Medical Doctor (Roster)

karyab; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A humanitarian organization in Birmingham is seeking a Medical Doctor to lead mobile health initiatives. Responsibilities include screening, treatment, and patient education, with a focus on community outreach. Candidates must have a recognized medical degree and 2-3 years of experience in health treatment. Applications close on November 29, 2025.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years’ work experience in health and patient treatment.
• Experience in staff management and public outreach/counselling.
• Strong command of Pashto/Dari.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mobile health team and provide treatment to patients.
• Screen and provide prescriptions to patients.
• Coordinate referral mechanisms with healthcare providers.

Education

Medical Degree from Recognized Medical University

Job description

• The MD is the main lead of the mobile health team in the province.
• The MD will be responsible for screening, and treatment of the children with heath needs and patients of the project.
• The MD will conduct visits to the field on a regular basis as scheduled to provide treatment to the target beneficiaries of the project.
• The MD will provide prescriptions to the patients and advise and educate the patient about the doses and possible side effects of the drugs to the patient.
• The MD will be responsible to triaged complicated and chronic patients to public healthcare providers.
• He/she will also be responsible for providing a formal referral sheet to the referred patients, so they are accepted in those healthcare facilities.
• The position will be responsible to coordinate and agree on a referral mechanism with IRA and secondary or tertiary healthcare providers in the province.
• Patient registration in the log as per their date of visit and check-up by the mobile health team.
• Providing monthly medicine consumption report to the project coordinator
• Track the in and out inventory of the medicine and other disposables in the project.
• Providing the HMIS and other donor and organizational reporting of the project on timely bases.
• Works collaboratively and effectively within a team, to increase the community awareness on the importance of prevention from communicable and non-communicable diseases including COVID-19
• Facilitates communication and coordinate services between provincial team and faith leaders (IMAMS), community leaders, women leaders and youths.
• Perform any other task assigned or required.

Qualification

Education:

Medical Degree from Recognized Medical University

Experience:

Minimum 2-3 years’ work experience, particularly in the field of health and patient treatment with INGO, Public Hospitals, or other prominent organization

Experience in staff management, public outreach/ counselling, community mobilization, coordination with stakeholders.

Strong Command on Pashto/Dari

Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-ethnic team and take on diverse tasks.

Working experience in the targeted provinces and familiar with concerned community, geography and culture.

Submision Guide Line

Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and an updated CV to the following link:

The closing date for accepting applications is 29 November 2025

Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered, and only short-listed candidates will be called for written test.

Islamic Relief Worldwide – Afghanistan is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women and persons with disabilities.

Job Overview

• Announced date : Nov. 20, 2025
• Number of Jobs: 4
• Vacancy Number: IRW-BLK-059-2025
• Salary : As per company salary scale
• Contract Type : Service Contract
• Contract Duration : Not specified
• Employment Type : Full Time
• Nationality : Afghan
• Minimum Education : Medical Doctor

Organization Information

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international, non-profitable, non-governmental humanitarian relief organization with its head quarter in Birmingham, UK. It enjoys consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and red Crescent Moments and NGOs in Disaster Relief. Islamic Relief has been working in Afghanistan for more than 23 years, providing emergency relief and implementing life-changing development projects for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. Islamic Relief set up our first Afghanistan office in 1999. Since then, IRA continued providing assistances in emergency relief, food security, livelihood, education, health, nutrition, shelter, orphan sponsorship, Ramadan and Qurbani programmes.