Consultant Geriatrician - Elderly Care
Posted date [2026-06-30]
(ID: 47215)
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Allocation Assist Middle East was founded by Emilie Davies in 2015, after she recognised a gap in the market for assisting highly skilled Western-trained doctors to find rewarding and fulfilling opportunities in top-tier hospitals in the UAE and other Gulf countries. We are now the fastest growing medical consulting company in the Middle East, having helped hundreds of senior consultant doctors from various specialties and backgrounds advance their careers and lifestyle while contributing to the dynamic and growing healthcare sector in this progressive and dynamic region of the world.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Consultant Geriatrician - Elderly CareJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Geriatrician - Elderly Care
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 3-5 years post-board or fellowship experience as a Consultant Geriatrician
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant Geriatrician - Elderly Care in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a specialist Hospital and Health Care hiring opportunity for an experienced physician focused on elderly care, complex comorbidity management, frailty, dementia, falls prevention, functional decline, and healthy aging. The selected consultant will be working with a leading healthcare organization in Abu Dhabi while the recruitment and job posting location remains Dubai, United Arab Emirates for Allocation Assist Middle East.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 65000-90000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with
the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant Geriatrician will provide comprehensive medical leadership for older adults with acute illness, chronic disease, cognitive impairment, frailty, mobility decline, polypharmacy, and complex care needs. This role is important for improving quality of life, reducing avoidable complications, supporting safer transitions between care settings, and helping elderly patients maintain independence for as long as possible. The consultant will work closely with physicians, nurses, therapists, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation teams, and palliative care specialists to deliver coordinated, age-friendly healthcare.
Key Responsibilities
* Assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions affecting elderly patients with complex clinical needs.
* Conduct Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments covering medical, functional, cognitive, psychological, social, mobility, medication, and support-related factors.
* Develop individualized care plans for older adults with multiple comorbidities, frailty, cognitive decline, falls risk, mobility limitations, and long-term health concerns.
* Manage common geriatric syndromes including dementia, delirium, falls, frailty, osteoporosis, polypharmacy, incontinence, mobility disorders, and functional deterioration.
* Provide consultation services for hospitalized elderly patients and support safe transitions between inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, long-term care, and community settings.
* Coordinate care with primary care physicians, internal medicine teams, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation teams, and palliative care specialists.
* Promote preventive healthcare, chronic disease management, healthy aging strategies, medication review, fall prevention, and functional preservation.
* Contribute to the development of geriatric medicine services, age-friendly healthcare pathways, clinical protocols, and elderly care improvement initiatives.
* Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, clinical governance, case reviews, audits, and evidence-based practice programs.
* Provide teaching, supervision, and mentorship to physicians, residents, nurses, caregivers, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Support awareness of geriatric medicine principles among clinical teams, caregivers, and families involved in elderly patient care.
* Participate in research, publications, presentations, service development projects, and academic activities related to aging and elderly care.
* Maintain accurate documentation, care plans, clinical notes, medication reviews, consultation records, and follow-up plans in line with DOH Abu Dhabi requirements and organizational standards.
* Stay updated with advances in geriatric medicine, dementia care, frailty management, rehabilitation pathways, and healthy aging practices.
Ideal Profile
* Medical Degree such as MBBS or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Completion of accredited specialty training in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or a related medical specialty.
* Fellowship, subspecialty training, or equivalent advanced qualification in Geriatric Medicine.
* Board certification in Geriatric Medicine recognized by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi.
* Eligibility for DOH Abu Dhabi Consultant licensure is required for the actual work location.
* Minimum 3-5 years of post-board or fellowship experience as a Consultant Geriatrician.
* Strong expertise in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and management of complex elderly patients.
* Experienced in dementia care, delirium management, falls prevention, frailty care, osteoporosis, polypharmacy review, incontinence, mobility disorders, and functional decline.
* Background in tertiary hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, or academic medical institutions is preferred.
* Experience in geriatric service development, quality improvement, clinical pathways, and age-friendly healthcare initiatives is an advantage.
* Research, academic, audit, publication, or teaching involvement related to elderly care is preferred.
* Excellent communication, leadership, patient counseling, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
* Fluency in English is required; Arabic language ability is an advantage.
* Able to work effectively in a multicultural healthcare environment with empathy, patience, clinical accuracy, and respect for elderly patients and families.
Skills Set
* Geriatric medicine
* Elderly care
* Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
* Dementia care
* Delirium management
* Falls prevention
* Frailty management
* Osteoporosis care
* Polypharmacy review
* Incontinence management
* Mobility disorder assessment
* Functional decline management
* Chronic disease management
* Healthy aging programs
* Preventive healthcare
* Inpatient geriatric consultation
* Outpatient geriatric consultation
* Rehabilitation coordination
* Long-term care planning
* Palliative care collaboration
* Multidisciplinary team leadership
* Patient and family counseling
* Clinical pathway development
* Quality improvement
* Patient safety
* Clinical governance
* Research and teaching
* DOH licensing eligibility
* Clinical documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity is well suited for a Consultant Geriatrician seeking meaningful specialist work through Allocation Assist Middle East while supporting a leading healthcare organization in Abu Dhabi. The role offers exposure to complex elderly care cases, age-friendly service development, multidisciplinary rehabilitation and long-term care pathways, research opportunities, and professional growth in a high-demand medical specialty. Benefits include a competitive tax-free salary package, family benefits as per organizational policy, comprehensive health insurance, annual leave, airfare allowance, CME support, and relocation assistance where applicable.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai-based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians with specialist and consultant-level medical opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term care providers, clinics, and advanced medical departments to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen clinical services, and support trusted healthcare delivery.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant Geriatrician will provide comprehensive medical leadership for older adults with acute illness, chronic disease, cognitive impairment, frailty, mobility decline, polypharmacy, and complex care needs. This role is important for improving quality of life, reducing avoidable complications, supporting safer transitions between care settings, and helping elderly patients maintain independence for as long as possible. The consultant will work closely with physicians, nurses, therapists, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation teams, and palliative care specialists to deliver coordinated, age-friendly healthcare.
Key Responsibilities
* Assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions affecting elderly patients with complex clinical needs.
* Conduct Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments covering medical, functional, cognitive, psychological, social, mobility, medication, and support-related factors.
* Develop individualized care plans for older adults with multiple comorbidities, frailty, cognitive decline, falls risk, mobility limitations, and long-term health concerns.
* Manage common geriatric syndromes including dementia, delirium, falls, frailty, osteoporosis, polypharmacy, incontinence, mobility disorders, and functional deterioration.
* Provide consultation services for hospitalized elderly patients and support safe transitions between inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, long-term care, and community settings.
* Coordinate care with primary care physicians, internal medicine teams, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation teams, and palliative care specialists.
* Promote preventive healthcare, chronic disease management, healthy aging strategies, medication review, fall prevention, and functional preservation.
* Contribute to the development of geriatric medicine services, age-friendly healthcare pathways, clinical protocols, and elderly care improvement initiatives.
* Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, clinical governance, case reviews, audits, and evidence-based practice programs.
* Provide teaching, supervision, and mentorship to physicians, residents, nurses, caregivers, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Support awareness of geriatric medicine principles among clinical teams, caregivers, and families involved in elderly patient care.
* Participate in research, publications, presentations, service development projects, and academic activities related to aging and elderly care.
* Maintain accurate documentation, care plans, clinical notes, medication reviews, consultation records, and follow-up plans in line with DOH Abu Dhabi requirements and organizational standards.
* Stay updated with advances in geriatric medicine, dementia care, frailty management, rehabilitation pathways, and healthy aging practices.
Ideal Profile
* Medical Degree such as MBBS or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Completion of accredited specialty training in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or a related medical specialty.
* Fellowship, subspecialty training, or equivalent advanced qualification in Geriatric Medicine.
* Board certification in Geriatric Medicine recognized by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi.
* Eligibility for DOH Abu Dhabi Consultant licensure is required for the actual work location.
* Minimum 3-5 years of post-board or fellowship experience as a Consultant Geriatrician.
* Strong expertise in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and management of complex elderly patients.
* Experienced in dementia care, delirium management, falls prevention, frailty care, osteoporosis, polypharmacy review, incontinence, mobility disorders, and functional decline.
* Background in tertiary hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, or academic medical institutions is preferred.
* Experience in geriatric service development, quality improvement, clinical pathways, and age-friendly healthcare initiatives is an advantage.
* Research, academic, audit, publication, or teaching involvement related to elderly care is preferred.
* Excellent communication, leadership, patient counseling, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
* Fluency in English is required; Arabic language ability is an advantage.
* Able to work effectively in a multicultural healthcare environment with empathy, patience, clinical accuracy, and respect for elderly patients and families.
Skills Set
* Geriatric medicine
* Elderly care
* Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
* Dementia care
* Delirium management
* Falls prevention
* Frailty management
* Osteoporosis care
* Polypharmacy review
* Incontinence management
* Mobility disorder assessment
* Functional decline management
* Chronic disease management
* Healthy aging programs
* Preventive healthcare
* Inpatient geriatric consultation
* Outpatient geriatric consultation
* Rehabilitation coordination
* Long-term care planning
* Palliative care collaboration
* Multidisciplinary team leadership
* Patient and family counseling
* Clinical pathway development
* Quality improvement
* Patient safety
* Clinical governance
* Research and teaching
* DOH licensing eligibility
* Clinical documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity is well suited for a Consultant Geriatrician seeking meaningful specialist work through Allocation Assist Middle East while supporting a leading healthcare organization in Abu Dhabi. The role offers exposure to complex elderly care cases, age-friendly service development, multidisciplinary rehabilitation and long-term care pathways, research opportunities, and professional growth in a high-demand medical specialty. Benefits include a competitive tax-free salary package, family benefits as per organizational policy, comprehensive health insurance, annual leave, airfare allowance, CME support, and relocation assistance where applicable.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai-based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians with specialist and consultant-level medical opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term care providers, clinics, and advanced medical departments to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen clinical services, and support trusted healthcare delivery.
