Consultant Critical Care Specialist - ICU

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Annual airfare allowance

Paid annual leave

Continuing medical education support

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East invites an experienced Consultant Critical Care Specialist - ICU to join our Dubai-based team. You will lead complex ICU care, coordinate multidisciplinary rounds, and drive high standards of patient safety and outcomes in a busy tertiary hospital.

The role demands 5–7 years post‑board experience, expertise in mechanical ventilation, sepsis management, and advanced monitoring. A Dubai DHA license eligibility is required, with formal board certification in Critical

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent with board/fellowship in Critical Care required.
• 5–7 years post-board consultant experience in critical care medicine.
• Eligibility for Dubai Health Authority Consultant licence required.
• Experience with ECMO, bronchoscopy, and advanced monitoring would strengthen an application.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage critically ill patients admitted to intensive care.
• Provide advanced life support for respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, trauma, and multi‑organ dysfunction.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and review labs, imaging, hemodynamic, and microbiology findings.
• Develop individualized critical care plans based on diagnosis, organ function, priorities, and response.
• Manage invasive and non‑invasive mechanical ventilation.
• Perform endotracheal intubation and advanced airway management within privileges.
• Insert and manage central venous catheters and arterial lines.
• Perform bronchoscopy where trained and credentialed.
• Use bedside ultrasound to support diagnostic assessment and guidance.
• Coordinate renal replacement therapy in collaboration with nephrology.
• Lead multidisciplinary ICU rounds and supervise ICU staff.
• Ensure compliance with DHA requirements, infection control, and patient safety.

Skills

Critical care medicine

Intensive care medicine

Mechanical ventilation

Non-invasive ventilation

Advanced airway management

Endotracheal intubation

Sepsis management

Bedside ultrasound

Central venous catheterization

Vasoactive medication management

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Board certification in Critical Care Medicine

Dubai Health Authority licensing eligibility

Tools

Bronchoscopy equipment

Bedside ultrasound devices

ECMO equipment

Job description

Consultant Critical Care Specialist - ICU

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Medical Practice

Function: Medical Practitioner

Experience: 5-7 years post-board

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: 60000-85000

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Role Context This consultant appointment provides comprehensive care for patients with life‑threatening respiratory, cardiovascular, infectious, traumatic, neurological, and multi‑organ conditions. The physician will assess rapidly changing clinical findings, establish priorities, initiate organ support, and coordinate treatment throughout the patient 's ICU admission. The role combines direct critical care, procedural intervention, emergency response, team leadership, family communication, and clinical governance. Close collaboration with emergency physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other specialists will support timely decisions and stronger patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage critically ill patients admitted to intensive care.
• Provide advanced life support for patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, trauma, cardiac emergencies, and multi‑organ dysfunction.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and review laboratory, imaging, hemodynamic, and microbiological findings.
• Develop individualized critical care plans based on diagnosis, organ function, clinical priorities, and treatment response.
• Manage invasive and non‑invasive mechanical ventilation.
• Perform endotracheal intubation and advanced airway management within approved clinical privileges.
• Insert and manage central venous catheters and arterial lines.
• Perform bronchoscopy where appropriately trained and credentialed.
• Use bedside ultrasound to support diagnostic assessment and procedural guidance.
• Manage fluid resuscitation, vasoactive medication, sedation, analgesia, nutrition, and organ support.
• Diagnose and treat sepsis, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and other critical infections.
• Coordinate renal replacement therapy for eligible patients in collaboration with nephrology teams.
• Support extracorporeal membrane oxygenation services where available and within the consultant 's clinical scope.
• Apply advanced hemodynamic monitoring to guide cardiovascular management.
• Lead daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds and establish coordinated management priorities.
• Collaborate with emergency medicine, surgery, anesthesia, pulmonology, cardiology, and other specialties.
• Manage postoperative and medically complex patients requiring intensive monitoring.
• Participate in rapid response teams, code blue events, and hospital emergency preparedness programs.
• Lead resuscitation and escalation decisions during acute clinical deterioration.
• Review suitability for ICU admission, transfer, step‑down care, and discharge.
• Communicate diagnoses, prognosis, treatment priorities, and critical decisions clearly to patients and families.
• Support ethical decision‑making and goals‑of‑care discussions in accordance with hospital policies.
• Supervise junior physicians, residents, nurses, and other ICU personnel where applicable.
• Maintain accurate consultation notes, procedure records, medication plans, progress entries, and discharge documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Dubai Health Authority requirements, infection control protocols, and patient safety standards.
• Participate in clinical audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, research, and quality improvement programs.
• Contribute to teaching, simulation training, departmental meetings, and continuing medical education.
• Remain current with advances in ventilation, sepsis management, hemodynamic monitoring, renal support, and critical care medicine.

Ideal Profile

Applicants must hold an MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution. Board certification, fellowship training, or an equivalent recognized qualification is required in Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, or Anesthesia Critical Care. Candidates should have at least five to seven years of post-board consultant experience in critical care medicine within a tertiary‑care or academic hospital. Strong expertise in mechanical ventilation, sepsis management, advanced airway care, invasive monitoring, emergency stabilization, and complex ICU procedures is essential. Eligibility for a Dubai Health Authority Consultant licence is required. Current ACLS certification and other recognized advanced critical care credentials are preferred. Experience in high‑acuity multidisciplinary ICUs, ECMO, continuous renal replacement therapy, bronchoscopy, bedside ultrasound, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring would strengthen an application. The successful consultant will demonstrate confident leadership, rapid clinical decision‑making, compassionate communication, procedural competence, and the ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced multicultural environment.

Skills Set

• Critical care medicine
• Intensive care medicine
• Mechanical ventilation
• Non‑invasive ventilation
• Advanced airway management
• Endotracheal intubation
• Sepsis management
• Septic shock
• Respiratory failure
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Multi‑organ dysfunction
• Cardiac emergency management
• Trauma critical care
• Central venous catheterization
• Arterial line placement
• Bronchoscopy
• Bedside ultrasound
• Fluid resuscitation
• Vasoactive medication management
• Sedation and analgesia
• Advanced hemodynamic monitoring
• Continuous renal replacement therapy
• ECMO support
• Code blue management
• Rapid response leadership
• ICU admission assessment
• Multidisciplinary ICU rounds
• Family counseling
• Clinical documentation
• Infection control
• Patient safety
• Clinical governance
• Quality improvement
• Clinical audit
• Medical education
• ACLS
• Dubai Health Authority licensing

Why Join Us

This opportunity allows an experienced critical care consultant to manage complex and high‑risk patients within a multidisciplinary intensive care environment. The physician will directly contribute to emergency stabilization, organ support, recovery planning, patient safety, and coordinated decision‑making during the most critical stages of care. The employment package may include a competitive tax‑free salary, family benefits, medical insurance, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, and continuing medical education support. The role also provides meaningful opportunities for clinical leadership, teaching, research, quality improvement, and professional development within Dubai 's expanding healthcare sector.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East is a medical recruitment consultancy connecting experienced physicians and healthcare professionals with hospitals, intensive care units, specialist centres, and medical institutions across the United Arab Emirates and the wider Middle East. The company supports consultant‑level candidates through vacancy matching, licensing guidance, relocation coordination, and recruitment assistance.