Consultant - Perinatal Psychiatry
Posted date [2026-05-29]
(ID: 45769)
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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 - Perinatal PsychiatryJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant - Perinatal Psychiatry
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Mental Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: 3-5 years post-consultant experience preferred
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Perinatal Psychiatry in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a specialized Mental Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician focused on women’s mental health before conception, during pregnancy, and throughout the postpartum period. This role supports safe psychiatric assessment, evidence-based treatment, psychotropic medication planning, and multidisciplinary care for mothers facing perinatal mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and severe psychiatric conditions.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Mental Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 70000-90000
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 - Perinatal Psychiatry will provide specialist psychiatric care for women with mental health needs during reproductive planning, pregnancy, and the postpartum stage. The role combines clinical psychiatry, risk assessment, crisis intervention, family-centered counselling, and close coordination with obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology, psychology, and midwifery teams. The consultant will help improve maternal mental health outcomes while supporting safer pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and early parenting pathways.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for women during pre-conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period.
* Diagnose and manage perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and psychosis.
* Manage complex psychiatric cases involving psychotropic medication use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
* Conduct structured risk assessments, crisis intervention, relapse prevention planning, and safety planning for high-risk mothers.
* Support patients with pre-existing psychiatric conditions as they transition into pregnancy and early motherhood.
* Provide counselling on reproductive planning, medication adjustment, treatment risks, relapse prevention, and mental health optimization.
* Oversee inpatient and outpatient perinatal psychiatric services with a focus on continuity of care and safe follow-up.
* Collaborate with obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology, psychology, midwifery, nursing, and social support teams.
* Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences, joint perinatal clinics, complex care discussions, and shared decision-making pathways.
* Ensure compliance with DHA standards, perinatal mental health guidelines, hospital protocols, patient safety requirements, and ethical psychiatric practice.
* Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, risk notes, treatment plans, medication records, and follow-up reports.
* Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, morbidity and mortality reviews, research activities, and evidence-based service development.
* Teach and supervise residents, psychologists, nurses, midwives, and allied health staff involved in maternal and perinatal mental health care.
* Lead training sessions on early detection of perinatal psychiatric conditions, crisis response, and safe referral pathways.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent qualification.
* Completed residency training in Psychiatry.
* Board certification such as American Board, Royal College, Arab Board, or equivalent recognized qualification.
* Subspecialty training or strong clinical experience in Perinatal Psychiatry, Prenatal Psychiatry, or Women’s Mental Health.
* Eligibility for Consultant licensure with Dubai Health Authority.
* Minimum 3-5 years of post-consultant experience is preferred.
* Strong expertise in psychopharmacology during pregnancy and lactation.
* Experience managing perinatal depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, psychosis, and complex maternal mental health presentations.
* Background in women’s mental health, tertiary care, high-risk obstetric settings, or joint perinatal mental health clinics will be an advantage.
* Excellent communication, counselling, risk assessment, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
* Ability to work sensitively with mothers, families, and clinical teams during emotionally complex situations.
* Commitment to evidence-based psychiatric care, patient safety, confidentiality, and family-centered treatment.
Skills Set
* Perinatal psychiatry
* Prenatal psychiatry
* Women’s mental health
* Maternal mental health
* Psychiatric assessment
* Perinatal depression management
* Perinatal anxiety management
* Bipolar disorder in pregnancy
* Postpartum psychosis care
* OCD and PTSD management
* Psychopharmacology in pregnancy
* Medication planning during breastfeeding
* Crisis intervention
* Maternal risk assessment
* Safety planning
* Reproductive mental health counselling
* Joint perinatal clinics
* Multidisciplinary case conferences
* DHA clinical compliance
* Clinical documentation
* Teaching and supervision
* Quality improvement
* Research and publications
Why Join Us
This opportunity is suited for a Consultant - Perinatal Psychiatry seeking a highly specialized role in Dubai’s expanding mental health and maternal care sector. The position offers meaningful clinical impact through support for women and families during pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and early parenthood. It also provides the chance to work closely with obstetrics, neonatology, maternal-fetal medicine, psychology, and midwifery teams while contributing to service development, training, research, and safer perinatal mental health pathways.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare providers across the UAE and wider Middle East by connecting experienced physicians with consultant and specialist medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, clinics, and advanced care facilities to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen specialist services, and support high-quality healthcare delivery.
