Consultant Critical Care Physician – Abu Dhabi

About the role

A leading tertiary care hospital in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Consultant in Critical Care Medicine to join its multidisciplinary ICU team. The role involves delivering high‑acuity adult intensive care, leading clinical pathways, and fostering evidence‑based, patient‑centered practice.

Key responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive ICU care for adult patients, including medical, surgical, trauma, and sepsis cases.
• Lead daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds and ensure high‑quality clinical decision‑making.
• Perform and supervise advanced ICU procedures such as mechanical ventilation, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, central and arterial line insertion, renal replacement therapy initiation, and complex resuscitation.
• Collaborate closely with anesthesia, emergency medicine, cardiology, surgery, and allied health teams.
• Participate in clinical governance, M&M meetings, quality improvement, and ICU protocol development.
• Ensure adherence to international critical care guidelines (SCCM, ESICM, NICE).
• Provide teaching and mentorship to residents, fellows, and nursing staff.
• Support research, audits, and service development initiatives.

Required profile

• Consultant‑level qualification in Critical Care/Intensive Care Medicine (American Board, CCT/​CESR, FRCA with ICU fellowship, Australian/NZ Fellowship, or equivalent).
• Eligibility for Department of Health Abu Dhabi licensing.
• Minimum 5–7 years post‑consultant experience, preferably in high‑acuity tertiary or quaternary ICUs.
• Strong communication, leadership, and teamwork skills.
• Experience in ICU service expansion, pathway optimisation, or digital ICU systems is desirable.

Required skills

• Mechanical ventilation
• Invasive hemodynamic monitoring
• Central line insertion
• Arterial line insertion
• Renal replacement therapy (RRT) initiation
• Complex resuscitation
• ECMO (interest)
• Advanced ventilation strategies
• Digital ICU systems