Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Posted date [2026-06-29]
(ID: 47232)
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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 Pediatric Cardiac IntensivistJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 8-10 years post-specialization experience in a high-volume pediatric cardiac center
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care hiring opportunity for an experienced physician specializing in pediatric cardiac intensive care, congenital heart disease, ECMO, mechanical ventilation, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and post-operative cardiac ICU management. The selected consultant will be working with a leading tertiary-care hospital 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: 85000-115000
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 Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist will provide advanced critical care for neonates, infants, and children with congenital and acquired heart diseases requiring highly specialized PCICU management. This role is essential for supporting pre-operative stabilization, post-operative recovery after congenital heart surgery, complex interventional cardiology cases, and urgent pediatric cardiac emergencies. Working in Abu Dhabi, the consultant will help strengthen Pediatric Cardiac ICU outcomes through precise clinical judgment, family-centered communication, multidisciplinary coordination, and evidence-based critical care leadership.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage critically ill pediatric cardiac patients in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU, including neonates, infants, and children with complex cardiac conditions.
* Provide pre-operative stabilization and optimization for pediatric patients awaiting congenital heart surgery or interventional cardiology procedures.
* Deliver post-operative cardiac ICU care following congenital heart surgery, focusing on ventilation, hemodynamics, rhythm management, fluid balance, and recovery planning.
* Manage ECMO support, mechanical ventilation, vasoactive therapy, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and urgent cardiac emergencies.
* Lead daily multidisciplinary PCICU rounds and coordinate individualized treatment plans for high-risk pediatric cardiac patients.
* Collaborate closely with pediatric cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, specialized nursing teams, respiratory therapists, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Interpret complex diagnostic data including echocardiography findings, hemodynamic studies, laboratory trends, cardiac imaging, and ICU monitoring information.
* Support safe management of children with heart failure, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, shock states, post-operative complications, and critical congenital heart disease.
* Provide compassionate family communication, explaining clinical status, treatment decisions, risks, recovery goals, and long-term care planning in clear language.
* Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, protocol development, patient safety programs, clinical pathways, and departmental growth.
* Mentor junior physicians, residents, fellows, and PCICU nursing staff through bedside teaching, structured supervision, and clinical guidance.
* Participate in research, audits, CME activities, case reviews, morbidity and mortality discussions, and academic learning programs.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation including ICU notes, procedure records, family meeting summaries, treatment plans, consent details, and discharge planning information.
* Ensure compliance with DOH Abu Dhabi requirements, hospital policies, infection control standards, patient safety protocols, and international pediatric cardiac critical care practices.
Ideal Profile
* Medical Degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Board certification in Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiology, or Pediatric Anesthesiology.
* Fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care is required.
* Minimum 8-10 years of post-specialization experience in a high-volume pediatric cardiac center.
* Eligibility for DOH Abu Dhabi Consultant licensure is mandatory for the actual work location.
* Strong expertise in congenital heart disease, ECMO, post-operative pediatric cardiac ICU care, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and complex cardiac emergencies.
* Experienced in managing neonates, infants, and children after congenital heart surgery and interventional cardiology procedures.
* Confident in interpreting echocardiography results, hemodynamic studies, cardiac imaging, ICU monitoring trends, and laboratory data.
* Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide multidisciplinary rounds, mentor clinical teams, and support service development.
* Excellent communication skills with families, physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals.
* Fluency in English is required; Arabic language ability is an advantage.
* Able to work effectively in a multicultural tertiary-care environment with calm judgment, resilience, empathy, and strong clinical discipline.
Skills Set
* Pediatric cardiac intensive care
* Pediatric critical care
* Pediatric cardiology support
* Congenital heart disease
* Pediatric Cardiac ICU
* PCICU rounds
* Pre-operative stabilization
* Post-operative cardiac ICU care
* Congenital heart surgery recovery
* Interventional cardiology support
* ECMO management
* Mechanical ventilation
* Advanced hemodynamic monitoring
* Vasoactive therapy
* Pediatric cardiac emergencies
* Heart failure management
* Arrhythmia management
* Cardiomyopathy care
* Echocardiography interpretation
* Hemodynamic study review
* Cardiac imaging review
* Pediatric cardiology collaboration
* Cardiac surgery collaboration
* Anesthesia coordination
* Perfusion team coordination
* Specialized nursing mentorship
* Family-centered care
* Protocol development
* Quality improvement
* Clinical research
* DOH licensing eligibility
* Clinical documentation
* Continuing Medical Education
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist seeking advanced specialist work through Allocation Assist Middle East while joining a leading tertiary-care hospital in Abu Dhabi. The role offers exposure to complex congenital and acquired pediatric cardiac cases, advanced PCICU technology, ECMO pathways, multidisciplinary cardiac programs, teaching responsibilities, research involvement, and meaningful family-centered care. Benefits include a competitive tax-free salary package, housing allowance or accommodation, annual flight tickets for self and dependents, comprehensive medical insurance, CME support, conference sponsorship, annual leave, UAE public holidays, and end-of-service benefits as per UAE labor law.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai-based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians with consultant and specialist medical opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, tertiary-care centers, cardiac programs, pediatric departments, and advanced healthcare providers to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen specialist services, and support trusted healthcare delivery.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist will provide advanced critical care for neonates, infants, and children with congenital and acquired heart diseases requiring highly specialized PCICU management. This role is essential for supporting pre-operative stabilization, post-operative recovery after congenital heart surgery, complex interventional cardiology cases, and urgent pediatric cardiac emergencies. Working in Abu Dhabi, the consultant will help strengthen Pediatric Cardiac ICU outcomes through precise clinical judgment, family-centered communication, multidisciplinary coordination, and evidence-based critical care leadership.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage critically ill pediatric cardiac patients in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU, including neonates, infants, and children with complex cardiac conditions.
* Provide pre-operative stabilization and optimization for pediatric patients awaiting congenital heart surgery or interventional cardiology procedures.
* Deliver post-operative cardiac ICU care following congenital heart surgery, focusing on ventilation, hemodynamics, rhythm management, fluid balance, and recovery planning.
* Manage ECMO support, mechanical ventilation, vasoactive therapy, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and urgent cardiac emergencies.
* Lead daily multidisciplinary PCICU rounds and coordinate individualized treatment plans for high-risk pediatric cardiac patients.
* Collaborate closely with pediatric cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, specialized nursing teams, respiratory therapists, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Interpret complex diagnostic data including echocardiography findings, hemodynamic studies, laboratory trends, cardiac imaging, and ICU monitoring information.
* Support safe management of children with heart failure, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, shock states, post-operative complications, and critical congenital heart disease.
* Provide compassionate family communication, explaining clinical status, treatment decisions, risks, recovery goals, and long-term care planning in clear language.
* Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, protocol development, patient safety programs, clinical pathways, and departmental growth.
* Mentor junior physicians, residents, fellows, and PCICU nursing staff through bedside teaching, structured supervision, and clinical guidance.
* Participate in research, audits, CME activities, case reviews, morbidity and mortality discussions, and academic learning programs.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation including ICU notes, procedure records, family meeting summaries, treatment plans, consent details, and discharge planning information.
* Ensure compliance with DOH Abu Dhabi requirements, hospital policies, infection control standards, patient safety protocols, and international pediatric cardiac critical care practices.
Ideal Profile
* Medical Degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Board certification in Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiology, or Pediatric Anesthesiology.
* Fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care is required.
* Minimum 8-10 years of post-specialization experience in a high-volume pediatric cardiac center.
* Eligibility for DOH Abu Dhabi Consultant licensure is mandatory for the actual work location.
* Strong expertise in congenital heart disease, ECMO, post-operative pediatric cardiac ICU care, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and complex cardiac emergencies.
* Experienced in managing neonates, infants, and children after congenital heart surgery and interventional cardiology procedures.
* Confident in interpreting echocardiography results, hemodynamic studies, cardiac imaging, ICU monitoring trends, and laboratory data.
* Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide multidisciplinary rounds, mentor clinical teams, and support service development.
* Excellent communication skills with families, physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals.
* Fluency in English is required; Arabic language ability is an advantage.
* Able to work effectively in a multicultural tertiary-care environment with calm judgment, resilience, empathy, and strong clinical discipline.
Skills Set
* Pediatric cardiac intensive care
* Pediatric critical care
* Pediatric cardiology support
* Congenital heart disease
* Pediatric Cardiac ICU
* PCICU rounds
* Pre-operative stabilization
* Post-operative cardiac ICU care
* Congenital heart surgery recovery
* Interventional cardiology support
* ECMO management
* Mechanical ventilation
* Advanced hemodynamic monitoring
* Vasoactive therapy
* Pediatric cardiac emergencies
* Heart failure management
* Arrhythmia management
* Cardiomyopathy care
* Echocardiography interpretation
* Hemodynamic study review
* Cardiac imaging review
* Pediatric cardiology collaboration
* Cardiac surgery collaboration
* Anesthesia coordination
* Perfusion team coordination
* Specialized nursing mentorship
* Family-centered care
* Protocol development
* Quality improvement
* Clinical research
* DOH licensing eligibility
* Clinical documentation
* Continuing Medical Education
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist seeking advanced specialist work through Allocation Assist Middle East while joining a leading tertiary-care hospital in Abu Dhabi. The role offers exposure to complex congenital and acquired pediatric cardiac cases, advanced PCICU technology, ECMO pathways, multidisciplinary cardiac programs, teaching responsibilities, research involvement, and meaningful family-centered care. Benefits include a competitive tax-free salary package, housing allowance or accommodation, annual flight tickets for self and dependents, comprehensive medical insurance, CME support, conference sponsorship, annual leave, UAE public holidays, and end-of-service benefits as per UAE labor law.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai-based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians with consultant and specialist medical opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, tertiary-care centers, cardiac programs, pediatric departments, and advanced healthcare providers to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen specialist services, and support trusted healthcare delivery.
