Consultant - Palliative Care
Posted date [2026-07-02]
(ID: 47371)
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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 - Palliative CareJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant - Palliative Care
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 5 years post-board or fellowship experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Palliative Care in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician focused on symptom control, pain management, end-of-life care, oncology supportive care, and quality-of-life improvement for patients with advanced or life-limiting illnesses. This role is suited for a compassionate consultant who can guide patients and families through complex care decisions while working closely with multidisciplinary teams across inpatient, outpatient, home care, and hospice-related pathways.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 65000-85000
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 - Palliative Care will provide expert clinical leadership for patients living with serious, advanced, chronic, or life-limiting illness. The role combines medical symptom management, pain control, psychosocial support, family meetings, advance care planning, goals-of-care discussions, and coordination with oncology, internal medicine, critical care, nursing, psychology, social work, rehabilitation, and home care teams. The consultant will help strengthen palliative care services in Dubai by improving comfort, dignity, continuity of care, patient safety, and family support during sensitive stages of illness.
Core Duties
* Assess, diagnose, and manage patients requiring palliative care, supportive care, complex symptom control, or end-of-life medical support.
* Develop individualized treatment plans focused on pain relief, symptom management, emotional wellbeing, functional comfort, and quality-of-life improvement.
* Provide expert consultation for complex pain, breathlessness, nausea, fatigue, delirium, anxiety, depression, appetite concerns, and other distressing symptoms.
* Support patients with advanced cancer, chronic organ failure, neurological decline, frailty, and other life-limiting or progressive medical conditions.
* Coordinate care with oncology, internal medicine, critical care, nursing, psychology, social work, rehabilitation, pharmacy, spiritual care, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Conduct family meetings and facilitate goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, treatment preference reviews, and end-of-life decision-making.
* Ensure continuity of care across inpatient units, outpatient clinics, home care services, hospice pathways, and community-based support where applicable.
* Communicate with patients and families clearly and compassionately regarding prognosis, symptom expectations, care options, treatment limitations, and support services.
* Participate in the development and implementation of palliative care policies, clinical pathways, protocols, referral processes, and service standards.
* Contribute to patient safety programs, quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, outcome reviews, and service development projects.
* Provide teaching and mentorship to physicians, residents, nurses, allied healthcare professionals, and multidisciplinary team members.
* Promote awareness of palliative care principles among healthcare providers, patients, families, and the wider care community.
* Participate in continuing medical education, conferences, departmental teaching sessions, research activity, and evidence-based practice initiatives.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, including consultation notes, symptom plans, medication decisions, family meeting records, advance care planning discussions, and follow-up recommendations.
* Ensure practice complies with UAE healthcare regulations, accreditation requirements, ethical standards, confidentiality principles, and hospital policies.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MBBS or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Completion of accredited specialty training in Palliative Medicine or a related specialty.
* Recognized fellowship, subspecialty certification, or equivalent qualification in Palliative Care.
* Board certification or recognized consultant-level qualification in a relevant specialty.
* Eligibility for UAE consultant-level licensure in Palliative Care or related medical practice.
* Minimum 5 years of post-board or post-fellowship experience as a Consultant in Palliative Care.
* Experience in tertiary care hospitals, cancer centers, dedicated palliative care units, hospice care, or advanced supportive care services.
* Strong expertise in pain management, oncology supportive care, symptom control, end-of-life care, and advance care planning.
* Proven ability to lead sensitive family discussions with empathy, clarity, professionalism, and cultural awareness.
* Excellent communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
* Proficiency in English is required; Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
* Experience in palliative care service development, quality improvement, clinical governance, teaching, or research will be valued.
* Commitment to patient dignity, ethical practice, evidence-based medicine, accurate documentation, and compassionate family-centered care.
Skills Set
* Palliative care
* End-of-life care
* Supportive care
* Pain management
* Complex symptom control
* Oncology supportive care
* Advance care planning
* Goals-of-care discussions
* Family meetings
* Serious illness communication
* Psychosocial support
* Quality-of-life care
* Inpatient palliative consultation
* Outpatient palliative care
* Home care coordination
* Hospice care coordination
* Chronic illness support
* Cancer care collaboration
* Critical care collaboration
* Internal medicine collaboration
* Psychology collaboration
* Social work coordination
* Rehabilitation coordination
* Clinical pathway development
* Palliative care protocols
* Quality improvement
* Patient safety
* Clinical audit
* Teaching and mentorship
* CME participation
* Clinical research
* UAE healthcare licensing
* Clinical documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Palliative Care seeking a deeply meaningful physician role within Dubai’s advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The position offers the chance to improve comfort and dignity for patients with serious illness, support families during complex decisions, contribute to service development, participate in education and research, and work with a strong multidisciplinary care team. Benefits may include a competitive tax-free salary, family benefits, health insurance coverage, annual leave, flight allowance, CME support, and relocation assistance where applicable.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider region by connecting experienced consultant physicians with specialist medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, clinics, cancer centers, and advanced care providers in Dubai to help strengthen palliative, supportive, and multidisciplinary clinical services while matching qualified doctors with roles aligned to their expertise, licensing pathway, and long-term career goals.
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant - Palliative Care will provide expert clinical leadership for patients living with serious, advanced, chronic, or life-limiting illness. The role combines medical symptom management, pain control, psychosocial support, family meetings, advance care planning, goals-of-care discussions, and coordination with oncology, internal medicine, critical care, nursing, psychology, social work, rehabilitation, and home care teams. The consultant will help strengthen palliative care services in Dubai by improving comfort, dignity, continuity of care, patient safety, and family support during sensitive stages of illness.
Core Duties
* Assess, diagnose, and manage patients requiring palliative care, supportive care, complex symptom control, or end-of-life medical support.
* Develop individualized treatment plans focused on pain relief, symptom management, emotional wellbeing, functional comfort, and quality-of-life improvement.
* Provide expert consultation for complex pain, breathlessness, nausea, fatigue, delirium, anxiety, depression, appetite concerns, and other distressing symptoms.
* Support patients with advanced cancer, chronic organ failure, neurological decline, frailty, and other life-limiting or progressive medical conditions.
* Coordinate care with oncology, internal medicine, critical care, nursing, psychology, social work, rehabilitation, pharmacy, spiritual care, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Conduct family meetings and facilitate goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, treatment preference reviews, and end-of-life decision-making.
* Ensure continuity of care across inpatient units, outpatient clinics, home care services, hospice pathways, and community-based support where applicable.
* Communicate with patients and families clearly and compassionately regarding prognosis, symptom expectations, care options, treatment limitations, and support services.
* Participate in the development and implementation of palliative care policies, clinical pathways, protocols, referral processes, and service standards.
* Contribute to patient safety programs, quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, outcome reviews, and service development projects.
* Provide teaching and mentorship to physicians, residents, nurses, allied healthcare professionals, and multidisciplinary team members.
* Promote awareness of palliative care principles among healthcare providers, patients, families, and the wider care community.
* Participate in continuing medical education, conferences, departmental teaching sessions, research activity, and evidence-based practice initiatives.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, including consultation notes, symptom plans, medication decisions, family meeting records, advance care planning discussions, and follow-up recommendations.
* Ensure practice complies with UAE healthcare regulations, accreditation requirements, ethical standards, confidentiality principles, and hospital policies.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MBBS or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Completion of accredited specialty training in Palliative Medicine or a related specialty.
* Recognized fellowship, subspecialty certification, or equivalent qualification in Palliative Care.
* Board certification or recognized consultant-level qualification in a relevant specialty.
* Eligibility for UAE consultant-level licensure in Palliative Care or related medical practice.
* Minimum 5 years of post-board or post-fellowship experience as a Consultant in Palliative Care.
* Experience in tertiary care hospitals, cancer centers, dedicated palliative care units, hospice care, or advanced supportive care services.
* Strong expertise in pain management, oncology supportive care, symptom control, end-of-life care, and advance care planning.
* Proven ability to lead sensitive family discussions with empathy, clarity, professionalism, and cultural awareness.
* Excellent communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
* Proficiency in English is required; Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
* Experience in palliative care service development, quality improvement, clinical governance, teaching, or research will be valued.
* Commitment to patient dignity, ethical practice, evidence-based medicine, accurate documentation, and compassionate family-centered care.
Skills Set
* Palliative care
* End-of-life care
* Supportive care
* Pain management
* Complex symptom control
* Oncology supportive care
* Advance care planning
* Goals-of-care discussions
* Family meetings
* Serious illness communication
* Psychosocial support
* Quality-of-life care
* Inpatient palliative consultation
* Outpatient palliative care
* Home care coordination
* Hospice care coordination
* Chronic illness support
* Cancer care collaboration
* Critical care collaboration
* Internal medicine collaboration
* Psychology collaboration
* Social work coordination
* Rehabilitation coordination
* Clinical pathway development
* Palliative care protocols
* Quality improvement
* Patient safety
* Clinical audit
* Teaching and mentorship
* CME participation
* Clinical research
* UAE healthcare licensing
* Clinical documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Palliative Care seeking a deeply meaningful physician role within Dubai’s advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The position offers the chance to improve comfort and dignity for patients with serious illness, support families during complex decisions, contribute to service development, participate in education and research, and work with a strong multidisciplinary care team. Benefits may include a competitive tax-free salary, family benefits, health insurance coverage, annual leave, flight allowance, CME support, and relocation assistance where applicable.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider region by connecting experienced consultant physicians with specialist medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, clinics, cancer centers, and advanced care providers in Dubai to help strengthen palliative, supportive, and multidisciplinary clinical services while matching qualified doctors with roles aligned to their expertise, licensing pathway, and long-term career goals.
