Consultant Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

About the role

A leading, internationally accredited hospital group in Dubai is expanding its pediatric emergency and acute care services and is recruiting Consultant / Specialist Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians. The role suits internationally trained physicians who want tax-free income, advanced healthcare infrastructure and global clinical exposure. The setting is a pediatric emergency department with access to NICU, PICU, trauma services and advanced diagnostics.

Key responsibilities

• Rapidly assess, diagnose and manage infants, children and adolescents with acute medical, surgical and trauma conditions
• Stabilise life-threatening emergencies such as respiratory distress, sepsis, trauma and cardiac events
• Perform emergency procedures including airway management, intubation, resuscitation, procedural sedation and vascular access
• Lead and take part in PALS and resuscitation protocols
• Collaborate with pediatricians, intensivists and surgeons on admission, referral and discharge planning
• Provide family-centred care and communicate diagnosis, treatment and prognosis with parents and caregivers
• Manage triage and patient flow, use point-of-care testing, imaging and lab results, and take part in quality improvement and patient safety programmes
• Maintain accurate electronic medical records and comply with UAE healthcare regulations and hospital protocols

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of experience after board certification
• Recognised qualifications such as American Board of Emergency Medicine or Pediatrics with a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship, UK CCT / FRCEM / MRCPCH (with PEM experience), European Board, Royal College (Canada), Australian Fellowship, Arab Board, or DNB/MD/DM/FNB/FCPS or equivalent
• Candidates from the USA, UK, Europe, Canada, Australia, India, the Middle East, Africa and South America are welcome
• Eligible for DHA / DOH / MOH license conversion, with full support

What we offer

• Tax-free consultant salary with performance-based incentives
• Housing allowance or accommodation support
• Family medical insurance and annual return air tickets
• Professional indemnity coverage and CME support
• End-to-end license conversion, visa processing, credential verification and relocation support for the physician and family