Consultant Intensivist

Astra ProMed; Dubai; On-site; AED 1,004,000 - 1,562,000; Full time

Job summary

Astra ProMed in Dubai is hiring a Consultant Intensivist to join a leading healthcare facility. The role demands expert ICU management of critically ill patients with advanced airway, ventilation, and organ-support skills.

The ideal candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams, ensure patient safety, and drive clinical governance, audits, and CME activities while coordinating complex critical care plans.

Qualifications

• MBBS/MD or equivalent medical degree.
• Postgraduate qualification in Intensive Care Medicine / Critical Care Medicine.
• Board certification or equivalent consultant qualification.
• Fellowship or advanced subspecialty training in Intensive Care Medicine.
• 5-10 years post-specialization experience in intensive care.
• Eligible for DHA Consultant classification/license in Dubai.
• Experience in mechanical ventilation and invasive ICU procedures.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary critical care teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of critically ill patients in the ICU.
• Lead emergency resuscitation, rapid response interventions, and critical care consultations.
• Coordinate advanced organ-support therapies (CRRT/ECMO) where available and within scope.
• Ensure ICU protocols, infection control, and patient-safety standards.
• Communicate with patients' families regarding conditions, plans, and prognosis.
• Participate in audits, CME, teaching, research, and quality improvement.
• Mentor ICU physicians, residents, nurses, and other ICU staff.
• Oversee admissions, transfers, discharges, and continuity of care.

Skills

Leadership in critical care

Effective communication

Decision making under pressure

Mechanical ventilation expertise

Education

MBBS/MD or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification in Intensive Care Medicine / Critical Care

Board certification or equivalent consultant qualification

Fellowship or subspecialty training in Intensive Care Medicine

Job description

We're Hiring | Consultant Intensivist
Location: Dubai
Employment Type: Full-Time
We are looking for an experienced Consultant Intensivist to join a leading healthcare facility in Dubai. The ideal candidate will have advanced expertise in managing critically ill patients, intensive care procedures, and complex life-threatening conditions, with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and multidisciplinary patient care.
Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Manage patients with sepsis, septic shock, acute respiratory failure, ARDS, multi-organ dysfunction, and other life-threatening conditions
• Provide advanced airway management, invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation, and respiratory support
• Perform and supervise critical care procedures, including endotracheal intubation, central venous catheterization, arterial line placement, and other invasive interventions
• Manage hemodynamically unstable patients requiring vasopressor support, fluid resuscitation, and advanced cardiovascular monitoring
• Evaluate and manage patients with complex medical, surgical, neurological, and post-operative critical care needs
• Lead emergency resuscitation, rapid response interventions, and critical care consultations
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on clinical assessment, laboratory investigations, imaging, and continuous patient monitoring
• Manage sedation, analgesia, nutritional support, infection prevention, and ventilator-weaning strategies
• Coordinate advanced organ-support therapies, including continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), where available and within scope of expertise
• Identify and manage ICU complications, including hospital-acquired infections, delirium, and organ dysfunction
• Oversee patient stabilization, ICU admission, transfer, discharge planning, and continuity of care
• Collaborate with anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, surgeons, nephrologists, neurologists, and other multidisciplinary specialists
• Supervise and mentor ICU physicians, residents, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals
• Communicate effectively with patients' families regarding clinical conditions, treatment plans, prognosis, and critical care decisions
• Ensure compliance with ICU protocols, infection control, clinical governance, and patient-safety standards
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, teaching, research, and CME activities

Requirements
Qualifications

• MBBS/MD or equivalent medical degree
• Recognized postgraduate qualification in Intensive Care Medicine / Critical Care Medicine, or a recognized primary specialty with accredited subspecialty training in Critical Care
• Board certification or equivalent recognized consultant qualification
• Fellowship or advanced subspecialty training in Intensive Care Medicine is highly desirable
• Minimum 5-10 years of relevant post-specialization experience, including substantial experience in intensive care medicine
• Strong expertise in managing critically ill patients with complex medical and surgical conditions
• Demonstrated competence in mechanical ventilation, advanced airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, and invasive ICU procedures
• Experience managing high-acuity ICU patients and leading multidisciplinary critical care teams
• Eligible for DHA Consultant classification/license in Dubai, subject to applicable qualification and experience requirements
• Excellent clinical judgment, leadership, communication, and decision-making skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary and attractive benefits package
• Medical insurance
• Annual paid leave and other benefits as per UAE Labour Law and facility policy
• Professional development and CME opportunities
• Modern, well-equipped intensive care facilities
• Collaborative multidisciplinary healthcare environment
• Licensing assistance available for eligible candidates