Consultant - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Posted date [2026-06-01]
(ID: 45920)
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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: Physician
Experience: Minimum 8-10 years post-specialization experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Pediatric Emergency Medicine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician skilled in pediatric resuscitation, trauma care, acute emergency management, and child-focused emergency department leadership. This role is ideal for a consultant who can deliver timely, compassionate, and evidence-based emergency care for infants, children, and adolescents while supporting quality improvement, clinical governance, teaching, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 80000-110000
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 will provide expert emergency assessment, stabilization, treatment, and escalation for pediatric patients presenting with acute medical, surgical, trauma, infectious, respiratory, neurological, allergic, and critical care emergencies. The role combines hands-on clinical care with leadership in patient flow, emergency protocols, clinical pathways, team mentoring, and family communication. The consultant will help strengthen pediatric emergency services in Dubai by promoting safe resuscitation practice, efficient emergency department operations, child-friendly care, and high-quality clinical outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide comprehensive emergency assessment and management for infants, children, and adolescents presenting with acute medical, surgical, and trauma conditions.
* Diagnose and manage pediatric emergencies including respiratory distress, seizures, dehydration, infections, allergic reactions, injuries, abdominal emergencies, and critical deterioration.
* Lead pediatric resuscitation efforts, including advanced airway management, vascular access, fluid resuscitation, medication administration, and life-saving interventions.
* Perform emergency procedures such as lumbar puncture, fracture reduction, splinting, wound repair, procedural sedation, and other approved pediatric emergency procedures.
* Stabilize critically ill pediatric patients and coordinate timely escalation to intensive care, surgery, subspecialty teams, or inpatient services.
* Ensure safe and efficient patient flow within the Pediatric Emergency Department through triage support, clinical prioritization, discharge planning, and coordinated handovers.
* Collaborate with pediatric subspecialists, surgeons, intensivists, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, radiologists, nurses, and allied healthcare teams.
* Communicate diagnoses, treatment plans, procedure needs, risks, discharge instructions, and follow-up guidance clearly and compassionately to families.
* Support families during high-stress situations, emergency decision-making, and critical care transitions.
* Contribute to the strategic development of pediatric emergency services through pathway design, protocol updates, workflow improvement, and departmental planning.
* Develop and update clinical guidelines for pediatric resuscitation, trauma care, acute illness management, procedural sedation, and emergency escalation.
* Participate in morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical audits, quality improvement projects, governance meetings, and patient safety initiatives.
* Mentor junior doctors, residents, fellows, nurses, and emergency department staff through bedside teaching, simulation training, and case-based learning.
* Participate in academic teaching, clinical research, case presentations, CME programs, conferences, and community health initiatives.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, procedure notes, consent records, discharge summaries, referral notes, and follow-up instructions in line with DHA and hospital standards.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MD, MBBS, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
* Board certification in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics with Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship, or Emergency Medicine with pediatric specialization.
* Recognized specialist qualification such as American Board, Royal College, Arab Board, or equivalent.
* Eligibility for Dubai Health Authority Consultant licensure.
* Minimum 8-10 years of post-specialization experience, including consultant-level practice.
* Strong clinical expertise in pediatric resuscitation, trauma care, acute illness management, emergency procedures, and critical stabilization.
* Proven ability to manage high-acuity pediatric emergency presentations in a tertiary-care or advanced hospital setting.
* Experience contributing to pediatric emergency department leadership, quality improvement, clinical pathways, and governance activities.
* Strong communication, leadership, decision-making, teaching, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
* Ability to support families with empathy, clarity, cultural sensitivity, and calm clinical guidance during stressful situations.
* Fluency in English is required, while Arabic language ability is an advantage.
* Commitment to patient safety, child-friendly care, evidence-based emergency medicine, clinical excellence, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Pediatric emergency medicine
* Pediatric resuscitation
* Pediatric trauma care
* Acute pediatric care
* Pediatric airway management
* Vascular access
* Life-saving interventions
* Respiratory distress management
* Seizure management
* Dehydration treatment
* Pediatric infection management
* Allergic reaction management
* Procedural sedation
* Lumbar puncture
* Fracture reduction
* Splinting
* Wound repair
* Emergency stabilization
* Pediatric patient flow
* Emergency department leadership
* Clinical pathway development
* Pediatric emergency protocols
* Multidisciplinary emergency care
* Family communication
* Child-friendly care
* Clinical governance
* Quality improvement
* Morbidity and mortality review
* Clinical audits
* Medical teaching
* CME participation
* Research activity
* DHA licensing
* Consultant-level practice
Why Join Us
This opportunity offers a Consultant - Pediatric Emergency Medicine the chance to join Dubai’s advanced pediatric emergency care sector with exposure to high-acuity cases, multidisciplinary hospital support, and meaningful scope for departmental development. The role provides a platform to improve pediatric emergency pathways, mentor clinical teams, support family-centered care, and contribute to academic and quality initiatives. It is a strong fit for a consultant who values fast, precise clinical decision-making, compassionate communication, and long-term impact in children’s emergency healthcare.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East connects experienced physicians with consultant and specialist medical opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company supports hospitals, clinics, and advanced healthcare facilities by placing qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can strengthen emergency services, improve patient outcomes, and support high-quality healthcare delivery.
