Consultant Emergency Medicine Physician - UAE High-Acuity Care

About the role

A leading, internationally accredited healthcare provider in the UAE is expanding its high‑acuity emergency department, trauma and resuscitation services. The organisation seeks a Consultant Emergency Medicine Physician to join a multidisciplinary team delivering advanced emergency care to a diverse, international patient population.

Key responsibilities

• Lead assessment, stabilisation and management of emergency, trauma, cardiac, medical, surgical and paediatric cases.
• Perform resuscitation, airway management, procedural sedation and critical decision‑making in the emergency department.
• Triage complex presentations, supervise emergency teams and coordinate specialist referrals.
• Ensure safe patient flow, observation unit decisions, transfers and discharge planning.
• Participate in disaster preparedness, trauma protocols, simulation training and clinical governance activities.
• Maintain accurate emergency documentation, medico‑legal compliance and patient safety standards.

Required profile

• Internationally recognised emergency medicine specialist qualification (e.g., American Board of Emergency Medicine, UK CCT/FRCEM, European Board of Emergency Medicine, Royal College Canada, Australian FACEM, Arab Board, MD/DNB/FCPS or equivalent).
• Eligibility to work in the UAE.
• Experience in high‑acuity emergency, trauma and resuscitation settings.

Required skills

• Emergency Medicine
• Medico‑Legal Compliance
• Airway Management
• Critical Decision‑Making
• Procedural Sedation
• Emergency Documentation
• Triage
• Clinical Governance
• Resuscitation