Consultant Pediatric ENT - Surgical Otolaryngology

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks a Consultant Pediatric ENT - Surgical Otolaryngology with a minimum of 5 years post-specialization experience. The role covers advanced diagnosis, surgical treatment, and long-term management of pediatric ENT conditions in infants, children, and adolescents.

Multidisciplinary collaboration with audiology, speech therapy, pediatrics and other specialists is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have completed specialist training in Otolaryngology.
• Strong pediatric ENT experience with Western training.
• Licensed or eligible for UAE Consultant license.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment for pediatric ENT disorders in infants to adolescents.
• Perform and supervise tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, tympanoplasty, and endoscopic sinus surgery.
• Coordinate with audiology, speech therapy, pediatrics and radiology for multidisciplinary care.
• Deliver preoperative assessment and postoperative care with family counseling.
• Ensure documentation, infection control, and evidence-based practice in pediatric ENT.

Skills

Pediatric ENT

Otolaryngology

Hearing assessment

Audiogram interpretation

Endoscopic sinus surgery

Tonsillectomy

Adenoidectomy

CT/MRI interpretation

Pediatric airway assessment

Clinical governance

Junior doctor supervision

Education

Medical degree

Specialist Otolaryngology training

Board Certification / Fellowship

Job description

Consultant Pediatric ENT - Surgical Otolaryngology Job Snapshot Role: Consultant Pediatric ENT - Surgical Otolaryngology Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician Experience: Minimum 5 years post-specialization experience Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview Consultant Pediatric ENT - Surgical Otolaryngology in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician providing advanced diagnosis, surgical treatment, and long-term management of ear, nose, throat, airway, hearing, and related conditions in infants, children, and adolescents. This hiring role requires strong pediatric otolaryngology expertise, Western training, advanced surgical capability, diagnostic imaging interpretation, and multidisciplinary collaboration with audiology, speech therapy, pediatrics, and other specialist services.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician Salary: 65000-85000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Consultant Pediatric ENT will provide specialist assessment and operative care for children with congenital, developmental, infectious, obstructive, hearing-related, and acquired otolaryngological conditions. The role combines outpatient consultation, diagnostic evaluation, pediatric airway and ear disease management, surgical treatment, postoperative follow-up, and multidisciplinary care. By addressing conditions that can affect hearing, speech, breathing, sleep, development, and quality of life, the consultant will play an important role in improving both immediate and long-term pediatric outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level evaluation for infants, children, and adolescents with ENT disorders.
• Diagnose congenital and acquired conditions affecting the ear, nose, throat, upper airway, and related structures.
• Assess recurrent tonsillitis, adenoid hypertrophy, nasal obstruction, chronic ear disease, and other common pediatric ENT presentations.
• Evaluate children with recurrent otitis media and persistent middle-ear effusion.
• Assess hearing-related concerns and determine appropriate medical or surgical management.
• Manage pediatric patients with tympanic membrane abnormalities and chronic ear disease.
• Perform tonsillectomy when clinically indicated.
• Conduct adenoidectomy for appropriately selected pediatric patients.
• Perform tympanoplasty within approved clinical privileges.
• Undertake endoscopic sinus surgery for suitable pediatric sinus disease.
• Evaluate children with chronic or recurrent rhinosinusitis.
• Manage nasal obstruction and upper airway symptoms using evidence-based treatment pathways.
• Assess congenital ENT abnormalities and coordinate complex care where required.
• Evaluate pediatric airway problems and determine whether further investigation or intervention is necessary.
• Provide second opinions for complex pediatric otolaryngology cases.
• Review previous operative history, imaging, audiology findings, and treatment response before recommending further management.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on age, diagnosis, severity, developmental status, and family preferences.
• Determine whether patients require medical therapy, observation, surgery, or multidisciplinary referral.
• Conduct thorough preoperative assessment for pediatric ENT procedures.
• Review relevant anesthetic risks in conjunction with pediatric anesthesia teams.
• Explain surgical procedures, expected outcomes, alternatives, and possible complications to parents or guardians.
• Communicate directly with pediatric patients in an age-appropriate and reassuring manner.
• Obtain informed consent in accordance with UAE healthcare regulations and institutional policy.
• Perform surgery using techniques appropriate to pediatric anatomy and clinical condition.
• Monitor patients following tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, tympanoplasty, sinus surgery, and other ENT procedures.
• Assess postoperative bleeding, infection, pain, airway concerns, and wound healing.
• Coordinate postoperative recovery and follow-up according to the procedure performed.
• Evaluate hearing outcomes following treatment of middle-ear disease.
• Interpret audiograms and correlate findings with clinical examination.
• Review CT imaging for sinus, temporal bone, airway, and other ENT pathology when appropriate.
• Interpret MRI findings relevant to complex pediatric ENT conditions.
• Work closely with audiologists on hearing assessment and rehabilitation planning.
• Collaborate with speech therapists when ENT disease affects speech, communication, or resonance.
• Coordinate with pediatricians on children with broader medical or developmental conditions.
• Liaise with radiologists regarding complex imaging findings.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discussions for children requiring coordinated specialist treatment.
• Refer patients to other pediatric subspecialties when conditions extend beyond the scope of otolaryngology.
• Provide inpatient consultations for hospitalized children requiring ENT assessment.
• Conduct outpatient pediatric ENT clinics for diagnosis, follow-up, and postoperative review.
• Participate in scheduled operating lists.
• Support emergency or urgent pediatric ENT care when required by the service.
• Recognize potentially serious airway, infection, bleeding, or trauma presentations requiring rapid intervention.
• Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, investigation results, and follow-up documentation.
• Record diagnostic reasoning, surgical findings, treatment decisions, and patient outcomes clearly.
• Ensure medical records comply with UAE healthcare standards and institutional requirements.
• Follow infection prevention and surgical safety protocols.
• Participate in clinical audits relating to pediatric ENT outcomes, complications, and service quality.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives within the department.
• Participate in departmental case reviews and clinical meetings.
• Support development and review of pediatric ENT treatment pathways.
• Supervise junior doctors and medical students when assigned.
• Provide clinical teaching in pediatric otolaryngology and surgical decision-making.
• Participate in continuing medical education activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of advances in pediatric ENT surgery, hearing care, endoscopic techniques, and airway management.

Ideal Profile

• Medical degree from a recognized institution.
• Completion of specialist training in Otolaryngology.
• Board Certification, Fellowship, or equivalent recognized qualification in ENT.
• Fellowship or advanced subspecialty training in Pediatric ENT is preferred.
• Western training is required.
• Appropriate UAE Consultant license, eligibility, or ability to obtain the required professional license.
• Minimum 5 years of post-specialization clinical experience.
• Significant experience managing pediatric ENT patients.
• Strong surgical background in otolaryngology.
• Proven experience performing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
• Experience performing tympanoplasty.
• Competence in endoscopic sinus surgery.
• Strong understanding of pediatric ear disease and hearing disorders.
• Experience evaluating congenital and acquired ENT conditions.
• Ability to assess complex pediatric airway and upper respiratory presentations.
• Strong knowledge of diagnostic audiology.
• Ability to interpret audiograms.
• Experience reviewing CT and MRI studies relevant to ENT practice.
• Strong diagnostic judgment and surgical decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage both outpatient and inpatient pediatric ENT cases.
• Experience providing second opinions for complex presentations.
• Strong collaboration skills with audiologists, speech therapists, pediatricians, radiologists, and other specialists.
• Excellent communication skills with children, parents, and families.
• Fluency in English.
• Arabic language skills are advantageous.
• Experience supervising junior doctors or medical students is desirable.
• Participation in clinical audit and continuing medical education is expected.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, pediatric patient safety, ethical care, and continuous professional development.

Skills Set

• Pediatric otolaryngology
• Pediatric ENT
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatric ear disorders
• Pediatric hearing disorders
• Otitis media
• Middle-ear effusion
• Chronic ear disease
• Tympanic membrane disorders
• Tympanoplasty
• Tonsillectomy
• Adenoidectomy
• Tonsillar disease
• Adenoid hypertrophy
• Pediatric nasal obstruction
• Pediatric sinus disease
• Chronic rhinosinusitis
• Endoscopic sinus surgery
• Pediatric airway assessment
• Congenital ENT disorders
• Acquired ENT disorders
• Hearing assessment
• Audiogram interpretation
• Audiology collaboration
• Speech therapy collaboration
• Pediatric multidisciplinary care
• CT interpretation
• MRI interpretation
• Temporal bone imaging
• Sinus imaging
• Surgical planning
• Preoperative assessment
• Postoperative ENT care
• Pediatric surgical safety
• Surgical complication management
• Airway risk assessment
• Outpatient ENT care
• Inpatient ENT consultation
• Second-opinion consultation
• Parent counselling
• Pediatric patient communication
• Clinical documentation
• Operative reporting
• Infection prevention
• Patient safety
• Clinical governance
• Quality improvement
• Clinical audit
• Junior doctor supervision
• Medical student teaching
• Continuing medical education

Why Join Us

Pediatric otolaryngology is a specialized and consistently needed area within Hospital and Health Care because early treatment of hearing, airway, sinus, tonsillar, and congenital ENT disorders can significantly influence a child 's communication, development, sleep, and overall wellbeing. This opportunity offers broad exposure to pediatric surgical cases, multidisciplinary hearing and speech services, advanced diagnostics, and operative ENT care while providing strong scope for teaching, clinical leadership, service improvement, and long-term subspecialty development.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East connects experienced physicians and surgeons with consultant and specialist opportunities across hospitals and healthcare organizations throughout the UAE and wider Middle East. Its medical recruitment portfolio includes pediatric ENT, otolaryngology, pediatric surgery, audiology-related services, and other advanced specialties requiring clinicians with strong diagnostic, surgical, and multidisciplinary care expertise.