Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Plastic
Posted date [2026-06-30]
(ID: 47225)
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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 Surgeon - Pediatric PlasticJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Plastic
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 5-7 years post-board consultant experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Plastic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care hiring opportunity for an experienced physician specializing in pediatric plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, congenital deformities, craniofacial conditions, cleft repair, trauma reconstruction, and functional aesthetic restoration. The selected consultant will be working with a leading children’s healthcare hospital in Abu Dhabi while the recruitment and job posting location remains Dubai, United Arab Emirates for Allocation Assist Middle East.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 75000-100000
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 Surgeon - Pediatric Plastic will provide specialized surgical care for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital, traumatic, acquired, reconstructive, and cosmetic plastic surgery needs. This role is clinically important because pediatric deformities, trauma injuries, burns, cleft conditions, craniofacial disorders, and soft tissue defects often require staged surgical planning, careful family counseling, multidisciplinary input, and long-term rehabilitation. Working in Abu Dhabi, the consultant will support functional recovery, aesthetic outcomes, patient confidence, and high-quality pediatric surgical pathways within a children’s healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage congenital, traumatic, and acquired pediatric plastic and reconstructive conditions affecting infants, children, and adolescents.
* Perform pediatric plastic surgery procedures including cleft lip repair, cleft palate repair, craniofacial reconstruction, pediatric hand surgery, burn reconstruction, scar revision, and soft tissue reconstruction.
* Evaluate pediatric trauma cases and complex reconstructive surgical presentations requiring specialist assessment, imaging review, operative planning, and multidisciplinary coordination.
* Provide inpatient and outpatient consultations for pediatric plastic surgery patients, including new case evaluation, preoperative assessment, postoperative review, and long-term follow-up.
* Develop individualized treatment plans, operative strategies, rehabilitation pathways, and postoperative recovery plans based on age, diagnosis, function, appearance, and family needs.
* Collaborate with craniofacial surgeons, neurosurgeons, ENT specialists, orthopedic surgeons, dermatologists, anesthesiologists, rehabilitation teams, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Support cleft and craniofacial multidisciplinary care by contributing to staged treatment planning, surgical timing, family education, and outcome monitoring.
* Manage pediatric reconstructive cases involving burns, scars, soft tissue defects, hand deformities, craniofacial abnormalities, and trauma-related functional concerns.
* Educate patients and families regarding diagnosis, surgical options, expected outcomes, procedure risks, postoperative care, wound care, rehabilitation needs, and follow-up requirements.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, consent records, rehabilitation recommendations, discharge plans, and clinical documentation in line with DOH Abu Dhabi regulations and hospital policies.
* Participate in clinical audits, case reviews, research, teaching, continuing medical education programs, and surgical quality improvement initiatives.
* Ensure adherence to patient safety standards, infection control practices, ethical surgical care, clinical governance requirements, and evidence-based pediatric plastic surgery protocols.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by DOH Abu Dhabi.
* Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent qualification in Plastic Surgery with subspecialty experience in Pediatric Plastic Surgery.
* Valid DOH Consultant License or Eligibility Letter in Plastic Surgery is required for the actual work location.
* Minimum 5-7 years of post-board consultant experience in pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery within a tertiary care or academic hospital.
* Strong expertise in pediatric reconstructive and cosmetic surgical procedures, including cleft surgery, craniofacial reconstruction, burn reconstruction, hand surgery, scar revision, and soft tissue repair.
* Experience in cleft and craniofacial multidisciplinary programs is preferred.
* Exposure to pediatric microsurgery and complex reconstructive procedures is an advantage.
* Academic, research, audit, teaching, or continuing medical education experience is preferred.
* Excellent surgical judgment with the ability to manage complex pediatric cases safely and confidently.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to explain sensitive surgical concerns to families with clarity, compassion, and cultural awareness.
* Able to work effectively in a multicultural pediatric healthcare environment with multidisciplinary teams.
* Professional, precise, empathetic, and committed to patient safety, surgical quality, and child-centered care.
Skills Set
* Pediatric plastic surgery
* Pediatric reconstructive surgery
* Cleft lip repair
* Cleft palate repair
* Craniofacial reconstruction
* Pediatric hand surgery
* Burn reconstruction
* Scar revision
* Soft tissue reconstruction
* Pediatric trauma reconstruction
* Congenital deformity management
* Acquired deformity care
* Pediatric cosmetic surgery
* Pediatric microsurgery
* Complex reconstructive surgery
* Surgical treatment planning
* Postoperative rehabilitation planning
* Inpatient consultation
* Outpatient consultation
* Family counseling
* Multidisciplinary collaboration
* Craniofacial team coordination
* Neurosurgery collaboration
* ENT collaboration
* Orthopedic surgery collaboration
* Dermatology collaboration
* Clinical documentation
* DOH licensing eligibility
* Infection control
* Patient safety
* Clinical audit
* Research and teaching
* Continuing Medical Education
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Plastic seeking advanced specialist work through Allocation Assist Middle East while supporting a leading children’s healthcare hospital in Abu Dhabi. The role offers exposure to complex cleft, craniofacial, burn, trauma, hand, and reconstructive pediatric cases, supported by multidisciplinary clinical teams and modern surgical care pathways. Benefits include a competitive tax-free salary, family benefits, health insurance, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, CME support, and professional development opportunities in a highly specialized pediatric surgical field.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai-based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians and surgeons with consultant and specialist medical opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, children’s healthcare facilities, clinics, tertiary care centers, and advanced surgical departments to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen clinical services, and support trusted healthcare delivery.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Plastic will provide specialized surgical care for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital, traumatic, acquired, reconstructive, and cosmetic plastic surgery needs. This role is clinically important because pediatric deformities, trauma injuries, burns, cleft conditions, craniofacial disorders, and soft tissue defects often require staged surgical planning, careful family counseling, multidisciplinary input, and long-term rehabilitation. Working in Abu Dhabi, the consultant will support functional recovery, aesthetic outcomes, patient confidence, and high-quality pediatric surgical pathways within a children’s healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage congenital, traumatic, and acquired pediatric plastic and reconstructive conditions affecting infants, children, and adolescents.
* Perform pediatric plastic surgery procedures including cleft lip repair, cleft palate repair, craniofacial reconstruction, pediatric hand surgery, burn reconstruction, scar revision, and soft tissue reconstruction.
* Evaluate pediatric trauma cases and complex reconstructive surgical presentations requiring specialist assessment, imaging review, operative planning, and multidisciplinary coordination.
* Provide inpatient and outpatient consultations for pediatric plastic surgery patients, including new case evaluation, preoperative assessment, postoperative review, and long-term follow-up.
* Develop individualized treatment plans, operative strategies, rehabilitation pathways, and postoperative recovery plans based on age, diagnosis, function, appearance, and family needs.
* Collaborate with craniofacial surgeons, neurosurgeons, ENT specialists, orthopedic surgeons, dermatologists, anesthesiologists, rehabilitation teams, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Support cleft and craniofacial multidisciplinary care by contributing to staged treatment planning, surgical timing, family education, and outcome monitoring.
* Manage pediatric reconstructive cases involving burns, scars, soft tissue defects, hand deformities, craniofacial abnormalities, and trauma-related functional concerns.
* Educate patients and families regarding diagnosis, surgical options, expected outcomes, procedure risks, postoperative care, wound care, rehabilitation needs, and follow-up requirements.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, consent records, rehabilitation recommendations, discharge plans, and clinical documentation in line with DOH Abu Dhabi regulations and hospital policies.
* Participate in clinical audits, case reviews, research, teaching, continuing medical education programs, and surgical quality improvement initiatives.
* Ensure adherence to patient safety standards, infection control practices, ethical surgical care, clinical governance requirements, and evidence-based pediatric plastic surgery protocols.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by DOH Abu Dhabi.
* Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent qualification in Plastic Surgery with subspecialty experience in Pediatric Plastic Surgery.
* Valid DOH Consultant License or Eligibility Letter in Plastic Surgery is required for the actual work location.
* Minimum 5-7 years of post-board consultant experience in pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery within a tertiary care or academic hospital.
* Strong expertise in pediatric reconstructive and cosmetic surgical procedures, including cleft surgery, craniofacial reconstruction, burn reconstruction, hand surgery, scar revision, and soft tissue repair.
* Experience in cleft and craniofacial multidisciplinary programs is preferred.
* Exposure to pediatric microsurgery and complex reconstructive procedures is an advantage.
* Academic, research, audit, teaching, or continuing medical education experience is preferred.
* Excellent surgical judgment with the ability to manage complex pediatric cases safely and confidently.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to explain sensitive surgical concerns to families with clarity, compassion, and cultural awareness.
* Able to work effectively in a multicultural pediatric healthcare environment with multidisciplinary teams.
* Professional, precise, empathetic, and committed to patient safety, surgical quality, and child-centered care.
Skills Set
* Pediatric plastic surgery
* Pediatric reconstructive surgery
* Cleft lip repair
* Cleft palate repair
* Craniofacial reconstruction
* Pediatric hand surgery
* Burn reconstruction
* Scar revision
* Soft tissue reconstruction
* Pediatric trauma reconstruction
* Congenital deformity management
* Acquired deformity care
* Pediatric cosmetic surgery
* Pediatric microsurgery
* Complex reconstructive surgery
* Surgical treatment planning
* Postoperative rehabilitation planning
* Inpatient consultation
* Outpatient consultation
* Family counseling
* Multidisciplinary collaboration
* Craniofacial team coordination
* Neurosurgery collaboration
* ENT collaboration
* Orthopedic surgery collaboration
* Dermatology collaboration
* Clinical documentation
* DOH licensing eligibility
* Infection control
* Patient safety
* Clinical audit
* Research and teaching
* Continuing Medical Education
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Plastic seeking advanced specialist work through Allocation Assist Middle East while supporting a leading children’s healthcare hospital in Abu Dhabi. The role offers exposure to complex cleft, craniofacial, burn, trauma, hand, and reconstructive pediatric cases, supported by multidisciplinary clinical teams and modern surgical care pathways. Benefits include a competitive tax-free salary, family benefits, health insurance, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, CME support, and professional development opportunities in a highly specialized pediatric surgical field.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai-based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians and surgeons with consultant and specialist medical opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, children’s healthcare facilities, clinics, tertiary care centers, and advanced surgical departments to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen clinical services, and support trusted healthcare delivery.
