Consultant - Arabic Psychiatry

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 257,069 - 348,879; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive tax-free salary

Family benefits

Health insurance

Housing and transportation allowance

Annual airfare allowance

Paid annual leave

CME support

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East in Dubai seeks a seasoned Consultant – Arabic Psychiatry to provide expert psychiatric services. The role includes assessing and managing mental health disorders, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements include an MBBS or equivalent, board certification in Psychiatry, and 5-7 years of consultant experience. Candidates must be fluent in Arabic and English. The position offers a competitive tax-free salary and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years post-board consultant experience in Psychiatry.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory.
• Strong expertise in adult psychiatry and medication management.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and manage inpatient and outpatient psychiatric cases.
• Provide crisis intervention and support in emergency psychiatric care.

Skills

Psychiatry

Arabic psychiatric consultation

Adult psychiatry

Mental health assessment

Psychiatric diagnosis

Medication management

Psychotherapy support

Crisis intervention

Patient safety

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Board certification in Psychiatry

Job description

Consultant – Arabic Psychiatry

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Industry: Hospital and Health Care. Function: Physician. Experience: Minimum 5‑7 years post‑board consultant experience. Salary: 70,000‑95,000 USD (estimated). Job Type: Full‑time.

Consultant – Arabic Psychiatry is a senior consultant‑level position for an experienced Arabic‑speaking psychiatrist skilled in adult mental health assessment, psychiatric diagnosis, medication management, psychotherapy support, crisis intervention, and multidisciplinary behavioural health care. The role involves providing compassionate, confidential, and evidence‑based psychiatric services for patients across inpatient and outpatient settings while communicating fluently in Arabic and English.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, trauma‑related symptoms, stress‑related conditions, and other mental health concerns.
• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations using clinical interviews, mental state examination, risk assessment, medical history review, and appropriate diagnostic frameworks.
• Develop individualized treatment plans covering medication management, psychotherapy referral, counselling support, behavioural interventions, lifestyle guidance, and structured follow‑up.
• Manage inpatient and outpatient psychiatric cases with clear documentation, safe clinical decision‑making, and continuity of care.
• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychiatric medications while assessing treatment response, side effects, drug interactions, and patient adherence.
• Conduct psychotherapy, counselling, psychoeducation, and behavioural interventions where appropriate within the consultant's scope of practice.
• Provide crisis intervention and emergency psychiatric care for patients with acute distress, severe mood symptoms, psychosis, self‑harm risk, behavioural escalation, or urgent mental health needs.
• Collaborate with psychologists, social workers, neurologists, primary care physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Educate patients and families in Arabic and English regarding mental health conditions, treatment options, medication use, relapse prevention, and long‑term wellbeing strategies.
• Maintain accurate medical documentation, psychiatric assessments, risk plans, treatment records, consent notes, progress reviews, and follow‑up instructions.
• Ensure adherence to patient confidentiality, ethical standards, mental health best practices, hospital policies, and relevant healthcare regulations.
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, research activity, teaching sessions, and continuing medical education programmes.
• Support a respectful, stigma‑aware, and patient‑centred care environment for individuals and families seeking mental health support.

Ideal Profile

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognised institution.
• Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent specialist qualification in Psychiatry.
• Valid consultant‑level healthcare licence or eligibility in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Minimum 5‑7 years of post‑board consultant experience in Psychiatry within a reputed hospital, mental health centre, or multidisciplinary healthcare setting.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory.
• Strong expertise in adult psychiatry, mental health assessment, medication management, crisis intervention, and complex psychiatric case management.
• Experience in multicultural and multidisciplinary healthcare environments is highly valuable.
• Exposure to community psychiatry, psychotherapy programmes, behavioural health pathways, or integrated mental health services will be an advantage.
• Academic, research, audit, publication, or teaching experience in psychiatry is preferred.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, counselling, and family education skills.
• Ability to manage complex psychiatric and behavioural health cases with empathy, confidentiality, and sound clinical judgement.
• Strong commitment to patient safety, ethical practice, evidence‑based care, and continuous professional development.

Skills Set

• Psychiatry
• Arabic psychiatric consultation
• Adult psychiatry
• Mental health assessment
• Psychiatric diagnosis
• Medication management
• Psychotherapy support
• Counselling
• Behavioural interventions
• Crisis intervention
• Emergency psychiatry
• Anxiety disorder management
• Depression treatment
• Bipolar disorder management
• Schizophrenia care
• Personality disorder management
• Inpatient psychiatry
• Outpatient psychiatry
• Risk assessment
• Family psychoeducation
• Patient confidentiality
• Multidisciplinary mental health care
• Clinical documentation
• Quality improvement
• Clinical audits
• Medical research
• CME participation
• Patient safety

Benefits

Benefits include a competitive tax‑free salary, family benefits, health insurance, housing and transportation allowance where applicable, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, CME support, and professional development opportunities.

Why Join Us

This opportunity is well suited for a Consultant – Arabic Psychiatry seeking a senior mental health role in Dubai's expanding healthcare sector. The position offers exposure to diverse psychiatric cases, inpatient and outpatient care, multicultural patient interaction, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the chance to provide meaningful support to Arabic‑speaking patients and families.