Consultant Pediatric Hematologist - Blood Disorders
Posted date [2026-05-26]
(ID: 45743)
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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 Hematologist - Blood DisordersJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Pediatric Hematologist - Blood Disorders
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Medical Practitioner
Experience: Minimum 5 years post-specialization experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant Pediatric Hematologist - Blood Disorders in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician focused on diagnosing and managing complex blood disorders in children. This role is suited for a compassionate pediatric hematology consultant who can deliver evidence-based care for anemia, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, platelet disorders, clotting abnormalities, and bone marrow failure syndromes within a multidisciplinary tertiary-care setting.
The position requires strong clinical judgment, family-centered communication, and experience in long-term pediatric hematology management. The consultant will collaborate with pediatric oncologists, pathologists, geneticists, nurses, transfusion services, and allied healthcare teams to support safe treatment, disease monitoring, and improved outcomes for children and their families.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Medical Practitioner
Salary: 70000-90000
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant Pediatric Hematologist - Blood Disorders provides advanced specialist care for infants, children, and adolescents with inherited, acquired, acute, and chronic hematologic conditions. The role involves accurate diagnosis, treatment planning, transfusion support, complication prevention, genetic coordination, family education, and long-term disease monitoring.
This position has strong clinical impact because pediatric blood disorders often require continuous care, multidisciplinary review, emotional support, and careful treatment adjustments over time. The consultant will help strengthen pediatric hematology services through clinical audits, quality improvement, teaching, CME involvement, and research contribution.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage pediatric hematologic conditions, including anemia, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, platelet disorders, clotting abnormalities, and bone marrow failure syndromes.
* Conduct detailed pediatric hematology consultations, including clinical history review, physical examination, laboratory interpretation, family history assessment, and risk evaluation.
* Develop individualized treatment plans involving transfusions, iron chelation, immunotherapy, medication management, monitoring schedules, and long-term follow-up.
* Manage children with inherited and acquired bleeding disorders, clotting disorders, hemoglobinopathies, marrow-related conditions, and complex hematology presentations.
* Collaborate with pediatric oncologists, pathologists, geneticists, transfusion medicine teams, nurses, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals for integrated care.
* Provide family counselling and education on disease progression, treatment options, transfusion safety, medication adherence, genetic considerations, warning symptoms, and long-term care needs.
* Participate in tumor boards, hematology case discussions, multidisciplinary meetings, clinical audits, and quality improvement initiatives.
* Support academic teaching, CME programs, resident education, and clinical training for healthcare teams involved in pediatric hematology care.
* Contribute to research activity, case reviews, protocol development, and evidence-based service improvement.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, laboratory reviews, treatment plans, transfusion records, consent documentation, and follow-up reports in line with DHA requirements.
* Follow patient safety standards, infection control policies, confidentiality rules, clinical governance processes, and international pediatric hematology best practices.
Ideal Profile
* Board certification or equivalent specialist qualification in Pediatric Hematology, such as American Board, UK CCT, or equivalent.
* Active DHA license or eligibility for Dubai Health Authority consultant licensure.
* Minimum 5 years of post-specialization experience in pediatric hematology within a tertiary-care or academic healthcare setting.
* Proven expertise in managing complex hematologic disorders in children, including hemoglobinopathies, bleeding disorders, clotting abnormalities, platelet disorders, anemia, and marrow failure syndromes.
* Strong understanding of transfusion medicine, iron chelation, immunotherapy, genetic workup, long-term follow-up, and multidisciplinary pediatric care.
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, family counselling, clinical documentation, and teamwork skills.
* Compassionate, patient-centered approach with the ability to support children and families through complex and long-term treatment journeys.
Skills Set
* Pediatric hematology
* Pediatric blood disorder management
* Anemia care
* Hemophilia management
* Sickle cell disease care
* Thalassemia treatment
* Platelet disorder management
* Clotting abnormality assessment
* Bone marrow failure syndrome care
* Blood transfusion planning
* Iron chelation therapy
* Immunotherapy support
* Hematology laboratory interpretation
* Genetic consultation coordination
* Family counselling
* Multidisciplinary pediatric care
* DHA license eligibility
* Clinical audit
* Research contribution
* CME participation
Why Join Us
This role offers a strong opportunity for a Consultant Pediatric Hematologist to contribute to advanced Hospital and Health Care services in Dubai, where demand for specialized pediatric blood disorder care, hemoglobinopathy management, transfusion support, and family-centered long-term treatment continues to grow. The position provides exposure to complex clinical cases, multidisciplinary teamwork, academic development, and meaningful impact on child health outcomes.
The successful candidate can expect a competitive tax-free salary, annual performance bonus, housing allowance or furnished accommodation, family medical insurance, CME allowance, paid study leave, relocation support, and visa sponsorship.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports specialist healthcare recruitment across the Gulf by connecting experienced medical professionals with hospitals, clinics, children’s healthcare services, and advanced medical providers. The company focuses on consultant-level placements where pediatric subspecialty expertise, family communication, clinical accuracy, and high-quality patient care are essential to successful healthcare delivery.
