Job Snapshot
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 5-7 years of post-certification experience
Job Type: Full-time
Overview
The Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Dubai will provide comprehensive women’s healthcare while supporting a prestigious healthcare institution in Saudi Arabia. The role covers low‑risk and high‑risk pregnancy management, childbirth, postnatal care, gynecological diagnosis, reproductive health, fertility‑related treatment, and advanced minimally invasive surgery.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive obstetric and gynecological consultations for women across different life stages.
- Manage low‑risk and high‑risk pregnancies from initial antenatal assessment through childbirth and postnatal follow‑up.
- Conduct prenatal examinations, fetal monitoring, risk assessments, and individualized pregnancy care planning.
- Manage labor and delivery while identifying and responding promptly to maternal or fetal complications.
- Perform normal deliveries, assisted deliveries, cesarean sections, and emergency obstetric procedures.
- Provide postnatal care, recovery monitoring, contraception counseling, and maternal health education.
- Diagnose and treat menstrual irregularities, abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, endometriosis, fibroids, and hormonal disorders.
- Evaluate and manage fertility concerns, reproductive health conditions, and menopause‑related symptoms.
- Perform gynecological procedures including laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, hysterectomy, and fertility‑related interventions.
- Assess patients for surgery and develop appropriate preoperative, operative, and postoperative care plans.
- Manage obstetric emergencies such as postpartum hemorrhage, fetal distress, hypertensive disorders, and complicated labor.
- Interpret ultrasound findings, laboratory results, fetal assessments, imaging studies, and other diagnostic investigations.
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on clinical findings, patient preferences, and evidence‑based guidelines.
- Collaborate with neonatologists, anesthesiologists, fertility specialists, radiologists, pathologists, and nursing teams.
- Participate in multidisciplinary discussions for complex maternal, fetal, and gynecological cases.
- Counsel patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment options, surgical risks, pregnancy outcomes, and follow‑up care.
- Promote preventive women’s healthcare, reproductive wellness, screening, and early detection strategies.
- Obtain informed consent and maintain culturally sensitive, confidential, and respectful communication.
- Maintain accurate consultation notes, delivery records, operative reports, treatment plans, and discharge documentation.
- Ensure compliance with infection prevention, medication safety, surgical protocols, and patient identification standards.
- Follow Saudi healthcare regulations, institutional policies, clinical governance requirements, and professional ethics.
- Participate in clinical audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, research, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Supervise and mentor residents, junior physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff where required.
- Contribute to medical education, departmental training, professional development, and service improvement activities.
- Maintain current knowledge of developments in obstetrics, gynecology, reproductive medicine, and minimally invasive surgery.
Ideal Profile
- Medical degree such as MBBS, MD, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Completed specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology from a recognized professional authority.
- Fellowship or advanced subspecialty training in Maternal‑Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, or a related field is preferred.
- Eligibility for consultant licensing and registration with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
- Minimum 5-7 years of post‑certification experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Strong experience managing both routine and high‑risk pregnancies.
- Proven competence in childbirth, cesarean sections, obstetric emergencies, and postnatal care.
- Advanced surgical skills in laparoscopy, hysterectomy, hysteroscopy, and other gynecological procedures.
- Experience diagnosing and treating menstrual, reproductive, hormonal, and pelvic health conditions.
- Strong knowledge of fertility assessment, reproductive counseling, and preventive women’s healthcare.
- Excellent clinical judgment, diagnostic reasoning, surgical decision‑making, and complication management abilities.
- Strong communication, leadership, patient counseling, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
- Ability to provide compassionate and culturally sensitive care within a diverse patient population.
- Commitment to patient safety, confidentiality, ethical practice, and evidence‑based medicine.
- Experience in clinical research, audits, teaching, or quality improvement would be advantageous.
Skills Set
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- High‑risk pregnancy management
- Antenatal care
- Intrapartum care
- Postnatal care
- Labor and delivery
- Cesarean section
- Obstetric emergency management
- Maternal‑fetal assessment
- Gynecological surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Hysteroscopy
- Hysterectomy
- Fertility procedures
- Reproductive health
- Menstrual disorder management
- Pelvic pain treatment
- Hormonal condition management
- Preventive women’s healthcare
- Patient counseling
- Multidisciplinary care
- Clinical audits
- Quality improvement
- SCFHS licensing
Why Join Us
This position offers an experienced Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist the opportunity to work within a prestigious healthcare institution in Saudi Arabia. The role provides access to advanced maternity units, modern operating theatres, fertility services, multidisciplinary specialists, and opportunities to manage diverse obstetric and gynecological cases.
The employment package includes a competitive tax‑free salary with incentives, family healthcare coverage, housing and transportation allowances, paid annual leave, continuing medical education support, and access to advanced surgical and maternity facilities.