Job Description

🏥 Job Description – Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist

📍 Position

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist

📍 Location

Dubai / Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

🩺 Job Summary

We are seeking a highly qualified and experienced Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist to join a leading tertiary healthcare institution in the UAE. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic, and long-term management for infants, children, and adolescents with endocrine and metabolic disorders. The consultant will work collaboratively with pediatricians, diabetes educators, dietitians, geneticists, surgeons, radiologists, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose, evaluate, and manage a wide range of pediatric endocrine and metabolic disorders.
• Assess and treat children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, including insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) management.
• Manage disorders of growth and puberty, including short stature, growth hormone deficiency, precocious puberty, delayed puberty, and tall stature.
• Diagnose and treat thyroid disorders, including congenital hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules, and autoimmune thyroid disease.
• Evaluate and manage adrenal disorders, pituitary disorders, calcium and bone metabolism disorders, and disorders of sexual development (DSD).
• Diagnose and manage obesity, metabolic syndrome, lipid disorders, and other endocrine-related metabolic conditions.
• Interpret endocrine laboratory investigations, hormonal testing, genetic investigations, and diagnostic imaging.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and provide long-term follow-up care.
• Counsel patients and families regarding diagnosis, treatment options, lifestyle modifications, medication management, and disease prevention.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary pediatric teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary clinics, case conferences, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical governance activities.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with hospital policies and international standards.
• Supervise junior physicians, residents, fellows, and allied healthcare professionals.
• Participate in clinical research, teaching, and Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities.

Requirements

Qualifications & Requirements

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by the relevant UAE health authority.
• Completion of an accredited residency in Pediatrics.
• Fellowship or subspecialty training in Pediatric Endocrinology.
• Board Certification or equivalent specialist qualification recognized under the UAE Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR).
• Eligibility for or possession of a DHA, DOH, or MOHAP Consultant License.

Experience

• Minimum 3–5 years of post-board/fellowship experience as a Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist (or as required by UAE licensing regulations).
• Extensive experience in managing pediatric diabetes and endocrine disorders.
• Experience with insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and multidisciplinary diabetes care is highly desirable.
• Experience working in internationally accredited tertiary children's hospitals is preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in multidisciplinary pediatric endocrine care.

Skills & Competencies

• Expertise in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes management.
• Strong knowledge of endocrine physiology, metabolic disorders, and pediatric growth and development.
• Excellent clinical judgment and diagnostic skills.
• Strong communication and family counseling abilities.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary pediatric healthcare teams.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement.
• Leadership, mentoring, and teaching capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fellowship from a recognized international Pediatric Endocrinology program.
• Western Board Certification or equivalent internationally recognized qualification (preferred).
• Experience in advanced diabetes technologies, including insulin pumps and CGM systems.
• Active involvement in clinical research, publications, and medical education.

Benefits

What We Offer

• Competitive tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Annual airfare allowance.
• Annual paid leave.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) support.
• Professional indemnity insurance.
• Relocation assistance (where applicable).
• Opportunity to work in a leading tertiary pediatric hospital with advanced pediatric endocrine and diabetes care services.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.