Our Induction Training Day is for new volunteer interpreters who are joining Medical Justice. By joining Medical Justice as a volunteer interpreter, you can have a positive impact on the lives and health of a vulnerable group of people in the UK. Our interpreters help people in detention seek support and advice despite the language barriers and provide crucial interpretation for medical assessments with our volunteer clinicians.

Volunteers can make a difference by donating time remotely by phone/video or by attending immigration detention centres in person to provide skilled and accurate interpretation. You can volunteer your time flexibly and taken on interpreting at the times that are most suited to you.

The training contains sessions on working with medical professionals as well as an introduction to immigration detention, visiting an IRC and interpreting in a mental health context. We also have ongoing opportunities for feedback and support for volunteers.

This training day will be taking place in person at Doughty Street Chambers, in central London.

 

 

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How to join

If you are interested in joining our interpreter team, please contact Lisa at interpreting@medicaljustice.org.uk for an application form.

 

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Medical Justice is a small charity that sends volunteer doctors (and other health professionals) into the UK’s 7 IRCs to visit men and women detained arbitrarily and indefinitely. We assist about 1,000 detainees a year, most of whom are asylum seekers, and most are later released. Our volunteer doctors write medico-legal reports (MLRs) documenting scars of torture and challenge instances of inadequate healthcare provision, including denial of medication and access to hospital. We are the only charitable organisation in the UK that does this.

 

We are very pleased to announce details of our next Basic Training Day which will take place online on Saturday the 9th of October. The training day will start from 10am and end at 3.10pm.

The day will take place online via Zoom so that we can deliver our in-depth and comprehensive training in the safest way possible. The training day is supported by self-study modules in the assessment of mental health and scarring which we recommend those new to this field complete in advance of the day (approx 4 hours).

Our training is for medics who are interested in volunteering for Medical Justice as medico-legal report writers, visiting detainees in detention centres, assessing their health and documenting evidence of torture or trauma and other health issues.

The aim of this course is to gain an understanding of the health and legal needs of asylum seekers and other immigration detainees. The skills learnt will focus on assessing persons detained under immigration powers, as well as medico-legal report writing.

The training covers the relevant legal processes, assessing scarring and mental health and report writing skills.

Participants will have a basic understanding and experience of the needs of immigration detainees and/or care of asylum seekers in the community and will be doctors (5 years post qualification training; ie. GP or ST4 and above, or equivalent clinical experience), psychiatrists and psychologists.

Medical Justice is a small charity that sends volunteer doctors (and other health professionals) into the UK’s 7 IRCs to visit men and women detained arbitrarily and indefinitely. We assist about 1,000 detainees a year, most of whom are asylum seekers, and most are later released. Our volunteer doctors write medico-legal reports (MLRs) documenting scars of torture and challenge instances of inadequate healthcare provision, including denial of medication and access to hospital. We are the only charitable organisation in the UK that does this. Our training is therefore unique and provided by experienced doctors in the field.

 

 

Participation Fees

On request, fees are reimbursed after the doctor has written an MLR for a Medical Justice referral

 

£80 – Consultant/GP

£60 – Trainee doctors (ST4 onwards) and psychologists

Free – Medical Justice volunteer (carried out one detention visit in last 12 months)

 

Note: please tell us if you would have difficulties paying a fee – we can help.

 

Payment

Once issued an invoice for the participation fee you can pay by electronic transfer to us at

Medical Justice Network Limited
CAF Bank
Sort-code: 40-52-40
Account Number: 0002 1167

 

Registration Information Needed

Please email info@medicaljustice.org.uk with the following information to apply for a place::

 

Name

Current employment (post and employer)

CV

Address

Mobile no.

Email address

 

If you have any questions about the training do not hesitate to contact us.

Medical Justice basics training day.

Our next “basics” training day for clinicians interested in volunteering with Medical Justice is on 14th March 2020.

Our training is for medics who are interested in volunteering for Medical Justice as medico-legal report writers, visiting detainees in detention centres, assessing their health and documenting evidence of torture or trauma and other health issues.

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Medical Justice basics training day.

Our next “basics” training day for clinicians interested in volunteering with Medical Justice is on 12th October 2019.

Venue : Doughty Street Chambers

Our training is for medics who are interested in volunteering for Medical Justice as medico-legal report writers, visiting detainees in detention centres, assessing their health and documenting evidence of torture or trauma and other health issues.

The aim of this course is to gain an understanding of the health and legal needs of asylum seekers and other immigration detainees. Whilst the focus is on persons detained, the skills learnt can be used in other work with asylum seekers and refugees, as well as medico-legal report writing.

The training covers the relevant legal processes, assessing scarring and mental health and report writing skills.

Participants will have a basic understanding and experience of the needs of immigration detainees and/or care of asylum seekers in the community and will be doctors (5 years post qualification training; ie. GP or ST4 and above, or equivalent clinical experience), nurses and psychologists. 

Medical Justice is a small charity that sends volunteer doctors (and other health professionals) into the UK’s 7 IRCs to visit men, women and children detained arbitrarily and indefinitely. We assist about 1,000 detainees a year, most of whom are asylum seekers, and most are later released. Our volunteer doctors write medico-legal reports (MLRs) documenting scars of torture and challenge instances of inadequate healthcare provision, including denial of medication and access to hospital. We are the only organisation in the UK that does this. Our training is therefore unique and provided by recognised experts in the field.

Participation Fees

On request, fees are reimbursed after the doctor has written an MLR for a Medical Justice referral

£120 – Consultant/GP
£80 – Trainee doctors (ST3 onwards), nurses and psychologists
Free – Medical Justice volunteer (carried out one detention visit in last 6 months)

Note: please tell us if you would have difficulties paying a fee – we can help.

Payment

You can pay by electronic transfer to us at CAF Bank, Sort-code 4-0-52-40, Account Number 00021167 or by posting a cheque made payable to ‘Medical Justice Network Ltd’ to Medical Justice, 86 Durham Road, London N7 7DT.

Registration Information Needed

Please email info@medicaljustice.org.uk with the following information to register and book your place:

Name
Current employment (post and employer)
Address
Post-code
Mobile no.
Email address
Any dietary requirements or special needs