Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Consultant in Neurocritical Care to join our Intensive Care Unit in Abu Dhabi.

The successful candidate will provide specialist critical care management for patients with severe neurological and neurosurgical conditions, working closely with Neurology, Neurosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Stroke, Anesthesiology and other multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level care for critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients.
• Manage patients with:
• Acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
• Subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage
• Traumatic brain injury
• Status epilepticus
• Acute neuromuscular and neurological emergencies
• Brain tumors and postoperative neurosurgical complications
• Cerebral edema and raised intracranial pressure
• CNS infections and other severe neurological disorders
• Manage airway, ventilation, hemodynamic instability and multisystem critical illness in neurocritical patients.
• Participate in neurological monitoring and management of intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion.
• Support stroke and neurovascular pathways, including post-thrombectomy and post-neurosurgical critical care.
• Collaborate with Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neuroradiology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine and Rehabilitation teams.
• Participate in multidisciplinary neurocritical care and ICU meetings.
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of neurocritical care protocols and pathways.
• Participate in ICU rounds, emergency response and on-call services.
• Supervise and mentor ICU physicians, residents, fellows and other clinical staff.
• Contribute to clinical research, education, quality improvement and patient-safety initiatives.
• Maintain accurate medical records and comply with hospital policies and UAE healthcare regulations.

Qualifications

• Medical degree from a recognized medical school.
• Completed accredited postgraduate training in Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology or another relevant specialty.
• Fellowship or advanced formal training in Neurocritical Care / Neurointensive Care is highly desirable.
• Recognized Board Certification/Specialist or Consultant qualification in the relevant primary specialty.
• Valid Department of Health (DoH) Abu Dhabi Consultant license/eligibility.

Required Experience

• Significant post-specialist experience in an ICU or dedicated Neurocritical Care Unit.
• Demonstrated experience managing critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients.
• Strong experience in acute stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury and status epilepticus.
• Experience with advanced neurological monitoring and neurocritical care protocols is highly desirable.
• Experience in a tertiary or academic medical center is an advantage.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in post-thrombectomy and post-neurosurgical critical care.
• Familiarity with intracranial pressure monitoring and cerebral hemodynamic management.
• Experience with EEG/continuous EEG interpretation or close collaboration with neurophysiology services.
• Experience in clinical research, teaching and service development.

Core Competencies

• Excellent critical care and neurological clinical judgment.
• Ability to manage complex, high-acuity neurocritical patients.
• Strong leadership and multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills.
• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-volume tertiary-care environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a Consultant with dedicated Neurocritical Care fellowship or advanced training, substantial experience managing complex neurological emergencies in an ICU setting, and a DoH Abu Dhabi Consultant license or eligibility.