Our Basic Training Day is for doctors and psychologists who are interested in volunteering for Medical Justice as medico-legal report writers, visiting detainees in detention centres or conducting remote assessments, assessing their health and documenting clinical evidence of torture and other health issues.
This training day is taking place online on Tuesday the 9th of May.
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.
Requirements from Doctors:
- ST4 or above, or with equivalent clinical experience (i.e. completed 5 years’ post-qualification)
- Full registration from the GMC with a licence to practice
- Clinical experience at ST1 level or above with adults or adolescents age 16 or over within the last 3 years. This may include clinical experience with adults in non-NHS or overseas settings.
Requirements from Clinical Psychologists:
- At least two years’ post-doctorate experience (or relevant extensive experience in a specialist refugee or trauma service)
- Professional registration with the HCPC
- Clinical experience with adults or adolescents age 16 or over within the last 3 years (slightly less recent experience may be acceptable if extensive)
Please provide the information requested below and we will be in touch once your details have been reviewed by our Clinical Advisors.
If you have any questions please contact Anthony on a.omar@medicaljustice.org.uk
Thank you