Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Surgery
Posted date [2026-06-30]
(ID: 47213)
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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 SurgeryJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Surgery
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 Surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care hiring opportunity for a highly experienced physician specializing in surgical care for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital, acquired, traumatic, neonatal, abdominal, thoracic, and complex pediatric conditions. The selected consultant will be working with a leading tertiary healthcare facility 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 Surgery will deliver advanced surgical care for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents requiring elective, emergency, neonatal, trauma, and complex surgical intervention. This role has high clinical importance because pediatric surgical patients require accurate diagnosis, age-specific operative planning, close perioperative coordination, and careful family communication. Working within a multidisciplinary pediatric environment, the consultant will help improve surgical safety, recovery outcomes, neonatal emergency response, and long-term quality of life for young patients.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage a wide range of pediatric surgical conditions including congenital anomalies, abdominal disorders, thoracic conditions, tumors, trauma, and complex acquired diseases.
* Perform elective and emergency pediatric surgical procedures with strong attention to patient safety, operative precision, and age-appropriate clinical care.
* Manage neonatal surgical cases including congenital malformations, intestinal obstruction, abdominal wall defects, thoracic emergencies, and other complex neonatal presentations.
* Provide inpatient and outpatient consultations for pediatric surgical patients requiring assessment, follow-up, second opinion, or operative planning.
* Develop individualized preoperative and postoperative management plans based on diagnosis, age, clinical risk, imaging findings, recovery needs, and family circumstances.
* Participate in emergency surgical coverage and pediatric trauma care, including urgent evaluation, stabilization, operative decision-making, and multidisciplinary coordination.
* Collaborate closely with neonatology, pediatric ICU, anesthesia, radiology, nursing teams, pediatric subspecialists, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Support minimally invasive pediatric surgery pathways where clinically appropriate and aligned with available facilities and patient needs.
* Educate families on diagnosis, surgical options, expected outcomes, procedure risks, postoperative care, warning signs, and follow-up requirements.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, consent records, discharge plans, and clinical documentation in line with DOH Abu Dhabi regulations and hospital policies.
* Participate in clinical audits, research projects, teaching activities, morbidity and mortality reviews, and continuing medical education programs.
* Maintain high standards of infection control, surgical quality, patient safety, ethical practice, and evidence-based pediatric surgical care.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by DOH Abu Dhabi.
* Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent specialist qualification in Pediatric Surgery.
* Valid DOH Consultant License or Eligibility Letter in Pediatric Surgery is required for the actual work location.
* Minimum 5-7 years of post-board consultant experience in a tertiary care or academic hospital.
* Strong expertise in neonatal surgery, complex pediatric surgical procedures, congenital anomalies, pediatric trauma, abdominal surgery, thoracic surgery, and emergency pediatric care.
* Experience in minimally invasive pediatric surgery is an advantage.
* Exposure to pediatric trauma services and neonatal intensive care surgical collaboration is preferred.
* Academic, research, audit, or teaching experience is an added advantage.
* Excellent surgical judgment with the ability to manage complex cases in high-pressure clinical situations.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to explain sensitive surgical matters clearly to families and multidisciplinary teams.
* Able to work effectively in a multicultural healthcare environment with professionalism, empathy, and clinical discipline.
Skills Set
* Pediatric surgery
* Neonatal surgery
* Congenital anomaly surgery
* Complex pediatric surgery
* Emergency pediatric surgery
* Pediatric trauma care
* Abdominal pediatric surgery
* Thoracic pediatric surgery
* Tumor-related pediatric surgery
* Minimally invasive pediatric surgery
* Preoperative planning
* Postoperative care
* Pediatric inpatient consultation
* Pediatric outpatient consultation
* Neonatal emergency management
* Pediatric ICU collaboration
* Neonatology collaboration
* Anesthesia coordination
* Radiology coordination
* Multidisciplinary surgical care
* Family counseling
* Clinical documentation
* DOH licensing eligibility
* Infection control
* Surgical quality standards
* Clinical audit
* Research and teaching
* Continuing Medical Education
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Surgery seeking advanced clinical work through Allocation Assist Middle East while working with a tertiary healthcare facility in Abu Dhabi. The role offers exposure to complex neonatal, emergency, congenital, trauma, and elective pediatric surgical cases, supported by multidisciplinary pediatric 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 high-demand specialist surgical field.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai-based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians and surgeons with specialist and consultant-level opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, tertiary care centers, clinics, and advanced medical departments to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen clinical services, and support reliable healthcare delivery.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Surgery will deliver advanced surgical care for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents requiring elective, emergency, neonatal, trauma, and complex surgical intervention. This role has high clinical importance because pediatric surgical patients require accurate diagnosis, age-specific operative planning, close perioperative coordination, and careful family communication. Working within a multidisciplinary pediatric environment, the consultant will help improve surgical safety, recovery outcomes, neonatal emergency response, and long-term quality of life for young patients.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage a wide range of pediatric surgical conditions including congenital anomalies, abdominal disorders, thoracic conditions, tumors, trauma, and complex acquired diseases.
* Perform elective and emergency pediatric surgical procedures with strong attention to patient safety, operative precision, and age-appropriate clinical care.
* Manage neonatal surgical cases including congenital malformations, intestinal obstruction, abdominal wall defects, thoracic emergencies, and other complex neonatal presentations.
* Provide inpatient and outpatient consultations for pediatric surgical patients requiring assessment, follow-up, second opinion, or operative planning.
* Develop individualized preoperative and postoperative management plans based on diagnosis, age, clinical risk, imaging findings, recovery needs, and family circumstances.
* Participate in emergency surgical coverage and pediatric trauma care, including urgent evaluation, stabilization, operative decision-making, and multidisciplinary coordination.
* Collaborate closely with neonatology, pediatric ICU, anesthesia, radiology, nursing teams, pediatric subspecialists, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Support minimally invasive pediatric surgery pathways where clinically appropriate and aligned with available facilities and patient needs.
* Educate families on diagnosis, surgical options, expected outcomes, procedure risks, postoperative care, warning signs, and follow-up requirements.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, consent records, discharge plans, and clinical documentation in line with DOH Abu Dhabi regulations and hospital policies.
* Participate in clinical audits, research projects, teaching activities, morbidity and mortality reviews, and continuing medical education programs.
* Maintain high standards of infection control, surgical quality, patient safety, ethical practice, and evidence-based pediatric surgical care.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by DOH Abu Dhabi.
* Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent specialist qualification in Pediatric Surgery.
* Valid DOH Consultant License or Eligibility Letter in Pediatric Surgery is required for the actual work location.
* Minimum 5-7 years of post-board consultant experience in a tertiary care or academic hospital.
* Strong expertise in neonatal surgery, complex pediatric surgical procedures, congenital anomalies, pediatric trauma, abdominal surgery, thoracic surgery, and emergency pediatric care.
* Experience in minimally invasive pediatric surgery is an advantage.
* Exposure to pediatric trauma services and neonatal intensive care surgical collaboration is preferred.
* Academic, research, audit, or teaching experience is an added advantage.
* Excellent surgical judgment with the ability to manage complex cases in high-pressure clinical situations.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to explain sensitive surgical matters clearly to families and multidisciplinary teams.
* Able to work effectively in a multicultural healthcare environment with professionalism, empathy, and clinical discipline.
Skills Set
* Pediatric surgery
* Neonatal surgery
* Congenital anomaly surgery
* Complex pediatric surgery
* Emergency pediatric surgery
* Pediatric trauma care
* Abdominal pediatric surgery
* Thoracic pediatric surgery
* Tumor-related pediatric surgery
* Minimally invasive pediatric surgery
* Preoperative planning
* Postoperative care
* Pediatric inpatient consultation
* Pediatric outpatient consultation
* Neonatal emergency management
* Pediatric ICU collaboration
* Neonatology collaboration
* Anesthesia coordination
* Radiology coordination
* Multidisciplinary surgical care
* Family counseling
* Clinical documentation
* DOH licensing eligibility
* Infection control
* Surgical quality standards
* Clinical audit
* Research and teaching
* Continuing Medical Education
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant Surgeon - Pediatric Surgery seeking advanced clinical work through Allocation Assist Middle East while working with a tertiary healthcare facility in Abu Dhabi. The role offers exposure to complex neonatal, emergency, congenital, trauma, and elective pediatric surgical cases, supported by multidisciplinary pediatric 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 high-demand specialist surgical field.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai-based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians and surgeons with specialist and consultant-level opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, tertiary care centers, clinics, and advanced medical departments to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen clinical services, and support reliable healthcare delivery.
