Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Posted date [2026-09-28]
(ID: 52691)
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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 RheumatologistJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Significant post-specialist experience with dedicated Pediatric Rheumatology expertise
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking an experienced Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist for a full-time, on-site healthcare opportunity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The consultant will provide comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management for children and adolescents with rheumatologic, autoimmune, inflammatory, and musculoskeletal disorders.
The role requires dedicated expertise in Pediatric Rheumatology, including the management of complex chronic diseases, immunomodulatory and biologic therapies, and multidisciplinary care. The consultant will also support patients and families throughout long-term treatment and transition to adult rheumatology services when appropriate.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work
Arrangement: On-site
Clinical Responsibilities
- Provide consultant-level assessment and management of pediatric rheumatology patients.
- Perform comprehensive rheumatologic assessments, including detailed musculoskeletal examinations.
- Develop individualized treatment plans and provide long-term disease monitoring.
- Manage immunomodulatory and biologic therapies in accordance with appropriate clinical guidelines.
- Monitor treatment response, medication safety, and disease complications.
- Participate in multidisciplinary clinics, case conferences, and clinical meetings.
- Educate and counsel children, adolescents, and their families regarding chronic rheumatologic conditions and treatment.
- Support transition-of-care programs for adolescents moving to adult rheumatology services.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with applicable UAE healthcare requirements and hospital policies.
Conditions Managed
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus
- Connective tissue diseases
- Juvenile dermatomyositis
- Systemic vasculitis
- Autoinflammatory disorders
- Periodic fever syndromes
- Kawasaki disease
- Pediatric inflammatory conditions
- Pediatric inflammatory myopathies
- Juvenile spondyloarthritis
- Pediatric uveitis in collaboration with Ophthalmology
- Autoimmune disorders
- Pediatric musculoskeletal disorders
Multidisciplinary Pediatric Care
The Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist will coordinate care with Pediatric Immunology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Physiotherapy, and other relevant specialties.
The position requires close multidisciplinary collaboration for children with complex systemic diseases, including patients receiving immunosuppressive, biologic, or targeted therapies and those requiring coordinated long-term management.
Qualifications
- Medical degree from a recognized medical school.
- Completed recognized postgraduate training in Pediatrics.
- Recognized Board Certification, Specialist, or Consultant qualification in Pediatrics.
- Fellowship or advanced formal training in Pediatric Rheumatology is required or highly desirable.
- Eligibility for appropriate Consultant-level medical licensing in Dubai.
Required Experience
- Significant post-specialist experience as a Consultant or Specialist Pediatrician.
- Dedicated clinical experience in Pediatric Rheumatology.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex autoimmune, inflammatory, and musculoskeletal diseases in children.
- Experience prescribing and monitoring immunosuppressive and biologic therapies.
- Experience within a tertiary pediatric hospital or specialist rheumatology service is highly desirable.
Preferred Experience
- Fellowship training in Pediatric Rheumatology
- Biologic therapies
- Targeted therapies
- Autoinflammatory disease management
- Periodic fever syndromes
- Pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Adolescent transition-of-care programs
- Academic and clinical teaching
- Research and quality improvement
Core Competencies
- Pediatric rheumatology
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis management
- Pediatric autoimmune disease
- Connective tissue disorders
- Autoinflammatory conditions
- Immunomodulatory therapy
- Immunosuppressive therapy
- Biologic therapy management
- Musculoskeletal assessment
- Chronic disease management
- Medication safety monitoring
- Family-centered communication
- Multidisciplinary pediatric care
- Evidence-based clinical practice
Quality, Teaching and Service Development
The consultant will contribute to clinical protocols, quality improvement programs, and patient-safety initiatives. Responsibilities include teaching and supervision of residents, fellows, and junior physicians.
Participation in research, clinical audits, education, and service development is also expected, supporting continued advancement of pediatric rheumatology care.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East provides personalized consulting services for accomplished doctors seeking healthcare opportunities in Dubai, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. The company connects medical professionals with hospitals through its established healthcare network in the region.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Provide consultant-level assessment and management of pediatric rheumatology patients.
- Perform comprehensive rheumatologic assessments, including detailed musculoskeletal examinations.
- Develop individualized treatment plans and provide long-term disease monitoring.
- Manage immunomodulatory and biologic therapies in accordance with appropriate clinical guidelines.
- Monitor treatment response, medication safety, and disease complications.
- Participate in multidisciplinary clinics, case conferences, and clinical meetings.
- Educate and counsel children, adolescents, and their families regarding chronic rheumatologic conditions and treatment.
- Support transition-of-care programs for adolescents moving to adult rheumatology services.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with applicable UAE healthcare requirements and hospital policies.
Conditions Managed
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus
- Connective tissue diseases
- Juvenile dermatomyositis
- Systemic vasculitis
- Autoinflammatory disorders
- Periodic fever syndromes
- Kawasaki disease
- Pediatric inflammatory conditions
- Pediatric inflammatory myopathies
- Juvenile spondyloarthritis
- Pediatric uveitis in collaboration with Ophthalmology
- Autoimmune disorders
- Pediatric musculoskeletal disorders
Multidisciplinary Pediatric Care
The Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist will coordinate care with Pediatric Immunology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Physiotherapy, and other relevant specialties.
The position requires close multidisciplinary collaboration for children with complex systemic diseases, including patients receiving immunosuppressive, biologic, or targeted therapies and those requiring coordinated long-term management.
Qualifications
- Medical degree from a recognized medical school.
- Completed recognized postgraduate training in Pediatrics.
- Recognized Board Certification, Specialist, or Consultant qualification in Pediatrics.
- Fellowship or advanced formal training in Pediatric Rheumatology is required or highly desirable.
- Eligibility for appropriate Consultant-level medical licensing in Dubai.
Required Experience
- Significant post-specialist experience as a Consultant or Specialist Pediatrician.
- Dedicated clinical experience in Pediatric Rheumatology.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex autoimmune, inflammatory, and musculoskeletal diseases in children.
- Experience prescribing and monitoring immunosuppressive and biologic therapies.
- Experience within a tertiary pediatric hospital or specialist rheumatology service is highly desirable.
Preferred Experience
- Fellowship training in Pediatric Rheumatology
- Biologic therapies
- Targeted therapies
- Autoinflammatory disease management
- Periodic fever syndromes
- Pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Adolescent transition-of-care programs
- Academic and clinical teaching
- Research and quality improvement
Core Competencies
- Pediatric rheumatology
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis management
- Pediatric autoimmune disease
- Connective tissue disorders
- Autoinflammatory conditions
- Immunomodulatory therapy
- Immunosuppressive therapy
- Biologic therapy management
- Musculoskeletal assessment
- Chronic disease management
- Medication safety monitoring
- Family-centered communication
- Multidisciplinary pediatric care
- Evidence-based clinical practice
Quality, Teaching and Service Development
The consultant will contribute to clinical protocols, quality improvement programs, and patient-safety initiatives. Responsibilities include teaching and supervision of residents, fellows, and junior physicians.
Participation in research, clinical audits, education, and service development is also expected, supporting continued advancement of pediatric rheumatology care.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East provides personalized consulting services for accomplished doctors seeking healthcare opportunities in Dubai, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. The company connects medical professionals with hospitals through its established healthcare network in the region.
