoid disappointment.
Closing on 08 December 2025 at 17:00.
UK VOLUNTEER ROLES
In the UK, Doctors of the World provides acute medical care and advocacy from our national advice line and casework, mobile clinic and outreach services.
Our work would simply not be possible without our amazing volunteers who provide a highly empathetic and practical service to our patients, supported by Doctors of the World staff.
Our committed, enthusiastic and impactful team is always looking to for new volunteers to join us. Our volunteers come from all walks of life. If you are welcoming, passionate about upholding rights to healthcare, enjoy challenges and working in a team, then consider joining us! We encourage people from all over the UK to apply.
You are welcome to volunteer remotely or mix remote and f2f, to suit your needs. We ask for a minimum time commitment, and that all volunteers are based in the UK.
We provide full training and support and can reimburse your travel and lunch expenses if you travel within London to volunteer with us face to face.
Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply.
Applicants will be shortlisted and notified weekly. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. Applications that do not include both CV and Application form will not be considered. All applicants must be based in the UK.
As per national guidelines, everyone who has direct contact with people in healthcare settings should be up-to-date with routine immunisations – we will require proof of this for all face to face positions. If you are unsure of your vaccination status or have not been fully vaccinated, then you can speak to your GP. Vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) are part of the routine childhood immunisation schedule and both MMR vaccines and vaccinations against diphtheria, tetanus and polio can be obtained for free from your NHS GP surgery. You will be able to volunteer after one month of receiving the vaccine.
Please click on each of the positions below to find out more. For additional info, see our FAQs section.
Student Placement (Hybrid) – non-clinical role
In this role, you will support people to access healthcare and overcome barriers, providing much-needed practical support. Your time will be split between our Outreach Services in East London, and on our remote Advice Line and Casework.
To apply, please submit your CV, completed Application form and additional information form through the Apply button.
Additional information form will be available to download by clicking on the Apply button.
OVERSEAS
Doctors of the World UK is the UK chapter of the 17-strong international Médecins du Monde network. Between us, we are serving more than 7.25 million people, through 400 programs in over 70 countries thanks to 4,600 staff and 6,300 volunteers. See below the vacancies available at our other chapters.
