Consultant Intensivist - Critical Care

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive tax-free salary

Family benefits

Health insurance

Annual airfare allowance

CME support

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant Intensivist for a leading healthcare facility in Sharjah. The role demands advanced ICU leadership, managing critically ill patients, and implementing high-acuity medical procedures.

Applicants should have a recognized medical degree, board certification in Critical Care Medicine, and a strong track record in ICU environments. A competitive tax-free salary and family benefits are included, presenting an excellent opportunity for career growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of post-board consultant experience in ICU or Critical Care Medicine.
• Valid MOH UAE Consultant License or Eligibility Letter is required.
• Strong expertise in ventilator management and advanced airway care.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage critically ill adult patients in the ICU.
• Lead individualized ICU treatment plans and manage complex cases.
• Supervise junior physicians, residents, and clinical staff.

Skills

Intensive care medicine

Critical care medicine

Adult ICU management

Advanced life support

Sepsis management

Ventilator management

Intubation

ECMO exposure

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by MOH UAE

Board certification in Critical Care Medicine

Job description

Consultant Intensivist - Critical Care

Job Snapshot: Role: Consultant Intensivist - Critical Care

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Hospital and Health Care

Function: Physician

Experience: Minimum 5-7 years post-board consultant experience in ICU or Critical Care Medicine

Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Industry: Hospital and Health Care

Function: Physician

Salary: 75000-100000

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Context

The Consultant Intensivist will provide expert medical leadership for critically ill adult patients requiring continuous monitoring, organ support, rapid intervention, and coordinated ICU management. This role is vital in managing high‑acuity medical, surgical, trauma, sepsis, respiratory failure, and multi‑organ failure cases where timely decisions directly affect survival and recovery. Working in Sharjah, the consultant will support ICU protocols, rapid response systems, emergency preparedness, patient safety, and evidence‑based critical care delivery in a fast‑paced tertiary healthcare environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit with complex medical, surgical, trauma, septic, respiratory, or multi‑organ conditions.
• Provide advanced life support and consultant‑level critical care management for unstable patients requiring urgent clinical intervention.
• Lead individualized ICU treatment plans covering airway support, ventilation strategy, hemodynamic management, infection control, medication planning, nutrition support, and recovery goals.
• Perform critical care procedures including intubation, central venous catheter insertion, arterial line placement, bronchoscopy, ventilator management, and other approved ICU interventions.
• Manage sepsis, septic shock, respiratory failure, acute deterioration, trauma‑related critical illness, post‑operative instability, and high‑risk emergency presentations.
• Lead multidisciplinary ICU rounds, review patient progress, coordinate clinical priorities, and guide escalation or de‑escalation of treatment.
• Collaborate with emergency medicine, anesthesiology, surgery, pulmonology, cardiology, infectious disease, nephrology, nursing, respiratory therapy, and other specialist teams.
• Participate in rapid response teams, code blue management, hospital emergency preparedness programs, and urgent stabilization pathways.
• Supervise junior physicians, residents, ICU nurses, and clinical staff where applicable, supporting safe practice and structured clinical learning.
• Ensure compliance with ICU protocols, infection control measures, patient safety standards, MOH UAE regulations, hospital policies, and clinical governance requirements.
• Maintain accurate medical documentation including ICU progress notes, procedure records, ventilator plans, consent details, handover updates, and discharge or transfer summaries.
• Contribute to clinical audits, research activities, morbidity and mortality reviews, quality improvement initiatives, CME programs, and ICU service development.
• Stay updated with modern critical care guidelines, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, ECMO exposure, critical care ultrasound, ventilator strategies, and evidence‑based ICU practice.

Ideal Profile

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by MOH UAE.
• Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent specialist qualification in Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Anesthesia Critical Care, or Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
• Valid MOH UAE Consultant License or Eligibility Letter is required for the actual work location in Sharjah.
• Minimum 5-7 years of post‑board consultant experience in ICU or Critical Care Medicine within a tertiary care hospital.
• Certification in ACLS and additional critical care certifications are preferred.
• Strong expertise in ventilator management, sepsis management, hemodynamic monitoring, advanced airway care, and critical care procedures.
• Experience in multidisciplinary ICUs and high‑acuity tertiary care centers is preferred.
• Exposure to ECMO, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and critical care ultrasound is an advantage.
• Academic, teaching, research, audit, or clinical governance experience is preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, decision‑making, supervision, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
• Able to work efficiently under pressure in a fast‑paced multicultural healthcare environment.
• Professional, resilient, detail‑focused, and committed to patient safety, ethical practice, and evidence‑based critical care.

Skills Set

• Intensive care medicine
• Critical care medicine
• Adult ICU management
• Advanced life support
• Sepsis management
• Septic shock care
• Multi‑organ failure care
• Respiratory failure management
• Trauma critical care
• Ventilator management
• Advanced airway management
• Intubation
• Central venous catheter insertion
• Arterial line placement
• Bronchoscopy
• Advanced hemodynamic monitoring
• Critical care ultrasound
• ECMO exposure
• Rapid response team leadership
• Code blue management
• Emergency preparedness
• Multidisciplinary ICU rounds
• Infection control
• Patient safety
• ICU protocols
• MOH UAE licensing eligibility
• Clinical documentation
• Quality improvement
• Clinical audit
• Research and teaching
• Continuing Medical Education

Why Join Us

This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant Intensivist seeking advanced ICU leadership through Allocation Assist Middle East while working with a leading healthcare facility in Sharjah. The role offers exposure to high‑acuity adult critical care cases, advanced ICU technology, multidisciplinary collaboration, emergency response systems, research opportunities, and professional development in a demanding but highly rewarding specialty. Benefits include a competitive tax‑free salary, family benefits, health insurance, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, CME support, and long‑term career growth within a modern healthcare environment.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East is a Dubai‑based healthcare recruitment and consultancy partner connecting experienced physicians with consultant and specialist medical opportunities across the UAE and wider Middle East. The company works with hospitals, intensive care units, tertiary healthcare facilities, clinics, and advanced medical departments to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can improve patient outcomes, strengthen critical care services, and support trusted healthcare delivery.