Health Referent - Infectious Diseases (Paediatrics)

Role: Health Referent Infectious Diseases (Paediatrics)

Hours: Zero-hours, ad-hoc engagement. Work is entirely demand-led and may range from periods of no activity to short-term or intermittent assignments, depending on operational needs.

Pay: Up to £195 GBP gross per day (dependent on experience, qualifications, and registrations)

Duration: Open – ended

Location: Hybrid working with potential travel to Manchester UK-Med Office and deployment to any of the UK-Med response including Ukraine and or to various field offices

Can you use your health expertise to shape our humanitarian health response?

UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.

We are seeking an experienced health professional to join us as a part-time Health Referent – Infectious Disease (Paediatrics), strengthening the expertise within our core Health Team. As UK-Med has grown, so too has the need to embed specialist technical expertise within the organisation on an ongoing basis.

In this role, you will bring specialist knowledge in paediatric infectious diseases to ensure UK-Med’s programme design and implementation remain aligned with current best practice.

As a Health Referent, you will provide clinical and technical expertise through:

• Advising and guiding health teams in humanitarian contexts in planning and delivery

• Supporting the development of SoPs, policies, and guidance within your area of expertise

• Designing and delivering capacity-building initiatives (e.g. training, online learning, coaching) for UK-Med personnel and partners (e.g. Ministry of Health, NGOs)

• Contributing to recruitment processes, including shaping role descriptions, person specifications, and interview materials

• Supporting programme design and proposal development linked to your expertise

• Contributing to quality assurance and after-action reviews of health activities

Our ideal candidate will be a highly skilled health professional with significant experience in humanitarian health responses, particularly in paediatric infectious diseases. You will be flexible in responding to urgent needs, while also able to deliver against longer-term priorities independently.

We expect the successful candidate to have a strong interest in deploying into UK-Med’s emergency health responses, particularly infectious disease outbreaks.

We offer competitive remuneration and benefits, a supportive working environment, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through your work.

How to apply

We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack - PID - May 2026 before applying for this role.

To apply, please submit a current CV and answer the application questions:

Please apply below, as soon as possible and no later than Monday 1st June 2026.

UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.

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