Consultant Neonatologist – Dubai (Tax‑Free)

About the role

A leading, internationally accredited hospital group in Dubai is expanding its neonatal and perinatal services. They are seeking a board‑certified Consultant Neonatologist to join a Level III/IV NICU team, providing high‑acuity care to a diverse international patient population in a JCI‑accredited tertiary setting.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive care for premature and critically ill newborns in a high‑technology NICU.
• Manage high‑risk deliveries and perform neonatal resuscitation, ensuring rapid stabilisation.
• Diagnose and treat conditions such as respiratory distress, sepsis, congenital disorders, and metabolic abnormalities.
• Perform and supervise procedures including intubation, central line placement, ventilation management, and invasive monitoring.
• Develop individualised care plans, collaborate with obstetricians, paediatricians and multidisciplinary teams, and provide family‑centred counselling.
• Participate in clinical governance, quality‑improvement initiatives, and maintain accurate electronic medical records.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years post‑specialist or board certification in neonatology.
• Recognised qualifications such as US Board of Pediatrics (Neonatology), UK CCT/MRCPCH/FRCPCH, European Board, Canadian Royal College, Australian Fellowship, ArabBoard, FCPS/MD/DM/DNB, or equivalent.
• Eligibility for DHA/DOH/MOH licence conversion (support provided).
• Experience in a Level III/IV NICU environment with multidisciplinary collaboration.

Required skills

• Advanced neonatal life support
• Neonatal intubation
• Central line placement
• Ventilation management
• Invasive physiological monitoring
• Electronic medical record documentation

What we offer

• Highly competitive, tax‑free compensation package.
• Opportunity to work in a state‑of‑the‑art, JCI‑accredited tertiary care hospital.
• Exposure to complex, high‑acuity neonatal cases.
• Support for licence conversion and professional development.