Consultant Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Posted date [2026-08-06]
(ID: 49149)
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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 Orthopaedic SurgeonJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Medical Practice
Function: Medical Practitioner
Experience: 5-7 years post-board
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Consultant Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon position in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Medical Practice opportunity focused on surgical and non-surgical care for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital deformities, musculoskeletal disorders, trauma, spinal conditions, and neuromuscular complications. A leading healthcare facility is hiring an experienced consultant to deliver advanced pediatric orthopaedic treatment while coordinating rehabilitation and multidisciplinary care to improve mobility, development, and long-term function.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Medical Practice
Function: Medical Practitioner
Salary: 65000-90000
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 specialist orthopaedic care for pediatric patients
with congenital, developmental, traumatic, spinal, and neuromuscular conditions. The surgeon will assess each child\'s growth, skeletal development, functional limitations, pain, mobility, and rehabilitation needs before recommending conservative or operative treatment.
The role combines outpatient consultation, inpatient management, emergency trauma care, deformity correction, reconstructive surgery, and long-term rehabilitation planning. Close collaboration with pediatricians, neurologists, rehabilitation specialists, radiologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and nursing teams will support safe treatment and stronger functional outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions affecting infants, children, and adolescents.
* Evaluate congenital deformities, scoliosis, hip disorders, limb abnormalities, fractures, sports injuries, and neuromuscular conditions.
* Conduct comprehensive physical examinations and review developmental, functional, and medical histories.
* Interpret radiographs, CT scans, MRI studies, and other relevant diagnostic investigations.
* Develop individualized surgical and non-surgical treatment plans.
* Perform pediatric orthopaedic trauma procedures within approved clinical privileges.
* Undertake deformity correction and reconstructive surgery for suitable patients.
* Perform pediatric spinal procedures where appropriately trained and credentialed.
* Manage fractures, dislocations, growth plate injuries, and emergency musculoskeletal trauma.
* Assess and treat limb-length differences, angular deformities, and congenital skeletal abnormalities.
* Provide inpatient consultations and oversee postoperative management.
* Lead outpatient clinics for initial assessment, treatment review, and long-term follow-up.
* Coordinate rehabilitation plans with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and rehabilitation physicians.
* Monitor healing, mobility, alignment, growth, pain, and functional recovery.
* Adjust treatment and rehabilitation plans according to clinical progress and developmental needs.
* Counsel patients and families regarding diagnosis, surgical options, expected outcomes, risks, and recovery.
* Educate caregivers about postoperative care, activity restrictions, mobility aids, exercises, and follow-up requirements.
* Collaborate with pediatricians, neurologists, radiologists, rehabilitation specialists, and multidisciplinary teams.
* Participate in complex case meetings and pediatric rehabilitation planning.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, imaging reviews, consent records, and follow-up documentation.
* Ensure compliance with hospital policies, infection control, clinical governance, and patient safety standards.
* Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, research, teaching, and continuing medical education.
* Remain current with advances in pediatric trauma, deformity correction, spine surgery, and reconstructive orthopaedics.
Ideal Profile
Applicants must hold an MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution and possess board certification or fellowship training in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Recognized subspecialty training in Pediatric Orthopaedics is required. Candidates should have at least five to seven years of post-board consultant experience in pediatric orthopaedic surgery within a tertiary-care or academic hospital.
Strong expertise in pediatric trauma, congenital deformities, limb reconstruction, neuromuscular orthopaedics, and complex corrective procedures is essential.
Eligibility for a Dubai Health Authority Consultant licence is required. Experience in pediatric spine surgery, advanced deformity correction, or multidisciplinary pediatric rehabilitation would strengthen an application.
The successful surgeon will demonstrate excellent operative judgment, compassionate family communication, careful treatment planning, and effective multidisciplinary teamwork. Research publications, academic activity, and teaching experience would be advantageous.
Skills Set
* Pediatric orthopaedic surgery
* Pediatric musculoskeletal care
* Congenital deformity management
* Pediatric trauma surgery
* Fracture management
* Growth plate injuries
* Scoliosis treatment
* Pediatric spine surgery
* Hip disorder management
* Limb abnormality correction
* Limb-length discrepancy
* Deformity correction
* Reconstructive orthopaedic surgery
* Neuromuscular orthopaedics
* Sports injury management
* Radiographic interpretation
* CT interpretation
* MRI interpretation
* Preoperative assessment
* Postoperative care
* Mobility rehabilitation
* Physiotherapy coordination
* Occupational therapy coordination
* Family counseling
* Clinical documentation
* Infection control
* Patient safety
* Clinical governance
* Quality improvement
* Clinical audit
* Medical education
* Clinical research
* Dubai Health Authority licensing
* Consultant-level surgical decision-making
Why Join Us
This opportunity allows an experienced pediatric orthopaedic surgeon to manage complex musculoskeletal conditions within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment. The consultant will directly contribute to improved mobility, skeletal development, pain control, independence, and long-term quality of life for children and adolescents.
The employment package may include a competitive tax-free salary, family benefits, medical insurance, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, and continuing medical education support. The role also offers meaningful opportunities for teaching, research, service development, and professional growth within Dubai\'s expanding pediatric healthcare sector.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a medical recruitment consultancy connecting experienced physicians and healthcare professionals with hospitals, specialist centers, rehabilitation facilities, 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 outpatient consultation, inpatient management, emergency trauma care, deformity correction, reconstructive surgery, and long-term rehabilitation planning. Close collaboration with pediatricians, neurologists, rehabilitation specialists, radiologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and nursing teams will support safe treatment and stronger functional outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions affecting infants, children, and adolescents.
* Evaluate congenital deformities, scoliosis, hip disorders, limb abnormalities, fractures, sports injuries, and neuromuscular conditions.
* Conduct comprehensive physical examinations and review developmental, functional, and medical histories.
* Interpret radiographs, CT scans, MRI studies, and other relevant diagnostic investigations.
* Develop individualized surgical and non-surgical treatment plans.
* Perform pediatric orthopaedic trauma procedures within approved clinical privileges.
* Undertake deformity correction and reconstructive surgery for suitable patients.
* Perform pediatric spinal procedures where appropriately trained and credentialed.
* Manage fractures, dislocations, growth plate injuries, and emergency musculoskeletal trauma.
* Assess and treat limb-length differences, angular deformities, and congenital skeletal abnormalities.
* Provide inpatient consultations and oversee postoperative management.
* Lead outpatient clinics for initial assessment, treatment review, and long-term follow-up.
* Coordinate rehabilitation plans with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and rehabilitation physicians.
* Monitor healing, mobility, alignment, growth, pain, and functional recovery.
* Adjust treatment and rehabilitation plans according to clinical progress and developmental needs.
* Counsel patients and families regarding diagnosis, surgical options, expected outcomes, risks, and recovery.
* Educate caregivers about postoperative care, activity restrictions, mobility aids, exercises, and follow-up requirements.
* Collaborate with pediatricians, neurologists, radiologists, rehabilitation specialists, and multidisciplinary teams.
* Participate in complex case meetings and pediatric rehabilitation planning.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, imaging reviews, consent records, and follow-up documentation.
* Ensure compliance with hospital policies, infection control, clinical governance, and patient safety standards.
* Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, research, teaching, and continuing medical education.
* Remain current with advances in pediatric trauma, deformity correction, spine surgery, and reconstructive orthopaedics.
Ideal Profile
Applicants must hold an MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution and possess board certification or fellowship training in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Recognized subspecialty training in Pediatric Orthopaedics is required. Candidates should have at least five to seven years of post-board consultant experience in pediatric orthopaedic surgery within a tertiary-care or academic hospital.
Strong expertise in pediatric trauma, congenital deformities, limb reconstruction, neuromuscular orthopaedics, and complex corrective procedures is essential.
Eligibility for a Dubai Health Authority Consultant licence is required. Experience in pediatric spine surgery, advanced deformity correction, or multidisciplinary pediatric rehabilitation would strengthen an application.
The successful surgeon will demonstrate excellent operative judgment, compassionate family communication, careful treatment planning, and effective multidisciplinary teamwork. Research publications, academic activity, and teaching experience would be advantageous.
Skills Set
* Pediatric orthopaedic surgery
* Pediatric musculoskeletal care
* Congenital deformity management
* Pediatric trauma surgery
* Fracture management
* Growth plate injuries
* Scoliosis treatment
* Pediatric spine surgery
* Hip disorder management
* Limb abnormality correction
* Limb-length discrepancy
* Deformity correction
* Reconstructive orthopaedic surgery
* Neuromuscular orthopaedics
* Sports injury management
* Radiographic interpretation
* CT interpretation
* MRI interpretation
* Preoperative assessment
* Postoperative care
* Mobility rehabilitation
* Physiotherapy coordination
* Occupational therapy coordination
* Family counseling
* Clinical documentation
* Infection control
* Patient safety
* Clinical governance
* Quality improvement
* Clinical audit
* Medical education
* Clinical research
* Dubai Health Authority licensing
* Consultant-level surgical decision-making
Why Join Us
This opportunity allows an experienced pediatric orthopaedic surgeon to manage complex musculoskeletal conditions within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment. The consultant will directly contribute to improved mobility, skeletal development, pain control, independence, and long-term quality of life for children and adolescents.
The employment package may include a competitive tax-free salary, family benefits, medical insurance, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, and continuing medical education support. The role also offers meaningful opportunities for teaching, research, service development, and professional growth within Dubai\'s expanding pediatric healthcare sector.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a medical recruitment consultancy connecting experienced physicians and healthcare professionals with hospitals, specialist centers, rehabilitation facilities, 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.
