Consultant - Transplant Critical Care
Posted date [2026-07-02]
(ID: 47354)
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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 in transplant ICU care
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Transplant Critical Care in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a highly specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician with advanced expertise in intensive care management for liver and kidney transplant patients. This role is suited for a consultant who can lead complex ICU care before, during, and after transplantation while supporting multidisciplinary decision-making, advanced life support, patient safety, clinical governance, and high-quality outcomes in a transplant-focused critical care environment.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 75000-95000
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 will lead the management of critically ill transplant patients requiring intensive monitoring, organ support, rapid clinical decisions, and coordinated specialist input. The role covers pre-operative optimization, intra-operative critical care coordination, post-operative ICU management, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic support, renal replacement therapy, invasive monitoring, sepsis management, immunosuppression-related complications, and emergency consultations across critical care areas. The consultant will help strengthen transplant ICU services in Dubai through evidence-based care, strong leadership, ethical practice, and close collaboration with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, anesthetists, emergency physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare teams.
Core Duties
* Lead ICU care for critically ill liver and kidney transplant patients across pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases.
* Manage complex transplant-related critical care cases involving organ failure, hemodynamic instability, respiratory failure, infection risk, immunosuppression complications, and multi-system deterioration.
* Collaborate with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, anesthetists, intensivists, infectious disease specialists, pharmacists, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Perform and supervise advanced ICU procedures including invasive monitoring, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, airway support, vascular access, and hemodynamic optimization.
* Develop individualized critical care plans based on transplant status, organ function, laboratory trends, imaging findings, medication profile, and clinical risk.
* Provide expert support for emergency consultations across ICU, ER, operating theatres, recovery areas, and transplant units.
* Ensure transplant ICU practice follows international best practices, DHA regulations, hospital policies, infection control standards, and patient safety protocols.
* Guide clinical decision-making for ventilator strategies, fluid management, vasopressor support, renal support, sedation, nutrition, sepsis care, and post-operative recovery.
* Monitor critically ill patients closely and adjust treatment plans in response to changing clinical condition, laboratory results, organ function, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, including ICU notes, procedure records, treatment plans, consent discussions, handover details, and discharge or transfer summaries.
* Participate in clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, transplant outcome reviews, morbidity and mortality meetings, and ICU governance activities.
* Train and mentor junior doctors, fellows, ICU nurses, residents, and allied health staff in transplant-related critical care practice.
* Provide on-call support for transplant ICU emergencies, acute deterioration, and complex critical care decision-making.
* Support a patient-centered and family-aware approach by communicating clearly about risks, treatment goals, prognosis, and ongoing care plans.
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 or Critical Care Medicine.
* Board certification such as UK CCT, American Board, Canadian FRCP, or equivalent recognized qualification.
* Valid license or eligibility for DHA Consultant classification.
* Minimum 5 years of post-fellowship experience in transplant-related ICU care.
* Proven experience managing liver and kidney transplant patients in a tertiary care, transplant center, or advanced ICU setting.
* Strong command of advanced ICU technologies, invasive monitoring systems, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, and EMR systems.
* Excellent leadership, communication, clinical decision-making, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
* Ability to manage high-pressure ICU situations with accuracy, calm judgment, and strong ethical standards.
* Proficiency in English is required; Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
* Interest in academic teaching, transplant-related research, quality improvement, or ICU service development will be valued.
Skills Set
* Transplant critical care
* Transplant ICU management
* Liver transplant ICU care
* Kidney transplant ICU care
* Critical Care Medicine
* Intensive care management
* Mechanical ventilation
* Invasive monitoring
* Hemodynamic support
* Renal replacement therapy
* Multi-organ failure management
* Post-operative transplant care
* Pre-operative transplant optimization
* ICU emergency response
* Sepsis management
* Immunosuppression complication care
* Airway management
* Vasopressor support
* ICU procedure supervision
* ER consultation
* Transplant unit consultation
* EMR systems
* DHA Consultant classification
* Clinical research
* Quality improvement
* Junior staff training
* Multidisciplinary transplant care
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Transplant Critical Care seeking a senior ICU leadership role within Dubai’s advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The position offers exposure to complex liver and kidney transplant cases, advanced ICU technologies, multidisciplinary transplant collaboration, on-call specialist involvement, academic teaching, clinical research, and quality improvement. It is a strong fit for a physician who values high-acuity medicine, transplant patient recovery, ethical practice, team leadership, and measurable impact in critical care outcomes.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider region by connecting experienced consultant physicians with specialist medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, transplant programs, clinics, and advanced care providers in Dubai to help strengthen critical care services while matching qualified doctors with roles aligned to their expertise, licensing pathway, and long-term career goals.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant - Transplant Critical Care will lead the management of critically ill transplant patients requiring intensive monitoring, organ support, rapid clinical decisions, and coordinated specialist input. The role covers pre-operative optimization, intra-operative critical care coordination, post-operative ICU management, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic support, renal replacement therapy, invasive monitoring, sepsis management, immunosuppression-related complications, and emergency consultations across critical care areas. The consultant will help strengthen transplant ICU services in Dubai through evidence-based care, strong leadership, ethical practice, and close collaboration with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, anesthetists, emergency physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare teams.
Core Duties
* Lead ICU care for critically ill liver and kidney transplant patients across pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases.
* Manage complex transplant-related critical care cases involving organ failure, hemodynamic instability, respiratory failure, infection risk, immunosuppression complications, and multi-system deterioration.
* Collaborate with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, anesthetists, intensivists, infectious disease specialists, pharmacists, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Perform and supervise advanced ICU procedures including invasive monitoring, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, airway support, vascular access, and hemodynamic optimization.
* Develop individualized critical care plans based on transplant status, organ function, laboratory trends, imaging findings, medication profile, and clinical risk.
* Provide expert support for emergency consultations across ICU, ER, operating theatres, recovery areas, and transplant units.
* Ensure transplant ICU practice follows international best practices, DHA regulations, hospital policies, infection control standards, and patient safety protocols.
* Guide clinical decision-making for ventilator strategies, fluid management, vasopressor support, renal support, sedation, nutrition, sepsis care, and post-operative recovery.
* Monitor critically ill patients closely and adjust treatment plans in response to changing clinical condition, laboratory results, organ function, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, including ICU notes, procedure records, treatment plans, consent discussions, handover details, and discharge or transfer summaries.
* Participate in clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, transplant outcome reviews, morbidity and mortality meetings, and ICU governance activities.
* Train and mentor junior doctors, fellows, ICU nurses, residents, and allied health staff in transplant-related critical care practice.
* Provide on-call support for transplant ICU emergencies, acute deterioration, and complex critical care decision-making.
* Support a patient-centered and family-aware approach by communicating clearly about risks, treatment goals, prognosis, and ongoing care plans.
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 or Critical Care Medicine.
* Board certification such as UK CCT, American Board, Canadian FRCP, or equivalent recognized qualification.
* Valid license or eligibility for DHA Consultant classification.
* Minimum 5 years of post-fellowship experience in transplant-related ICU care.
* Proven experience managing liver and kidney transplant patients in a tertiary care, transplant center, or advanced ICU setting.
* Strong command of advanced ICU technologies, invasive monitoring systems, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, and EMR systems.
* Excellent leadership, communication, clinical decision-making, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
* Ability to manage high-pressure ICU situations with accuracy, calm judgment, and strong ethical standards.
* Proficiency in English is required; Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
* Interest in academic teaching, transplant-related research, quality improvement, or ICU service development will be valued.
Skills Set
* Transplant critical care
* Transplant ICU management
* Liver transplant ICU care
* Kidney transplant ICU care
* Critical Care Medicine
* Intensive care management
* Mechanical ventilation
* Invasive monitoring
* Hemodynamic support
* Renal replacement therapy
* Multi-organ failure management
* Post-operative transplant care
* Pre-operative transplant optimization
* ICU emergency response
* Sepsis management
* Immunosuppression complication care
* Airway management
* Vasopressor support
* ICU procedure supervision
* ER consultation
* Transplant unit consultation
* EMR systems
* DHA Consultant classification
* Clinical research
* Quality improvement
* Junior staff training
* Multidisciplinary transplant care
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Transplant Critical Care seeking a senior ICU leadership role within Dubai’s advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The position offers exposure to complex liver and kidney transplant cases, advanced ICU technologies, multidisciplinary transplant collaboration, on-call specialist involvement, academic teaching, clinical research, and quality improvement. It is a strong fit for a physician who values high-acuity medicine, transplant patient recovery, ethical practice, team leadership, and measurable impact in critical care outcomes.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider region by connecting experienced consultant physicians with specialist medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, transplant programs, clinics, and advanced care providers in Dubai to help strengthen critical care services while matching qualified doctors with roles aligned to their expertise, licensing pathway, and long-term career goals.
