Specialist - Neonatology

• Provide a comprehensive professional and ethical quality clinical services to patients in an effective and efficient manner. • Monitor and manage clinical risks associated with direct patient care. • Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality management standards. • Maintain accurate medical records. • Ensure excellence in medical practice is maintained by focusing on continuous professional development of self and others. • Maintain integrity in professional services by executing clinical services in an ethical and responsible manner. • Perform the professional duties of a neonatologist, including assessment and reassessment of patients. • Perform general or special examinations and other procedures covering the full scope of neonatology. • Order laboratory examinations and x-rays, determine diagnosis, prescribe nursing and dietary care necessary, and order or apply preventive measures as required. • Serve as first on call for all patients under Neonatology service and provide consultation to pediatric Surgery and OB/Gyn for in- and out-patients as assigned. • Provide onsite in-patient care to admitted newborns and attend delivery or caesarean section deliveries as per duty roster, including day or night shifts. • Diagnose and treat patients according to established standards of best practice for the specialty. • Serve as a specialist in neonatology providing consultative services and technical assistance with neonatal patients to other Medical Services. • Provide on-call emergency coverage for neonatology. • Assess risk, report incidents and participate in Risk Management processes. • Review adverse events, problem incidents and complaints with senior staff and recommend improvements regarding risk management. • Fulfil professional requirements for continuing maintenance of competence in all aspects of neonatal medicine. • Carry out other assigned duties within the appropriate scope of knowledge, skills and abilities of neonatal positions. • At least 3 - 5 years’ post qualification experience at Specialist level (independent of country). • At least 1 year Specialist level experience from a Tier 1 country as specified by the UAE healthcare regulator. • Certification and registration in a speciality recognised by relevant UAE healthcare authority. • Active and valid life support certification (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, NRP).