Hiring Organization: Boat Refugee Foundatio
How to apply
For the full vacancy and how to apply visit the website, scroll to the bottom of the page, and complete the application form. You can find the vacancy here: https://bootvluchteling.nl/en/jobs/medical-volunteer-lesvos/
Job Location: Greece
Closing date: 17 Feb 2026
Are you a nurse or doctor and do you want to use your expertise to help people in need? Then come join our medical team on Lesvos as a volunteer. Together with our MHPSS team you will contribute to humane (emergency) care at the reception centre Mavrovouni.
About us
Boat Refugee Foundation provides medical and psychosocial (emergency) aid and stands up for the rights of people seeking refuge. We take action where systems become inhumane and compassion is lost. Since 2015, we have been working in various locations at the borders of Europe. There our teams, which largely rely on volunteers, provide medical and psychosocial support.
What will you do?
As a volunteer you will work in our medical team on Lesvos, which largely consists of professional volunteers. Besides nurses and doctors we work with our interpreters, who live in the camp themselves. They have an indispensable role in our team.
We provide (emergency) care from our clinic in the camp, seven days a week in the evenings. The complaints we see vary from flu symptoms to serious physical or psychological complaints.
Who are we looking for?
(Senior) doctorsWe are looking for doctors with at least two years of clinical working experience;
It is an advantage if you have working experience in general practice, emergency care, intensive care, paediatrics or International Health and Tropical Medicine;
You preferably have experience working in a multicultural environment.
NursesYou have graduated as a nurse or as a nurse practitioner;
You have at least two years of working experience;
It is an advantage if you have working experience in emergency care, intensive care, paediatrics or International Health Medicine;
You preferably have experience working in a multicultural environment.
What do we expect from you?You are available for a minimum of 6 weeks;
You speak English fluently, including medical terms. Speaking French, Arabic, Farsi or Greek is a plus;
You can stand your ground firmly and you're physically and mentally healthy;
You have a driver’s licence (you will have to drive in a manual car every day);
You are open to late evening shifts and deal well with little sleep;
You can work independently, but also aware of the limits of your (medical) skills and know when to ask for help;
You are able to deal with emotional and confronting situations and able to separate work from personal topics;
You can work well with people from different cultural backgrounds and religions;
You are flexible and can easily adapt to changes.
Are you a nurse or doctor and do you want to use your expertise to help people in need? Then come join our medical team on Lesvos as a volunteer. Together with our MHPSS team you will contribute to humane (emergency) care at the reception centre Mavrovouni.
About us
Boat Refugee Foundation provides medical and psychosocial (emergency) aid and stands up for the rights of people seeking refuge. We take action where systems become inhumane and compassion is lost. Since 2015, we have been working in various locations at the borders of Europe. There our teams, which largely rely on volunteers, provide medical and psychosocial support.
What will you do?
As a volunteer you will work in our medical team on Lesvos, which largely consists of professional volunteers. Besides nurses and doctors we work with our interpreters, who live in the camp themselves. They have an indispensable role in our team.
We provide (emergency) care from our clinic in the camp, seven days a week in the evenings. The complaints we see vary from flu symptoms to serious physical or psychological complaints.
Who are we looking for?
(Senior) doctorsWe are looking for doctors with at least two years of clinical working experience;
It is an advantage if you have working experience in general practice, emergency care, intensive care, paediatrics or International Health and Tropical Medicine;
You preferably have experience working in a multicultural environment.
NursesYou have graduated as a nurse or as a nurse practitioner;
You have at least two years of working experience;
It is an advantage if you have working experience in emergency care, intensive care, paediatrics or International Health Medicine;
You preferably have experience working in a multicultural environment.
What do we expect from you?You are available for a minimum of 6 weeks;
You speak English fluently, including medical terms. Speaking French, Arabic, Farsi or Greek is a plus;
You can stand your ground firmly and you're physically and mentally healthy;
You have a driver’s licence (you will have to drive in a manual car every day);
You are open to late evening shifts and deal well with little sleep;
You can work independently, but also aware of the limits of your (medical) skills and know when to ask for help;
You are able to deal with emotional and confronting situations and able to separate work from personal topics;
You can work well with people from different cultural backgrounds and religions;
You are flexible and can easily adapt to changes.
How to apply
For the full vacancy and how to apply visit the website, scroll to the bottom of the page, and complete the application form. You can find the vacancy here: https://bootvluchteling.nl/en/jobs/medical-volunteer-lesvos/
