Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Posted date [2026-08-06]
(ID: 49145)
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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 Pediatric Cardiac IntensivistJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Medical Practice
Function: Medical Practitioner
Experience: 8-10 years post-specialization
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist position in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Medical Practice opportunity focused on critical care for neonates, infants, and children with congenital or acquired heart disease. A leading tertiary-care hospital is hiring an experienced consultant to manage complex cardiac emergencies, support congenital heart surgery pathways, and help lead the continued development of its Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Medical Practice
Function: Medical Practitioner
Salary: 70000-95000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
This consultant appointment provides advanced critical care for pediatric cardiac patients before surgery,
following complex congenital heart procedures, during interventional cardiology treatment, and throughout life-threatening cardiac emergencies. The physician will manage rapidly changing clinical conditions requiring precise interpretation of hemodynamic, respiratory, imaging, and laboratory data.
The role combines direct patient care with PCICU leadership, multidisciplinary coordination, clinical pathway development, staff mentoring, and quality improvement. Strong decision-making and effective collaboration will support safer postoperative recovery, improved cardiac function, efficient escalation of care, and better long-term outcomes for children with complex heart disease.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide comprehensive intensive care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital or acquired cardiac disease.
* Stabilize and optimize high-risk pediatric patients before cardiac surgery or interventional procedures.
* Manage postoperative recovery following congenital heart surgery.
* Deliver critical care for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology treatment.
* Diagnose and manage heart failure, cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, low cardiac output, and other complex cardiac conditions.
* Provide advanced mechanical ventilation and respiratory support.
* Manage extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for eligible patients within approved clinical privileges.
* Apply invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring to guide treatment decisions.
* Interpret echocardiography, pressure measurements, cardiac imaging, laboratory findings, and other complex diagnostic data.
* Lead daily Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit rounds.
* Develop coordinated treatment plans with pediatric cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, nurses, and allied professionals.
* Provide on-call coverage and senior clinical leadership during pediatric cardiac emergencies.
* Support resuscitation, stabilization, escalation, and transfer decisions for critically ill cardiac patients.
* Monitor postoperative bleeding, rhythm disturbances, perfusion, fluid balance, organ function, and surgical complications.
* Communicate clinical status, treatment options, prognosis, and care priorities clearly to families.
* Support parents and caregivers through complex decisions, long-term planning, and post-discharge preparation.
* Promote compassionate and culturally sensitive family-centered care.
* Develop and update PCICU protocols, pathways, escalation criteria, and patient-safety procedures.
* Contribute to the strategic growth and operational development of pediatric cardiac intensive care services.
* Participate in morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical audits, and quality improvement projects.
* Mentor junior physicians, residents, fellows, and critical care nursing staff.
* Teach medical students and trainees through bedside education, formal sessions, and simulation activities.
* Contribute to clinical research, continuing medical education, publications, and professional conferences.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, intensive care records, treatment plans, procedures, and handover documentation.
* Ensure compliance with hospital policies, clinical governance standards, patient safety requirements, and Dubai healthcare regulations.
Ideal Profile
Applicants must hold an MD, MBBS, or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution.
Board certification is required in Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, or an equivalent specialty, together with recognized fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care.
Candidates should have at least eight to ten years of post-specialization experience, including established consultant-level practice in a high-volume pediatric cardiac center.
Advanced expertise is required in congenital heart disease, postoperative cardiac intensive care, heart failure, arrhythmias, mechanical ventilation, ECMO, hemodynamic monitoring, and pediatric cardiac emergency management.
Eligibility for Dubai Health Authority Consultant licensure is essential. The successful physician will demonstrate confident leadership, precise clinical judgment, compassionate family communication, and effective multidisciplinary collaboration.
Fluency in English is required. Arabic language capability would be advantageous.
Skills Set
* Pediatric cardiac intensive care
* Congenital heart disease
* Acquired pediatric heart disease
* Postoperative cardiac ICU care
* Preoperative stabilization
* Pediatric heart failure management
* Cardiomyopathy management
* Pediatric arrhythmia care
* ECMO
* Mechanical ventilation
* Advanced hemodynamic monitoring
* Low cardiac output management
* Echocardiography interpretation
* Cardiac imaging review
* Interventional cardiology support
* Pediatric resuscitation
* Critical care stabilization
* PCICU rounds leadership
* Multidisciplinary cardiac care
* Cardiac surgery coordination
* Perfusion team collaboration
* Family-centered communication
* Clinical pathway development
* Quality improvement
* Morbidity and mortality review
* Clinical audit
* Fellow and resident supervision
* Nursing staff mentorship
* Clinical research
* Medical education
* Dubai Health Authority licensing
* Consultant-level clinical decision-making
Why Join Us
This opportunity allows an experienced pediatric cardiac intensivist to help lead a highly specialized service caring for some of the hospital\'s most clinically complex patients. The consultant will directly influence postoperative recovery, emergency stabilization, family experience, and the continued development of safe pediatric cardiac pathways.
The role provides access to advanced cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, critical care technology, multidisciplinary expertise, research, and academic programs. It offers strong professional stability and meaningful scope for service leadership within Dubai\'s expanding pediatric cardiac healthcare sector.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a medical recruitment consultancy connecting experienced physicians and healthcare professionals with hospitals, specialist centers, and medical institutions across the United Arab Emirates and the wider Middle East. The company supports consultant-level candidates through vacancy matching, licensing guidance, relocation coordination, and recruitment assistance.
The role combines direct patient care with PCICU leadership, multidisciplinary coordination, clinical pathway development, staff mentoring, and quality improvement. Strong decision-making and effective collaboration will support safer postoperative recovery, improved cardiac function, efficient escalation of care, and better long-term outcomes for children with complex heart disease.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide comprehensive intensive care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital or acquired cardiac disease.
* Stabilize and optimize high-risk pediatric patients before cardiac surgery or interventional procedures.
* Manage postoperative recovery following congenital heart surgery.
* Deliver critical care for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology treatment.
* Diagnose and manage heart failure, cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, low cardiac output, and other complex cardiac conditions.
* Provide advanced mechanical ventilation and respiratory support.
* Manage extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for eligible patients within approved clinical privileges.
* Apply invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring to guide treatment decisions.
* Interpret echocardiography, pressure measurements, cardiac imaging, laboratory findings, and other complex diagnostic data.
* Lead daily Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit rounds.
* Develop coordinated treatment plans with pediatric cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, nurses, and allied professionals.
* Provide on-call coverage and senior clinical leadership during pediatric cardiac emergencies.
* Support resuscitation, stabilization, escalation, and transfer decisions for critically ill cardiac patients.
* Monitor postoperative bleeding, rhythm disturbances, perfusion, fluid balance, organ function, and surgical complications.
* Communicate clinical status, treatment options, prognosis, and care priorities clearly to families.
* Support parents and caregivers through complex decisions, long-term planning, and post-discharge preparation.
* Promote compassionate and culturally sensitive family-centered care.
* Develop and update PCICU protocols, pathways, escalation criteria, and patient-safety procedures.
* Contribute to the strategic growth and operational development of pediatric cardiac intensive care services.
* Participate in morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical audits, and quality improvement projects.
* Mentor junior physicians, residents, fellows, and critical care nursing staff.
* Teach medical students and trainees through bedside education, formal sessions, and simulation activities.
* Contribute to clinical research, continuing medical education, publications, and professional conferences.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, intensive care records, treatment plans, procedures, and handover documentation.
* Ensure compliance with hospital policies, clinical governance standards, patient safety requirements, and Dubai healthcare regulations.
Ideal Profile
Applicants must hold an MD, MBBS, or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution.
Board certification is required in Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, or an equivalent specialty, together with recognized fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care.
Candidates should have at least eight to ten years of post-specialization experience, including established consultant-level practice in a high-volume pediatric cardiac center.
Advanced expertise is required in congenital heart disease, postoperative cardiac intensive care, heart failure, arrhythmias, mechanical ventilation, ECMO, hemodynamic monitoring, and pediatric cardiac emergency management.
Eligibility for Dubai Health Authority Consultant licensure is essential. The successful physician will demonstrate confident leadership, precise clinical judgment, compassionate family communication, and effective multidisciplinary collaboration.
Fluency in English is required. Arabic language capability would be advantageous.
Skills Set
* Pediatric cardiac intensive care
* Congenital heart disease
* Acquired pediatric heart disease
* Postoperative cardiac ICU care
* Preoperative stabilization
* Pediatric heart failure management
* Cardiomyopathy management
* Pediatric arrhythmia care
* ECMO
* Mechanical ventilation
* Advanced hemodynamic monitoring
* Low cardiac output management
* Echocardiography interpretation
* Cardiac imaging review
* Interventional cardiology support
* Pediatric resuscitation
* Critical care stabilization
* PCICU rounds leadership
* Multidisciplinary cardiac care
* Cardiac surgery coordination
* Perfusion team collaboration
* Family-centered communication
* Clinical pathway development
* Quality improvement
* Morbidity and mortality review
* Clinical audit
* Fellow and resident supervision
* Nursing staff mentorship
* Clinical research
* Medical education
* Dubai Health Authority licensing
* Consultant-level clinical decision-making
Why Join Us
This opportunity allows an experienced pediatric cardiac intensivist to help lead a highly specialized service caring for some of the hospital\'s most clinically complex patients. The consultant will directly influence postoperative recovery, emergency stabilization, family experience, and the continued development of safe pediatric cardiac pathways.
The role provides access to advanced cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, critical care technology, multidisciplinary expertise, research, and academic programs. It offers strong professional stability and meaningful scope for service leadership within Dubai\'s expanding pediatric cardiac healthcare sector.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a medical recruitment consultancy connecting experienced physicians and healthcare professionals with hospitals, specialist centers, and medical institutions across the United Arab Emirates and the wider Middle East. The company supports consultant-level candidates through vacancy matching, licensing guidance, relocation coordination, and recruitment assistance.
