Consultant - Transplant Critical Care
Posted date [2026-05-26]
(ID: 45747)
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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 - Transplant Critical CareJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant - Transplant Critical Care
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Medical Practitioner
Experience: Minimum 5 years post-fellowship experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Transplant Critical Care in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced critical care physician with specialized expertise in liver and kidney transplant ICU management. This role is suited for a consultant who can lead high-acuity intensive care for transplant patients, coordinate multidisciplinary treatment, and ensure safe outcomes across pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative critical care pathways.
The position requires strong experience in transplant-related ICU care, advanced organ support, invasive monitoring, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, hemodynamic management, and close collaboration with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, anesthetists, emergency teams, and specialist nursing staff.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Medical Practitioner
Salary: 70000-95000
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 - Transplant Critical Care provides expert ICU leadership for critically ill liver and kidney transplant patients who require complex perioperative monitoring, advanced life support, and rapid clinical decision-making. The role involves managing unstable transplant candidates, supporting post-operative recovery, preventing complications, and coordinating care across multiple specialist teams.
This position has direct impact on transplant survival, organ function, patient safety, ICU efficiency, and long-term recovery outcomes. The consultant will support clinical governance, staff training, transplant-related research, quality improvement, and continuous development of critical care standards within a high-performance healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead ICU care for critically ill transplant patients, including pre-operative optimization, intra-operative support coordination, and post-operative critical care management.
* Manage liver and kidney transplant patients requiring advanced monitoring, hemodynamic support, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, vasoactive medications, sedation, and organ-support strategies.
* Collaborate with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, anesthetists, intensivists, emergency physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Perform and supervise advanced critical care procedures, including invasive monitoring, airway management, ventilator support, central venous access, arterial lines, and renal replacement therapy support.
* Provide clinical consultations across critical care areas, emergency services, transplant units, and high-dependency settings.
* Develop individualized ICU treatment plans based on transplant status, organ function, infection risk, hemodynamic condition, laboratory results, imaging, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
* Support early identification and management of transplant-related complications, including graft dysfunction, sepsis, bleeding, rejection concerns, renal instability, respiratory failure, and multi-organ dysfunction.
* Ensure compliance with DHA regulations, international ICU standards, transplant care protocols, infection control, patient safety requirements, and ethical clinical practice.
* Participate in on-call coverage for transplant and critical care emergencies requiring senior consultant input.
* Mentor junior physicians, ICU residents, fellows, nurses, and clinical staff in transplant critical care pathways and advanced ICU practice.
* Contribute to clinical research, transplant-related audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, quality improvement initiatives, and continuing medical education programs.
* Maintain accurate ICU records, procedure notes, consultation reports, family discussion records, treatment plans, and handover documentation in line with hospital policies.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MBBS or equivalent from a recognized institution.
* Completed residency in Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, or a closely related specialty.
* Fellowship or subspecialty training in Transplant ICU, Critical Care Medicine, or transplant-related intensive care.
* Board certification such as UK CCT, American Board, Canadian FRCP, or equivalent recognized qualification.
* Active DHA Consultant License or eligibility for Dubai Health Authority Consultant classification.
* Minimum 5 years of post-fellowship experience in transplant-related ICU care.
* Proven expertise in managing liver and kidney transplant patients in high-acuity intensive care settings.
* Strong knowledge of advanced ICU technologies, EMR systems, organ support, infection prevention, perioperative transplant care, and critical care governance.
* Excellent leadership, communication, decision-making, clinical documentation, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
* Proficiency in English is required, while Arabic language ability is an advantage.
Skills Set
* Transplant critical care
* Liver transplant ICU care
* Kidney transplant ICU care
* Critical Care Medicine
* Intensive care management
* Mechanical ventilation
* Renal replacement therapy
* Hemodynamic support
* Invasive monitoring
* Airway management
* Perioperative transplant care
* Post-operative ICU care
* Sepsis management
* Multi-organ dysfunction support
* Transplant complication management
* Emergency ICU consultation
* DHA license eligibility
* Clinical research
* Quality improvement
* ICU documentation
Why Join Us
This role offers a strong opportunity for a Consultant in Transplant Critical Care to contribute to advanced Hospital and Health Care services in Dubai, where demand for transplant ICU expertise, complex critical care, and multidisciplinary organ transplant support continues to grow. The position provides exposure to high-acuity transplant cases, advanced ICU technologies, specialist collaboration, and meaningful impact on patient survival and recovery.
The successful candidate will work in a professional healthcare environment that values clinical excellence, ethical practice, patient-centered care, academic development, and continuous improvement in transplant critical care services.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports specialist healthcare recruitment across the Gulf by connecting experienced medical professionals with hospitals, clinics, transplant programs, and advanced healthcare providers. The company focuses on consultant-level placements where critical care expertise, multidisciplinary coordination, leadership, and high-quality patient care are essential to successful healthcare delivery.
