Specialist Physician - Emergency Medicine (Al Wagan)

About the role

Tawam Hospital is recruiting a Specialist Physician in Emergency Medicine based at Al Wagan. The post holder shares the Consultant's responsibility for delivering high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centred care, sets an example of clinical excellence in the division and contributes to the supervision and training of junior medical staff.

Key responsibilities

• Manage administrative duties: support departmental and divisional policies, take part in performance management, peer review and productivity/utilization reviews, ensure adequate medical coverage, attend divisional meetings and respond to untoward incidents
• Diagnose and treat patients under the Consultant's supervision, lead ward rounds, document accurately, review investigations and liaise with other specialties
• Accept clinically appropriate referrals from the Emergency Department, primary care, other departments, walk-in patients and other hospitals
• Take part in out-of-hours on-call coverage on a rotational basis, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays
• Prepare patients for procedures, obtain informed consent and communicate clinical information to patients and families with their consent
• Support quality improvement, audit and clinical research, and supervise and instruct junior medical staff

Required profile

• Tier 1: no additional experience after board certification
• Tier 2: at least 2 years of clinical experience after qualification in an internationally accredited institute
• Tier 3: at least 3 years of clinical experience as a Specialist after qualification in an internationally accredited institute
• UAE nationals: no additional experience after board certification
• UAE and non-UAE nationals enrolled in HAAD-accredited residency programmes: no experience required after board certification