Consultant Critical Care Physician

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive tax-free salary package

Family medical insurance

Relocation assistance

CME support

Career growth

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant Critical Care Physician for a leading hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This senior role involves managing critically ill patients in a modern ICU environment.

The ideal candidate will have a medical degree, board certification in critical care medicine, and a minimum of 5 years of consultant-level ICU experience. Benefits include a competitive tax-free salary, family medical insurance, and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of consultant-level ICU experience in a reputable healthcare facility.
• Western-trained candidates preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care for critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
• Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage complex medical emergencies and perform critical care procedures.

Skills

Critical care medicine

ICU patient management

Ventilator management

Emergency response

Education

Medical Degree (MBBS, MD, or equivalent)

Board Certification in Critical Care Medicine

Tools

Ventilator support

Invasive monitoring

Job description

Consultant Critical Care Physician

Role: Consultant Critical Care Physician

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Hospital and Health Care

Requirements: Minimum 5 years consultant‑level ICU experience

Job Type: Full‑time

Salary: 75,000–95,000

Overview

Consultant Critical Care Physician in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced ICU physician skilled in managing critically ill patients, ventilator support, sepsis, organ failure, emergency response, and complex intensive care procedures. This role supports a leading hospital with clinical operations in Saudi Arabia and is suited for a consultant who can deliver high‑acuity critical care, lead multidisciplinary ICU teams, mentor clinical staff, and maintain excellent standards of patient safety in a modern intensive care environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care for critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, stabilization, and ongoing management.
• Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams based on patient condition, organ support needs, clinical risks, and expected recovery pathway.
• Manage complex medical emergencies, ventilator support, sepsis, septic shock, respiratory failure, circulatory instability, multi‑organ failure, and high‑acuity ICU cases.
• Perform and supervise critical care procedures within approved clinical privileges, including airway support, central line placement, arterial line placement, invasive monitoring, and emergency stabilization.
• Conduct daily ICU rounds, review investigations, monitor treatment response, adjust medication plans, and coordinate escalation or de‑escalation of care.
• Participate in on‑call duties and provide emergency consultations for critically ill patients requiring urgent ICU assessment or admission.
• Collaborate with emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, pulmonology, cardiology, nephrology, nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and allied healthcare teams.
• Supervise junior physicians, residents, nurses, and medical staff during patient care, clinical procedures, ICU rounds, and emergency response.
• Maintain accurate and timely medical records, ICU progress notes, procedure documentation, ventilator records, medication plans, handover notes, and discharge summaries.
• Stay updated with advancements in critical care medicine, ICU technologies, ventilation strategies, sepsis protocols, and evidence‑based intensive care practice.
• Participate in CME programs, clinical training activities, audits, morbidity reviews, quality improvement initiatives, and patient safety programs.
• Support a calm, organized, and high‑performing ICU environment focused on ethical practice, infection control, clinical governance, and excellent patient outcomes.

Ideal Profile

• Medical Degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Board Certification in Critical Care Medicine or an equivalent recognized qualification.
• Eligibility for Saudi Commission for Health Specialties licensing.
• Minimum 5 years of consultant‑level ICU experience in a reputable healthcare facility.
• Western‑trained candidates are preferred.
• Strong expertise in critical care procedures, ventilator management, emergency response, sepsis care, organ failure management, and high‑acuity ICU decision‑making.
• Experience working in modern ICU facilities, tertiary hospitals, or advanced critical care units will be highly valued.
• Excellent leadership, communication, clinical judgment, and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a high‑pressure clinical environment with complex and unstable patients.
• Strong mentoring ability for junior doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals.
• Fluency in English is mandatory, while Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
• Commitment to patient‑centered care, ethical practice, accurate documentation, continuous medical education, and clinical excellence.

Core Competencies

• Critical care medicine
• ICU patient management
• Intensive care medicine
• Ventilator management
• Mechanical ventilation
• Sepsis management
• Septic shock care
• Organ failure management
• Multi‑organ dysfunction
• Respiratory failure care
• Emergency response
• Critical care procedures
• Airway support
• Central line placement
• Arterial line placement
• Invasive monitoring
• Daily ICU rounds
• High‑acuity patient care
• ICU documentation
• Multidisciplinary ICU care
• Junior doctor supervision
• Nurse mentoring
• Clinical decision‑making
• Patient safety
• Infection control
• Quality improvement
• CME participation
• SCFHS licensing eligibility
• Evidence‑based care
• Clinical governance

Benefits

• Competitive tax‑free salary package
• Family medical insurance
• Relocation assistance
• Annual leave and vacation benefits
• CME support
• Career growth within a leading healthcare organization