Medical volunteer – Greece – Thessaloniki Greece

Med’EqualiTeam (https://www.medequali.team/en/) is a non-profit French based association providing free medical care for displaced or vulnerable populations. We have worked before in Greece for asylum-seekers, then in Poland for refugees from Ukraine. With a commitment to a high-level quality of care, inclusivity and non-discrimination, and an operating mode with small teams, we are flexible and can adjust quickly to changes.

The project

Starting up a new medical project in Thessaloniki, Greece, in order to provide medical care to displaced populations, both living in the nearby camps and in a community center where undocument migrants rest during the day. The team will be small at first, 2 doctors and 1 medical coordinator, as well as translators.

Job description

Your main role will be to undertake primary healthcare consultations in different settings each day. Your main tasks will be managing both chronic and acute health issues, such as blood pressure management, diabetes care, acute infections, and a whole other range of healthcare needs.

Throughout your stay with us, you will have to be flexible and adaptable as we are constantly adapting our services to refugee needs. You will also be required to help with other tasks to keep the operation going, such as restocking the mobile units and other support tasks.

Required experience and skills

• Ideally at least 2 years of experience in a broad speciality such as general practice, paediatrics, internal medicine or emergency medicine.
• Interest and knowledge of primary health care.
• Capable of adapting to a low resource setting, knowing how to deal with the frustrations that come with work in this kind of setting.
• Fluency in English.
• Availability to reside in European Union without the need of a visa, we are unable to support with visa procedures.

Desired experience and skills

• Previous experience with working with displaced people.
• A driving licence and experience driving a manual car.
• Knowledge of locally relevant languages (Greek, Arabic, Farsi).
• Availability of at least 10 days, ideally more. Preference will be given to applications with longer stays.

Further information

We will be able to offer travel expenses, health insurance and accommodation.