Consultant - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Posted date [2026-05-26]
(ID: 45739)
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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 Emergency MedicineJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Medical Practitioner
Experience: Minimum 5 years post-specialty clinical experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Pediatric Emergency Medicine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician skilled in acute pediatric care, trauma response, resuscitation leadership, complex triage, and emergency management for neonates, children, and adolescents. This role is suited for a consultant who can provide rapid, evidence-based clinical decisions in high-pressure emergency settings while supporting patient safety, family-centered care, and multidisciplinary coordination.
The position requires strong expertise in pediatric medical and surgical emergencies, respiratory distress, infectious disease, trauma care, critical stabilization, emergency protocols, and international clinical standards. The consultant will work closely with pediatric ICU, surgical specialties, laboratory teams, nursing staff, allied health professionals, and hospital leadership to deliver safe and timely emergency care.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Medical Practitioner
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 - Pediatric Emergency Medicine provides senior clinical care for children presenting with urgent, acute, traumatic, infectious, respiratory, surgical, and life-threatening conditions. The role involves immediate assessment, triage decision-making, resuscitation leadership, emergency treatment planning, and coordination with pediatric subspecialties for ongoing care.
This position has direct impact on emergency department outcomes, child safety, family confidence, and timely escalation of critical cases. The consultant will also support clinical governance, training, audit activity, research, documentation standards, and continuous improvement in pediatric emergency services.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver high-standard emergency care to neonates, infants, children, and adolescents presenting with acute illness, injury, trauma, or clinical deterioration.
* Manage pediatric medical and surgical emergencies, including trauma, infectious disease, respiratory distress, sepsis, dehydration, seizures, abdominal emergencies, and acute pain presentations.
* Lead multidisciplinary resuscitation teams during critical pediatric emergencies, cardiac arrest, shock, severe respiratory compromise, and trauma activation.
* Support complex triage decisions, early risk identification, emergency stabilization, and timely referral to pediatric ICU or specialist services.
* Perform and supervise emergency procedures in line with pediatric emergency medicine standards and patient safety requirements.
* Collaborate with pediatric ICU, surgical specialties, anesthesia, laboratory teams, radiology, nursing staff, and allied health professionals to ensure coordinated emergency care.
* Mentor junior physicians, residents, nurses, and allied health professionals in pediatric emergency protocols, resuscitation pathways, and safe clinical practice.
* Contribute to emergency medicine training programs, simulation activity, clinical audits, research, quality improvement, and case reviews.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, emergency records, procedure notes, discharge plans, and handover summaries in line with DHA requirements and hospital policies.
* Ensure compliance with international hospital standards, clinical governance frameworks, infection control, patient safety protocols, and evidence-based pediatric emergency care.
* Communicate clearly with families during emergency situations, explaining clinical condition, treatment priorities, risks, next steps, and follow-up requirements with compassion.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MBBS or equivalent with completion of pediatric and emergency medicine training.
* Board certification or equivalent specialist qualification in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, such as American Board, UK CCT, or equivalent.
* Active DHA Consultant License or eligibility for Dubai Health Authority consultant licensure.
* Minimum 5 years of post-specialty clinical experience, preferably in tertiary-care hospitals or high-volume pediatric emergency departments.
* Strong expertise in pediatric resuscitation, trauma care, acute medical emergencies, respiratory distress, complex triage, emergency stabilization, and family-centered pediatric care.
* Demonstrated leadership ability in high-pressure, fast-paced emergency environments.
* Experience with pediatric emergency care models, trauma systems, clinical innovation, EMR systems, and international hospital standards is preferred.
* Fluency in English is required, while Arabic language skills are advantageous.
* Strong communication, teaching, teamwork, documentation, and clinical decision-making skills.
Skills Set
* Pediatric emergency medicine
* Pediatric resuscitation
* Pediatric trauma care
* Complex triage
* Acute pediatric care
* Neonatal emergency care
* Respiratory distress management
* Pediatric infectious disease emergencies
* Emergency stabilization
* Shock management
* Seizure emergency care
* Multidisciplinary resuscitation leadership
* Pediatric ICU coordination
* Emergency department protocols
* EMR documentation
* Clinical governance
* Quality improvement
* Medical teaching
* DHA license eligibility
* Family-centered communication
Why Join Us
This role offers a strong opportunity for a Consultant Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician to contribute to advanced Hospital and Health Care services in Dubai, where demand for high-quality pediatric emergency care, rapid stabilization, trauma response, and family-centered urgent care continues to grow. The position provides exposure to acute cases, multidisciplinary emergency pathways, clinical leadership, and meaningful impact on child health outcomes.
The successful candidate will work in a professional tertiary-care environment with opportunities to support training, audits, research, quality improvement, and development of pediatric emergency care standards.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports specialist healthcare recruitment across the Gulf by connecting experienced medical professionals with hospitals, clinics, and advanced healthcare providers. The company focuses on consultant-level placements where pediatric expertise, emergency leadership, clinical accuracy, and high-quality patient care are essential to successful healthcare delivery.
