Consultant Physician Paediatric Anaesthesia

SEHA - Abu Dhabi Health Services Co.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SEHA - Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. seeks a Consultant Physician in Paediatric Anaesthesia to lead delivery of high quality evidence-based care, supervise junior medical staff, and act as a clinical leader within the department of anaesthesia across Tawam and affiliated sites in Abu Dhabi.

The role involves managing pediatric anaesthesia services, leading ward rounds, participating in multi-disciplinary teams, on-call coverage, and ensuring adherence to hospital policies and best practice

Qualifications

• NLT 2 years relevant experience as a consultant or equivalent post board certification.
• NLT 8 years full-time employment as a Consultant or equivalent post board certification (includes years in fellowship training) in internationally accredited institute.

Responsibilities

• Supports, implements, and follows hospital, departmental and divisional initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Leads ward rounds; reassesses inpatients and outpatients on a regular basis in line with best practice.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary meetings to plan safe and holistic care for patients.
• Ensures preparation of patients for procedures including informed consent.
• On-call coverage on a rotational basis including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Job description

Consultant Physician Paediatric Anaesthesia

United Arab Emirates

Job Description

The Consultant Physician is responsible for leading and supervising the delivery of high quality evidence-based care; effectively and efficiently diagnosing, managing and treating all patients placed under the post holder’s care. The Consultant Physician is expected to be an example of clinical excellence within his or her specialty and to provide leadership and training for junior medical staff.

Responsibilities

Managerial/AdministrationSupports, implements, and follows all hospital, departmental and divisional initiatives, policies and procedures

Helps lead and implement the organization’s performance management system, including peer review and the productivity and utilization review processes

Participates in the organization’s performance management system, including peer review and the productivity and utilization review processes

Assists with scheduling and supports the Division Chief in ensuring that adequate medical coverage is provided within the Division at all times

Attends Divisional meetings as required

Assists the Division Chief in the recruitment of new medical staff when appropriate

Assumes other administrative or clinical duties as requested by the Division Chief

Technical
Diagnoses and treats patients according to established standards of best practice for the post holder’s specialty. The Consultant Physician’s clinical duties include but are not limited to the following:

oOversees the clinical activities of the junior medical staff and is assumes responsibility for the care they provide

oComplies with all established hospital polices regarding admissions, consultations, daily patient care, surgical procedures, discharge protocols, outpatient and follow up practices

oPractices appropriate utilization of the organization’s resources

oLeads ward round; reassesses both inpatients and outpatients on a regular basis, in line with established best practice

oAccurately documents all relevant clinical information in a clear and timely fashion in accordance with established procedures

oRegularly reviews results of all investigations and modifies treatment as required

oLiaises with other medical specialties and support services for additional input as required

oActively participates in multi-disciplinary meetings to help plan effective, safe and holistic care for individual patients

oEnsures preparation of patients for all procedures including obtaining informed consent

oAccepts clinically appropriate referrals from the Emergency Department, primary care, other departments, specialty clinics, walk in patients, and patients referred from other hospitals

oParticipates in and ensures the provision of out of hours (on call) coverage on a rotational basis including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays as required

oCommunicates clinical information to patients and the patient’s family and friends (with consent of the patient) in a timely manner

oMaintains a good working relationship with members of staff and promotes collaboration and a team-based approach to patient care

oPerforms other clinical responsibilities as assigned
Quality & SafetyHelps lead quality improvement within the Department

Supports a culture of regular audit and encourages the use of audit results for improving clinical practice

Supports the reporting, investigation, and response to untoward incidents

EducationFosters a culture of learning, development and continuous improvement across the Department by:

oPromoting and assisting in the instruction, guidance and supervision of junior medical staff (required)

oFacilitating the provision of essential training relevant to clinical staff in the specialty

oShowing commitment to Continued Medical Education (CME)

Promotes and participates in clinical research and publication

Keeps abreast of the current, relevant literature and the latest trends and technologies in the industry

Qualifications

Qualification :-

Special Certificate:-

Required:
a. Tier 1: NLT 2 years relevant experience as a consultant or equivalent post board certification.
b. Tier 2: NLT 8 years full-time employment as a Consultant or equivalent post board certification (includes years in fellowship training) in internationally accredited institute.
For UAE Nationals
Clinical Fellowship training following primary specialty board may substitute for experience as follows:
Each year of clinical fellowship is counted as two years of clinical
experience
Only applicable to clinical subspecialty fellowship in the following
countries (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, USA) or HAAD accredited
fellowship programs.
Desired:
N.A.

Job Info

• Job Identification 2722
• Job Category Medical
• Job Schedule Full time
• Working Type Shift
• Locations "Tawam, Near Abela Supermarket", Abu Dhabi, AE Al Maqam, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, AE
• Business Unit SEHA BU
• Legal Employer Abu Dhabi Health Services .Co ( Psc )