Project Doctor

Job title: Project Doctor

Employer: World Extreme Medicine (WEM)

Contract: Fixed-term, on-location placement within the production window 1 February – 12 July 2027. Three positions are currently being recruited:

• 1 February – 12 July 2027 (full production, approx. 23 weeks)
• 3 March – 5 July 2027 (approx. 18 weeks)
• 5 April – 30 June 2027 (approx. 12 weeks)

Please indicate in your application which window(s) you’re available for; we will prioritise longer-term availability, though shorter windows/contracts remain available and will still be considered.

Location: A remote island location in the South Pacific (exact location confirmed to successful candidates ahead of deployment; WEM is contracted to a television production and cannot disclose the production or partner names at the advertising stage)

Reports to: Project Medical Director, with day-to-day clinical liaison via the Clinic Manager

WEM is contracted to provide emergency medical and rescue support to a television production filmed on a remote South Pacific island. We’re recruiting Project Doctors to provide direct clinical cover for cast, crew and local staff on location, working alongside the Medical Director, fellow doctors, paramedics and nursing staff. This is a clinical role: it does not include clinic management, rota management or supply/stock responsibility, which sit with the Clinic Manager.

This is a hands-on clinical role in a genuinely remote, resource-limited setting. You’ll be part of a small multidisciplinary medical team providing cover for cast, crew and local staff, with no permanent hospital nearby and evacuation as the fallback for anything beyond the clinic’s capability.

Key responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care to cast, crew and local staff, both within the on-location clinic and out on set/location as part of the wider medical/rescue response
• Deliver emergency and pre-hospital/remote medical care, including assessment, stabilisation and ongoing management of trauma, in a resource-limited, remote environment
• Work as part of the on-call rota, providing overnight and out-of-hours cover in rotation with the rest of the clinical team
• Exercise sound clinical judgement and decision-making, working either independently or in collaboration with the Medical Director and other physicians as the situation requires
• Support the wider medical/rescue response for the production, which may require carrying a response bag over rough terrain
• Contribute to production medical screening procedures for cast/contestants as directed by the Medical Director
• Maintain accurate clinical records using the clinic’s electronic patient record system, in line with GDPR and clinical governance requirements
• Work closely with the Clinic Manager, fellow doctors, paramedics and nursing staff as part of a close, high-functioning multidisciplinary team, demonstrating strong CRM and communication skills under pressure
• Liaise with local medical and evacuation providers as directed by the Medical Director, supporting transfer and retrieval arrangements where required
• Accompany medevac transfers, including internationally, when directed by the Medical Director; expect frequent boat travel between locations, at times in open water
• Uphold professional and behavioural standards within the clinical team and wider medical/rescue group, role-modelling professionalism in a close-knit, high-pressure location
• Maintain strict confidentiality in line with the production’s non-disclosure requirements

Person specification

Domain	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	Full registration/licence to practise medicine in home country, in good standing, with no restrictions or conditions on practice and no history of suspension or revocation; in-date Advanced Life Support certification (ALS/ACLS); a trauma-specific certificate or demonstrable trauma management experience	Postgraduate membership or fellowship examinations (e.g. MRCEM, MRCGP, FRCS, FRCEM); a recognised pre-hospital medicine qualification (e.g. Dip IMC RCSEd, DipRTM, FPHC); APLS
Experience	Minimum 5 years’ postgraduate clinical experience; demonstrable pre-hospital and/or remote/expedition medicine experience	Leadership or management experience
Knowledge	Working knowledge of emergency and trauma management in a resource-limited, remote setting; awareness of medical screening and clinical governance requirements for TV/film production medicine	Knowledge of transfer and retrieval medicine; familiarity with patient monitors and basic rescue equipment (e.g. scoop, basket and vacuum stretchers)
Skills	Excellent CRM (crew/crisis resource management) and teamworking skills; sound, confident clinical decision-making, able to work alone or as part of a team; clear, accurate clinical record-keeping	Report writing and interdepartmental working
Other	Physically fit, able to carry a response bag in rough terrain; willing to work a flexible on-call rota including overnight cover across a rotational placement; clear DBS check or local equivalent; comfortable with frequent boat travel and willing to accompany medevacs internationally where required	–

Working pattern and terms

Contract dates: Three positions currently being recruited, each within the window 1 February – 12 July 2027:

• 1 February – 12 July 2027 (full production, approx. 23 weeks)
• 3 March – 5 July 2027 (approx. 18 weeks)
• 5 April – 30 June 2027 (approx. 12 weeks)

Pay: US$2,499 per week (paid in GBP equivalent), plus travel pay

Reporting line: Project Medical Director (day-to-day clinical liaison via the Clinic Manager)

On-call: Overnight and out-of-hours on-call cover required as part of the wider clinical rota. On-call demand is likely to be higher when the clinical team is at its smallest, or when covering for a colleague away on medevac. Candidates should be comfortable working flexibly and adapting to on-call demands as the needs of the production change.

Location and living conditions: Based at the production’s on-location base camp on a remote South Pacific island. Expect basic, shared accommodation and facilities typical of a remote production location, along with frequent boat transfers between locations (at times in open water) and the possibility of accompanying medevacs internationally; travel, accommodation and subsistence arrangements will be confirmed with the successful candidate in line with WEM’s standard contractor terms

Contracting basis: Engaged as WEM personnel/contractor for the duration of the rotation; not an employee of the production company or broadcaster

Insurance cover: WEM holds medical malpractice and professional indemnity insurance covering all its workers on this contract, including Project Doctors.

Confidentiality: The role requires signing WEM’s and the production’s Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Agreement, and a Certificate of Engagement, ahead of deployment; candidates should not discuss the production, its location or its partners publicly at any stage of the application or engagement

How to apply

Applications are made via a single Typeform questionnaire. Applicants will need their professional registration details (governing body, registration number, year of registration) to hand in order to complete it. A CV and a covering letter (max one side of A4) must be uploaded at the end of the questionnaire, setting out your relevant trauma, pre-hospital and remote medicine experience and availability across the contract period.

Application deadline: Friday 23 October 2026, 17:00 (BST/UTC+1)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview with the Project Medical Director. Please note this role is advertised as supporting an international television production; further detail on the exact location and production will only be shared with candidates progressing to interview, and only once confidentiality undertakings are in place.

Interview timeline: Vetting interviews will be completed by Friday 23 October 2026, with final interviews shortly after.

Applications are only accepted via the Typeform questionnaire below – we are not taking applications by any other route.

Apply here: https://p0bywuutoce.typeform.com/to/mHt6bFF5