Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Annual airfare allowance

Paid annual leave

CME and professional development

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East seeks an experienced Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician for a specialist healthcare opportunity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role covers diagnosis and management of complex adult infections, antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention, and multidisciplinary clinical consultation.

The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years post-specialist experience, Board Certification or Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, and a DOH Abu Dhabi license or eligibility.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent degree recognized for practice.
• Board Certification or Fellowship in Infectious Diseases required.
• Valid Department of Health Abu Dhabi Consultant License or Eligibility Letter.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage a broad spectrum of infectious diseases.
• Lead antimicrobial stewardship initiatives and optimize antibiotic use.
• Support infection prevention and control programs and outbreak management.
• Provide infectious disease consultations for inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Collaborate with ICU, internal medicine, surgery, microbiology and infection-control teams.
• Deliver evidence-based care for HIV, tuberculosis and complex infections.
• Support clinical governance and participate in multidisciplinary decision-making.

Skills

Infectious diseases

Antimicrobial stewardship

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical governance

Inpatient/outpatient care

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Board Certification/Fellowship in Infectious Diseases

DOH Abu Dhabi Consultant License/Eligibility

Job description

Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician Job Snapshot Role: Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician Experience: Minimum 5-7 years of post-specialist experience Job Type: Not specified Position Overview Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking an experienced Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician for a specialist healthcare opportunity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates within the Hospital and Health Care industry. The role focuses on the diagnosis and management of complex adult infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention, outbreak response, and multidisciplinary clinical consultation. The successful candidate will provide evidence-based care for patients with bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections while collaborating closely with intensive care, internal medicine, surgery, microbiology, and infection-control teams.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician Salary: Not disclosed Gender: No Preference Candidate Nationality: Not specified Job Type: Not specified

Role Context

The Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician will provide senior clinical expertise for adult patients with complex and high-risk infections across inpatient and outpatient settings. The position also carries an important role in antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention, outbreak management, clinical governance, and multidisciplinary decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage a broad spectrum of infectious diseases.
• Treat bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections.
• Manage complex cases of sepsis.
• Provide specialist care for patients with HIV.
• Diagnose and manage tuberculosis.
• Treat infective endocarditis and other serious systemic infections.
• Manage osteomyelitis and complex bone infections.
• Evaluate and treat hospital-acquired infections.
• Provide infectious disease consultations for hospitalized patients.
• Deliver specialist outpatient infectious disease care.
• Lead and support antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
• Optimize antimicrobial selection, dosing, duration, and appropriate clinical use.
• Collaborate with ICU teams on critically ill patients with infectious diseases.
• Work closely with Internal Medicine and surgical services on complex infections.
• Coordinate with microbiology teams to support appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.
• Participate in infection prevention and control programs.
• Support outbreak investigation and management.
• Contribute to strategies designed to reduce healthcare-associated infections.
• Maintain clinical practice in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and hospital protocols.
• Apply recognized international infectious disease guidelines to patient management.
• Participate in teaching and professional training activities.
• Contribute to clinical audits and continuous quality-improvement programs.
• Support departmental research and academic activity.
• Maintain accurate and complete clinical documentation.

Qualifications and Requirements

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, as specified in the source vacancy.
• Board Certification or Fellowship in Infectious Diseases.
• Recognized qualifications may include American Board, UK CCT, Canadian Board, or equivalent.
• Valid Department of Health Abu Dhabi Consultant License or Eligibility Letter in Infectious Diseases, as specified in the source vacancy.
• Minimum 5-7 years of post-specialist experience.
• Experience within a tertiary-care or academic hospital is required.
• Strong experience managing complex infectious disease cases.
• Demonstrated expertise in antimicrobial stewardship.
• Excellent clinical judgment.
• Strong communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.

Clinical Expertise

• Infectious Diseases
• Bacterial infections
• Viral infections
• Fungal infections
• Parasitic infections
• Sepsis
• HIV
• Tuberculosis
• Endocarditis
• Osteomyelitis
• Hospital-acquired infections
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Infection prevention and control
• Outbreak management
• ICU infectious disease consultation
• Microbiology collaboration
• Antibiotic optimization
• Inpatient infectious disease care
• Outpatient infectious disease care
• Clinical governance

Preferred Skills

• Experience in outbreak management.
• Experience with hospital infection-control programs.
• Exposure to infectious disease consultation within intensive care settings.
• Research publications in Infectious Diseases are an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively within a multicultural, high-acuity clinical environment.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be a Board-certified or Fellowship-trained Consultant in Infectious Diseases with at least 5-7 years of post-specialist experience in a tertiary-care or academic setting. The candidate should demonstrate strong expertise in complex infection management, antimicrobial stewardship, hospital infection control, and multidisciplinary consultation. Experience managing severe infections in critically ill patients, participating in outbreak response, and contributing to research or academic activity will be advantageous.

Benefits

• Competitive tax-free salary.
• Health insurance.
• Annual airfare allowance.
• Paid annual leave.
• CME and professional development support.

Licensing Requirement

A valid Department of Health Abu Dhabi Consultant License or Eligibility Letter in Infectious Diseases is specified as a requirement in the source vacancy.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare recruitment for specialist and consultant-level medical opportunities across the Middle East.