Consultant Fetal Medicine - Prenatal Diagnostics
Role: Consultant Fetal Medicine
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience
Job Type: Full-time
Consultant Fetal Medicine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the Hospital and Health Care sector is a specialist physician opportunity focused on high-risk pregnancy care, complex fetal diagnosis, prenatal diagnostics, advanced fetal imaging, and interventional fetal procedures. This role is ideal for an experienced fetal medicine consultant who can work closely with obstetricians, neonatologists, geneticists, sonographers, and multidisciplinary teams to support safe outcomes for both mother and baby.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive fetal medicine services for high-risk pregnancies, complex fetal conditions, and advanced prenatal assessment cases.
- Perform detailed fetal evaluations, including anomaly scans, fetal echocardiography, Doppler studies, and genetic testing coordination.
- Diagnose and monitor fetal abnormalities using advanced imaging, prenatal diagnostics, and specialist clinical assessment.
- Collaborate with maternal‑fetal medicine specialists, obstetricians, neonatologists, geneticists, radiologists, sonographers, and allied health teams.
- Develop individualized management plans for mothers and babies based on clinical findings, fetal condition, prognosis, and family needs.
- Perform prenatal interventions such as fetal blood sampling, intrauterine transfusions, fetal shunt placement, and other indicated fetal procedures.
- Provide clear and compassionate counselling to patients and families regarding fetal diagnosis, risks, treatment choices, prognosis, and follow‑up plans.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation, diagnostic reports, counselling notes, procedure records, and multidisciplinary communication.
- Participate in clinical governance, departmental meetings, audits, quality improvement programs, and patient safety initiatives.
- Stay updated with advancements in fetal medicine, prenatal diagnostics, fetal therapy, and high‑risk pregnancy management.
- Contribute to research, publications, academic activities, teaching, and professional knowledge sharing.
- Support training and mentorship of junior doctors, sonographers, nurses, and allied health staff involved in fetal medicine services.
Ideal Profile
- Medical degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent from an accredited institution.
- Specialist qualification in Fetal Medicine from a recognised training program.
- Board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Minimum 5 years of post‑qualification experience in fetal medicine.
- Experience in a tertiary hospital or specialised fetal medicine unit is preferred.
- Proven expertise in advanced fetal imaging, prenatal diagnostics, anomaly scanning, Doppler studies, and fetal interventions.
- Strong ability to manage high‑risk pregnancies and complex fetal conditions in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Excellent communication, counselling, and interpersonal skills for supporting families through sensitive clinical decisions.
- Ability to work effectively with obstetrics, neonatology, genetics, sonography, and other specialist teams.
- Fluency in English is required, while Arabic language ability will be an advantage.
- Commitment to high‑quality patient care, clinical accuracy, continuous learning, and evidence‑based fetal medicine practice.
Skills Set
- Fetal medicine
- High‑risk pregnancy care
- Prenatal diagnostics
- Advanced fetal imaging
- Anomaly scans
- Fetal echocardiography
- Doppler studies
- Genetic testing coordination
- Fetal blood sampling
- Intrauterine transfusion
- Fetal shunt placement
- Fetal intervention
- Patient and family counselling
- Multidisciplinary care planning
- Clinical governance
- Research and academic contribution
Why Join Us
- Specialist consultant opportunity in advanced fetal medicine and high‑risk pregnancy care.
- Exposure to complex fetal conditions, prenatal diagnostics, fetal imaging, and interventional procedures.
- Professional environment supporting multidisciplinary collaboration with obstetrics, neonatology, genetics, and sonography teams.
- Strong platform for teaching, research, publications, audits, and continuous professional development.
- Competitive consultant‑level salary package based on experience and healthcare facility standards.
- Meaningful role focused on improving maternal and fetal outcomes through accurate diagnosis, compassionate counselling, and evidence‑based care.