Job Description

We're Hiring | Consultant Emergency Medicine – Dubai, UAE

📍 Location: Dubai
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Consultant Emergency Medicine to join a leading healthcare provider in Dubai, UAE. The successful candidate will provide high-quality emergency medical care, managing patients with acute illnesses, trauma, and life-threatening conditions in a fast-paced emergency department while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, stabilize, and manage patients presenting with acute medical, surgical, pediatric, and traumatic emergencies.
• Perform rapid clinical evaluations and initiate evidence-based treatment plans.
• Lead the resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill and injured patients.
• Perform emergency procedures including airway management, intubation, procedural sedation, central venous access, chest tube insertion, cardioversion, and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), where credentialed.
• Coordinate patient care with specialty consultants and facilitate timely admissions, transfers, or discharges.
• Supervise junior physicians, residents, and emergency department staff.
• Ensure accurate and timely medical documentation in accordance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, quality improvement initiatives, morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical audits, and Continuing Medical Education (CME).
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention, and compliance with clinical governance standards.
• Contribute to disaster preparedness, emergency response planning, and departmental training programs.

Requirements

Qualifications & Requirements

• MBBS/MD with a recognized postgraduate qualification in Emergency Medicine.
• Board Certification or equivalent recognized Consultant qualification in Emergency Medicine (such as Arab Board, CCT, CCST, FRCP, FACEM, FRCPC, ABEM, or equivalent).
• Minimum 5–10 years of post-specialization experience at the Consultant level.
• Eligibility for or possession of a Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Consultant license. Candidates eligible for licensing are encouraged to apply.
• Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) is preferred.
• Strong expertise in emergency resuscitation, trauma management, critical care, and point-of-care ultrasound.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered emergency care.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Experience working in internationally accredited tertiary hospitals with high-volume emergency departments.
• UAE or GCC experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Fellowship training in Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Ultrasound, Toxicology, or Pediatric Emergency Medicine is an added advantage.

Benefits

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and attractive benefits package.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual paid leave and benefits as per UAE Labour Law and company policy.
• Professional development and Continuing Medical Education (CME) support.
• Licensing assistance will be provided to eligible candidates.
• Opportunity to work in a modern emergency department equipped with advanced technology and supported by a multidisciplinary clinical team.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.