Job Description

We're Hiring | Consultant Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) – Abu Dhabi, UAE

📍 Location: Abu Dhabi
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time

We are seeking a highly qualified and experienced Consultant Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) to join a leading healthcare provider in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The successful candidate will provide specialized critical care services for infants, children, and adolescents with life-threatening medical and surgical conditions in a state-of-the-art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and management of critically ill pediatric patients in the PICU.
• Manage patients with respiratory failure, septic shock, trauma, neurological emergencies, congenital and acquired cardiac conditions, multi-organ dysfunction, and postoperative critical care needs.
• Perform advanced critical care procedures, including:
• Endotracheal intubation
• Mechanical ventilation management
• Central venous and arterial catheter insertion
• Chest tube insertion
• Lumbar puncture
• Procedural sedation
• Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), where credentialed
• Lead pediatric resuscitation and rapid response interventions.
• Collaborate with pediatric subspecialists, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, emergency physicians, neonatologists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and nursing teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Provide compassionate communication and counseling to patients' families regarding diagnosis, treatment plans, and prognosis.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure compliance with hospital policies, patient safety standards, infection prevention, and clinical governance.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, morbidity and mortality reviews, quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, research, and Continuing Medical Education (CME).
• Supervise and mentor junior physicians, fellows, residents, and PICU staff.

Requirements

Qualifications & Requirements

• MBBS/MD or equivalent medical qualification.
• Board Certification in Pediatrics with Fellowship or recognized subspecialty qualification in Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine (PICU)
• Minimum 5–10 years of post-specialization experience at the Consultant level.
• Eligibility for or possession of a Department of Health (DOH) – Abu Dhabi Consultant license.
• Expertise in pediatric critical care, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, emergency resuscitation, and management of critically ill children.
• Current PALS and ACLS certifications are preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
• Commitment to delivering evidence-based, compassionate, family-centered care.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Experience working in internationally accredited tertiary care children's hospitals.
• UAE or GCC experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, ECMO, Pediatric Critical Care Ultrasound, or Pediatric Transport 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 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with advanced critical care technology and a highly experienced multidisciplinary team.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.