Hospital Access Project Lead

Doctors of the World (DOTW) UK is a medical humanitarian organisation and part of the international Medicins du Monde network. In the UK, we run clinic and advocacy programmes that provide medical care, information and practical support to excluded people, such as destitute migrants, sex workers and people with no fixed address.

You will oversee the delivery of DOTW’s casework in relation to the denial of access to NHS hospital treatment or relevant community services, where appropriate challenging and NHS Trust’s decision to refuse, delay or charge for care, including through the use of legal pre-action letters. You will actively manage DOTWs capacity to manage cases, and will recruit, train and manage qualified volunteers to enable the expansion of DOTW’s capacity.

You will optimise Doctors of the World UK’s influence and impact on access to NHS hospital care and relevant community services for the population it serves. You will work closely with the rest of the UK Programmes Team to identify hospital access cases and will work closely with the Policy and Advocacy team to identify cases that are relevant for advocacy purposes. You will collect case studies and testimony from people directly affected by the charging regime as part of an effort to change harmful policy practices.

Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply.

For more information on the role, including a person specification, please refer to the role profile.