Pediatric Emergency Specialist

About the role

Royal Khalifa City Hospital Abu Dhabi is recruiting a Pediatric Emergency Specialist. The role delivers professional, ethical and high-quality clinical care, manages clinical risks, ensures compliance with governance standards and maintains accurate medical records, while emphasising continuous professional development.

Key responsibilities

• Determine which cases are emergencies, provide rapid treatment, make quick decisions and choose the right consultant for further guidance.
• Examine in-patients on wards and ICU on request, giving immediate judgment and treatment if needed.
• Advise nursing staff, respond to radio-telephone calls from remote areas requesting advice, and occasionally travel on emergency ambulances.
• Complete medical records and case histories promptly, keeping them accurate, complete and confidential.
• Notify the Department of Health of notifiable public health data and other data as required.
• Provide health counselling to patients, attend professional and hospital meetings, and occasionally prepare cases for ward rounds and staff meetings.
• Perform duties in outpatient clinics when required and provide on-call emergency coverage.
• Work all shifts as scheduled by the department head, monitor quality indicators, and adhere to infection control, patient safety, EHSMS, HAAD, JCI and ISO regulations.
• Take part in quality improvement, in-service training such as ACLS, BLS, CNEs and CMEs, and carry out other duties assigned by the Head of Emergency Services.

Required profile

• At least 3-5 years of post-qualification experience at specialist level, independent of country.
• At least 1 year of specialist-level experience from a Tier 1 country as defined by the UAE healthcare regulator.
• Basic medical degree and completion of a recognised specialty programme (fellowship or diploma).
• Certification and registration in a specialty recognised by the UAE healthcare authority, with eligibility for registration (e.g. Royal College membership, Arab Board, MS, DM, MPhil or equivalent).

Required skills

• Active and valid life support certification (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, NRP).
• Effective interpersonal skills, confidentiality, and thorough knowledge of hospital policies and procedures.