Consultant - Pediatric Emergency

Role Overview

Consultant – Pediatric Emergency in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior physician role for an experienced pediatric emergency medicine specialist. The consultant will lead resuscitation, manage acute pediatric trauma and medical emergencies, support departmental quality improvement, and provide compassionate care to children and families in a high‑pressure tertiary‑care hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide rapid assessment, diagnosis, and emergency management for infants, children, and adolescents with acute medical, surgical, and trauma‑related presentations.
• Lead pediatric resuscitation cases, including advanced airway management, vascular access, stabilization, and life‑saving emergency interventions.
• Treat critical pediatric conditions such as respiratory distress, seizures, severe dehydration, infections, allergic reactions, shock, and trauma emergencies.
• Perform emergency procedures including lumbar puncture, fracture reduction, splinting, wound repair, procedural sedation, and other urgent clinical interventions.
• Coordinate care with pediatric intensivists, surgeons, pediatric subspecialists, emergency physicians, nurses, radiology teams, and allied health professionals.
• Support safe and efficient patient flow within the Pediatric Emergency Department while maintaining clinical quality and patient safety.
• Develop and update clinical pathways, emergency protocols, departmental guidelines, and evidence‑based care standards.
• Participate in morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical audits, governance meetings, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Mentor junior doctors, residents, fellows, nurses, and emergency department staff through bedside teaching and structured clinical guidance.
• Communicate diagnoses, treatment plans, risk factors, and follow‑up instructions clearly and compassionately to families.
• Support parents and caregivers during high‑stress emergency situations, critical decisions, and complex pediatric care discussions.
• Participate in academic teaching, clinical research, case presentations, CME programs, conferences, and community health activities.

Ideal Profile

• Medical degree such as MD, MBBS, or equivalent qualification from a recognized medical institution.
• Board certification in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics with Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship, or Emergency Medicine with pediatric specialization.
• Recognized qualification such as American Board, Royal College, Arab Board, or an equivalent consultant‑level credential.
• Minimum 8‑10 years of post‑specialization experience, including consultant‑level practice in pediatric emergency care.
• Strong clinical expertise in pediatric resuscitation, trauma management, acute care, airway support, emergency procedures, and critical stabilization.
• Experience working in a tertiary‑care hospital, pediatric emergency department, or high‑acuity emergency medicine setting.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to guide multidisciplinary teams during urgent and complex pediatric cases.
• Strong communication skills with children, parents, caregivers, consultants, nurses, and hospital leadership teams.
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic language ability is an advantage.
• Commitment to child‑friendly care, clinical governance, patient safety, medical ethics, and continuous professional development.

Skills Set

• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric resuscitation
• Pediatric trauma care
• Acute pediatric care
• Advanced airway management
• Vascular access
• Procedural sedation
• Lumbar puncture
• Fracture reduction
• Splinting
• Wound repair
• Pediatric respiratory emergencies
• Seizure management
• Dehydration management
• Infection management
• Allergic reaction treatment
• Emergency stabilization
• Pediatric patient flow management
• Clinical pathway development
• Quality improvement
• Clinical governance
• Morbidity and mortality review
• Medical teaching
• Family communication
• Multidisciplinary care coordination

Compensation and Location

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Type: Full‑time
Experience: Minimum 8‑10 years post‑specialization
Salary: Estimated 80,000–105,000 AED per year (final offer to be confirmed by employer).

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