Consultant Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Position Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Facility Type: Premium Private Hospital
Department: Pediatric Intensive Care
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• Additional Benefits: May include housing allowance, annual flights, medical insurance, family benefits, relocation support, and professional development funding, depending on the contract.
Overview A premium private hospital in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Consultant in Pediatric Intensive Care to manage critically ill and injured children requiring advanced monitoring and life-support interventions. The role requires strong clinical leadership, rapid decision-making, and effective coordination with pediatric subspecialists, emergency teams, surgeons, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals.
Clinical Responsibilities • Assess and manage critically ill infants, children, and adolescents.
• Lead the stabilization and treatment of patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, neurological emergencies, and other life-threatening conditions.
• Oversee advanced monitoring, ventilatory support, and organ-support therapies within the scope of clinical privileges.
• Coordinate emergency interventions and multidisciplinary treatment plans.
• Supervise and support clinical teams in the delivery of safe intensive care.
• Communicate with parents and caregivers regarding the patient's condition, treatment options, and clinical progress.
• Participate in critical-care rounds, handovers, morbidity and mortality reviews, and clinical audits.
• Ensure adherence to infection-control protocols, patient-safety policies, and clinical guidelines.
• Support continuous improvement in PICU clinical practice and service delivery.
• Recognized specialist qualification in Pediatrics and appropriate subspecialty training in Pediatric Intensive Care.
• Consultant-level experience in pediatric critical care, consistent with UAE licensing requirements.
• Eligibility for, or an active licence from, the relevant UAE health authority, as required.
• Demonstrated competence in managing complex pediatric emergencies and critically ill patients.
• Strong leadership, communication, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and patient safety.
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