Consultant - Transplant Critical Care
Posted date [2026-06-01]
(ID: 45925)
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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: Physician
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 physician with advanced expertise in ICU management for liver and kidney transplant patients. This role is ideal for a consultant who can lead high-acuity transplant critical care, coordinate multidisciplinary treatment, manage complex perioperative needs, and uphold international standards of patient safety within a specialized critical care environment.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 85000-115000
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 will lead ICU care for critically ill transplant patients across pre-operative, intra-operative support, and post-operative recovery phases. The role requires strong expertise in liver and kidney transplant critical care, advanced organ support, renal replacement therapy, invasive monitoring, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic optimization, and ethical patient-centered decision-making. The consultant will work closely with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, anesthetists, emergency teams, nurses, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals to improve transplant outcomes in Dubai.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead ICU care for critically ill liver and kidney transplant patients across pre-operative optimization, intra-operative coordination, and post-operative critical care.
* Manage high-acuity transplant patients requiring advanced organ support, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, invasive monitoring, vasoactive medication, and hemodynamic stabilization.
* Collaborate closely with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, anesthetists, intensivists, emergency physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
* Develop individualized ICU treatment plans based on transplant status, organ function, infection risk, immunosuppression needs, hemodynamic profile, and recovery goals.
* Provide expert clinical decision-making for complications related to transplant surgery, graft function, sepsis, bleeding, respiratory failure, renal failure, shock, and multi-organ dysfunction.
* Perform and supervise advanced critical care procedures, including airway management, invasive lines, ventilator management, renal replacement therapy coordination, and hemodynamic monitoring.
* Provide on-call support and specialist consultations across ICU, emergency department, transplant units, and related critical care areas.
* Ensure compliance with DHA regulations, hospital policies, international transplant ICU standards, infection control practices, and patient safety protocols.
* Support safe handovers, multidisciplinary transplant rounds, escalation planning, family communication, and continuity of care across departments.
* Participate in clinical research, transplant-related audits, quality improvement initiatives, morbidity and mortality reviews, and protocol development.
* Train and mentor junior physicians, residents, fellows, nurses, and ICU staff in transplant critical care principles and advanced ICU practice.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, procedure notes, ICU progress records, consent documentation, treatment plans, handover notes, and discharge summaries.
* Promote ethical practice, patient-centered care, confidentiality, clinical governance, and continuous learning within the transplant critical care service.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
* Completed residency training in Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, or a related specialty.
* Fellowship or subspecialty training in Transplant ICU or Critical Care Medicine.
* Board certification such as UK CCT, American Board, Canadian FRCP, or equivalent recognized qualification.
* Valid DHA Consultant License or eligibility for DHA Consultant classification.
* Minimum 5 years of post-fellowship experience in transplant-related ICU care.
* Proven experience managing liver transplant patients, kidney transplant patients, or complex transplant critical care cases.
* Strong expertise in mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, invasive monitoring, hemodynamic support, sepsis care, organ failure management, and perioperative ICU care.
* Familiarity with advanced ICU technologies and electronic medical record systems.
* Strong leadership, communication, clinical decision-making, team coordination, and family counselling skills.
* Proficiency in English is required, while Arabic language ability is an advantage.
* Interest in academic teaching, clinical research, transplant protocols, or critical care service development is preferred.
* Commitment to patient safety, ethical care, evidence-based practice, multidisciplinary collaboration, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Transplant critical care
* Critical care medicine
* Transplant ICU
* Liver transplant ICU care
* Kidney transplant ICU care
* Adult ICU management
* Perioperative critical care
* Mechanical ventilation
* Renal replacement therapy
* Invasive monitoring
* Hemodynamic support
* Vasoactive medication management
* Multi-organ failure management
* Sepsis management
* Airway management
* Post-operative transplant care
* Pre-operative transplant optimization
* Immunosuppression care coordination
* ICU procedures
* Emergency consultation
* Transplant surgery collaboration
* Nephrology collaboration
* Hepatology collaboration
* Anesthesia collaboration
* EMR systems
* Clinical research
* Quality improvement
* Junior staff training
* DHA licensing
* Consultant-level practice
Why Join Us
This opportunity offers a Consultant - Transplant Critical Care the chance to support a high-level transplant and ICU service in Dubai with exposure to complex liver and kidney transplant patients, advanced ICU technologies, and multidisciplinary specialist teams. The role provides strong scope for clinical leadership, research contribution, protocol development, junior staff training, and long-term career growth. It is a strong fit for a consultant who values high-acuity medicine, transplant innovation, ethical care, and measurable impact on critically ill patients.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East connects experienced physicians with consultant and specialist healthcare opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company supports hospitals, transplant programs, clinics, and advanced healthcare providers by placing qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can strengthen specialist services, improve patient outcomes, and support high-quality healthcare delivery.
