Consultant Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Posted date [2026-07-02]
(ID: 47306)
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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 5 years post-specialty clinical 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 a physician experienced in delivering acute emergency care for neonates, children, and adolescents. This role supports a leading tertiary-care hospital with clinical operations in Saudi Arabia and is suited for a consultant who can manage pediatric trauma, resuscitation, infectious emergencies, respiratory distress, complex triage, multidisciplinary emergency workflows, and high-pressure pediatric emergency department operations.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 70000-90000
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 physician will provide rapid assessment, stabilization, diagnosis, and treatment for critically ill or injured pediatric patients in a fast-paced emergency care environment. The role is vital for improving pediatric emergency outcomes by leading resuscitation teams, supporting safe triage decisions, coordinating urgent multidisciplinary care, and applying international standards in clinical documentation, patient safety, and emergency protocols. The consultant will also contribute to training, audits, quality improvement, and service development within a tertiary pediatric emergency setting.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver high-standard emergency care to pediatric patients, including neonates, infants, children, and adolescents presenting with acute illness or injury.
* Manage pediatric medical and surgical emergencies including trauma, respiratory distress, sepsis, infectious disease, dehydration, seizures, allergic reactions, abdominal emergencies, and acute deterioration.
* Lead multidisciplinary pediatric resuscitation teams during cardiac arrest, shock, severe trauma, respiratory failure, and other critical presentations.
* Support complex triage decisions by assessing acuity, risk factors, clinical urgency, and appropriate care pathways.
* Perform emergency assessments, stabilization, airway support coordination, procedural sedation where applicable, and urgent treatment planning.
* Collaborate with pediatric ICU, surgical specialties, laboratory teams, radiology, anesthesiology, nursing staff, respiratory therapists, and other emergency care professionals.
* Provide clear guidance to families during stressful emergency situations, including diagnosis, treatment plans, escalation needs, and follow-up instructions.
* Mentor junior physicians, residents, nurses, and allied health professionals in pediatric emergency protocols, resuscitation workflows, triage standards, and safe documentation.
* Contribute to emergency department training programs, simulation learning, case reviews, audits, and research activities where applicable.
* Ensure compliance with MOH, JCIA, hospital policies, clinical documentation standards, infection control protocols, and patient safety procedures.
* Maintain accurate emergency records, triage notes, procedure documentation, medication records, handover notes, discharge plans, and referral details.
* Participate in clinical governance, morbidity and mortality reviews, departmental improvement projects, and continuing medical education activities.
* Help strengthen pediatric emergency care models, trauma workflows, escalation pathways, and family-centered emergency service delivery.
Ideal Profile
* Medical Degree such as MBBS or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Completion of pediatric and emergency medicine training.
* Board Certification in Pediatric Emergency Medicine such as American Board, UK CCT, or equivalent recognized qualification.
* Valid professional licensure or eligibility for Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Consultant classification.
* Minimum 5 years of post-specialty clinical experience in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
* Previous experience in tertiary hospitals, pediatric emergency departments, trauma centers, or internationally accredited healthcare facilities is preferred.
* Strong ability to manage pediatric trauma, respiratory emergencies, infectious disease presentations, acute medical deterioration, and high-acuity pediatric resuscitation.
* Demonstrated leadership in high-pressure, fast-paced emergency care environments.
* Proven contribution to pediatric emergency care models, trauma systems, clinical innovation, audit activity, or quality improvement will be an advantage.
* Familiarity with electronic medical record systems and international hospital standards.
* Fluency in English is required, while Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
* Strong communication, family counseling, decision-making, teamwork, and clinical prioritization skills.
* Culturally competent and family-centered approach to pediatric emergency care.
Skills Set
* Pediatric emergency medicine
* Pediatric resuscitation
* Pediatric trauma care
* Emergency triage
* Neonatal emergency care
* Infant emergency care
* Adolescent emergency care
* Respiratory distress management
* Pediatric sepsis care
* Infectious disease emergencies
* Surgical emergency assessment
* Acute medical stabilization
* Shock management
* Emergency airway support
* Complex triage decisions
* Trauma system coordination
* Pediatric ICU collaboration
* Multidisciplinary emergency care
* Family-centered communication
* Emergency documentation
* EMR systems
* MOH compliance
* JCIA standards
* Clinical governance
* Emergency department audits
* Quality improvement
* Medical teaching
* SCFHS consultant eligibility
* Patient safety
* Evidence-based emergency care
Why Join Us
This Consultant Pediatric Emergency Medicine role offers a strong career opportunity for an experienced physician seeking growth within the Middle East’s advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The position provides exposure to tertiary pediatric emergency services, complex acute care cases, multidisciplinary resuscitation teams, trauma pathways, international hospital standards, and professional development opportunities. It is ideal for a consultant who wants to lead high-impact pediatric emergency care while contributing to training, quality improvement, family-centered service delivery, and better outcomes for children in urgent and critical situations.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the wider Middle East by connecting experienced physicians with consultant and specialist medical opportunities. Through its Dubai-based recruitment support, the company helps tertiary hospitals and advanced care providers secure qualified doctors in high-demand specialties such as pediatric emergency medicine, critical care, trauma services, pediatric subspecialty care, and multidisciplinary hospital-based medicine.
Role Context
The Consultant Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician will provide rapid assessment, stabilization, diagnosis, and treatment for critically ill or injured pediatric patients in a fast-paced emergency care environment. The role is vital for improving pediatric emergency outcomes by leading resuscitation teams, supporting safe triage decisions, coordinating urgent multidisciplinary care, and applying international standards in clinical documentation, patient safety, and emergency protocols. The consultant will also contribute to training, audits, quality improvement, and service development within a tertiary pediatric emergency setting.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver high-standard emergency care to pediatric patients, including neonates, infants, children, and adolescents presenting with acute illness or injury.
* Manage pediatric medical and surgical emergencies including trauma, respiratory distress, sepsis, infectious disease, dehydration, seizures, allergic reactions, abdominal emergencies, and acute deterioration.
* Lead multidisciplinary pediatric resuscitation teams during cardiac arrest, shock, severe trauma, respiratory failure, and other critical presentations.
* Support complex triage decisions by assessing acuity, risk factors, clinical urgency, and appropriate care pathways.
* Perform emergency assessments, stabilization, airway support coordination, procedural sedation where applicable, and urgent treatment planning.
* Collaborate with pediatric ICU, surgical specialties, laboratory teams, radiology, anesthesiology, nursing staff, respiratory therapists, and other emergency care professionals.
* Provide clear guidance to families during stressful emergency situations, including diagnosis, treatment plans, escalation needs, and follow-up instructions.
* Mentor junior physicians, residents, nurses, and allied health professionals in pediatric emergency protocols, resuscitation workflows, triage standards, and safe documentation.
* Contribute to emergency department training programs, simulation learning, case reviews, audits, and research activities where applicable.
* Ensure compliance with MOH, JCIA, hospital policies, clinical documentation standards, infection control protocols, and patient safety procedures.
* Maintain accurate emergency records, triage notes, procedure documentation, medication records, handover notes, discharge plans, and referral details.
* Participate in clinical governance, morbidity and mortality reviews, departmental improvement projects, and continuing medical education activities.
* Help strengthen pediatric emergency care models, trauma workflows, escalation pathways, and family-centered emergency service delivery.
Ideal Profile
* Medical Degree such as MBBS or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Completion of pediatric and emergency medicine training.
* Board Certification in Pediatric Emergency Medicine such as American Board, UK CCT, or equivalent recognized qualification.
* Valid professional licensure or eligibility for Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Consultant classification.
* Minimum 5 years of post-specialty clinical experience in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
* Previous experience in tertiary hospitals, pediatric emergency departments, trauma centers, or internationally accredited healthcare facilities is preferred.
* Strong ability to manage pediatric trauma, respiratory emergencies, infectious disease presentations, acute medical deterioration, and high-acuity pediatric resuscitation.
* Demonstrated leadership in high-pressure, fast-paced emergency care environments.
* Proven contribution to pediatric emergency care models, trauma systems, clinical innovation, audit activity, or quality improvement will be an advantage.
* Familiarity with electronic medical record systems and international hospital standards.
* Fluency in English is required, while Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
* Strong communication, family counseling, decision-making, teamwork, and clinical prioritization skills.
* Culturally competent and family-centered approach to pediatric emergency care.
Skills Set
* Pediatric emergency medicine
* Pediatric resuscitation
* Pediatric trauma care
* Emergency triage
* Neonatal emergency care
* Infant emergency care
* Adolescent emergency care
* Respiratory distress management
* Pediatric sepsis care
* Infectious disease emergencies
* Surgical emergency assessment
* Acute medical stabilization
* Shock management
* Emergency airway support
* Complex triage decisions
* Trauma system coordination
* Pediatric ICU collaboration
* Multidisciplinary emergency care
* Family-centered communication
* Emergency documentation
* EMR systems
* MOH compliance
* JCIA standards
* Clinical governance
* Emergency department audits
* Quality improvement
* Medical teaching
* SCFHS consultant eligibility
* Patient safety
* Evidence-based emergency care
Why Join Us
This Consultant Pediatric Emergency Medicine role offers a strong career opportunity for an experienced physician seeking growth within the Middle East’s advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The position provides exposure to tertiary pediatric emergency services, complex acute care cases, multidisciplinary resuscitation teams, trauma pathways, international hospital standards, and professional development opportunities. It is ideal for a consultant who wants to lead high-impact pediatric emergency care while contributing to training, quality improvement, family-centered service delivery, and better outcomes for children in urgent and critical situations.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the wider Middle East by connecting experienced physicians with consultant and specialist medical opportunities. Through its Dubai-based recruitment support, the company helps tertiary hospitals and advanced care providers secure qualified doctors in high-demand specialties such as pediatric emergency medicine, critical care, trauma services, pediatric subspecialty care, and multidisciplinary hospital-based medicine.
