Consultant PICU - Pediatric Critical Care

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

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free remuneration

Housing support

Transportation support

Medical insurance

Annual leave

Airfare allowance

Family-related benefits

Continuing medical education support

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant PICU - Pediatric Critical Care physician in Dubai to treat critically ill neonates, infants, and children within a modern tertiary healthcare setting.

The role requires a minimum of 5 years in consultant-level PICU work, with advanced skills in mechanical ventilation, invasive monitoring, and emergency stabilization. Competitive remuneration with housing, medical insurance, and CME support is offered.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• Specialization in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
• Board Certification, CCT, Fellowship, European/American Board or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment and management of critically ill neonates, infants, children and adolescents in PICU.
• Stabilize emergencies and determine escalation of respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and other organ support.
• Manage ventilation, airway management, sedation, analgesia, and invasive monitoring.
• Perform and supervise endotracheal intubation, central venous access and arterial line placement.
• Review monitoring data and lab results to guide treatment decisions.
• Develop individualized intensive care plans and participate in clinical governance and quality improvement.
• Coordinate cases with subspecialists and multidisciplinary teams.
• Guide junior clinicians and supervise residents, ensuring safety and handover quality.
• Communicate with families regarding condition, priorities and prognosis.
• Maintain thorough intensive care documentation and participate in morbidity reviews.

Skills

Pediatric intensive care

Mechanical ventilation

Invasive monitoring

Emergency stabilization

Multidisciplinary leadership

Clinical governance

Patient safety

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Pediatrics specialization

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship/board certification

Job description

Consultant PICU - Pediatric Critical Care Job Snapshot Role: Consultant PICU - Pediatric Critical Care Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician Experience: Minimum 5 years consultant-level PICU experience Job Type: Full-time

Consultant PICU - Pediatric Critical Care in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician specializing in the treatment of critically ill infants, children, and adolescents.

Allocation Assist Middle East is hiring a pediatric critical care consultant with advanced expertise in mechanical ventilation, pediatric life support, invasive monitoring, emergency stabilization, and high-acuity intensive care within a modern tertiary healthcare environment.

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 PICU will take clinical responsibility for children requiring intensive monitoring, advanced respiratory support, cardiovascular stabilization, and complex organ support. The position combines rapid decision-making with coordinated multidisciplinary care, helping ensure critically ill pediatric patients receive timely interventions from admission through stabilization and recovery. Beyond direct patient management, the consultant will strengthen PICU standards through clinical leadership, supervision of junior medical staff, evidence-based treatment planning, and participation in patient safety and quality improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and management of critically ill neonates, infants, children, and adolescents admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
• Stabilize pediatric emergencies and determine appropriate escalation of respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and other organ support.
• Manage invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation, oxygen therapy, sedation, analgesia, and complex airway requirements.
• Perform and supervise endotracheal intubation, central venous access, arterial line placement, and other pediatric critical care procedures.
• Review physiological monitoring, laboratory findings, imaging, blood gases, and clinical response to guide treatment decisions.
• Develop individualized intensive care plans according to disease severity, patient condition, and evidence-based pediatric critical care protocols.
• Coordinate complex cases with pediatric subspecialists, anesthesiologists, surgeons, emergency physicians, nursing teams, and allied health professionals.
• Respond to pediatric rapid response calls and provide consultant-level guidance during acute clinical deterioration.
• Conduct structured clinical reviews and adjust treatment as patient conditions evolve.
• Supervise residents, junior physicians, and members of the PICU clinical team while maintaining safe escalation and handover practices.
• Communicate clearly with families regarding clinical condition, treatment priorities, expected progression, and important care decisions.
• Maintain complete intensive care documentation covering procedures, investigations, treatment plans, progress, and clinical outcomes.
• Participate in morbidity reviews, clinical governance, quality improvement projects, departmental education, and continuing medical education.

Ideal Profile

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree from an accredited institution.
• Recognized specialization in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
• Board Certification, CCT, Fellowship, European Board, American Board, or another recognized equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of consultant-level experience in Pediatric Intensive Care.
• Strong exposure to tertiary, internationally accredited, or high-acuity pediatric intensive care environments is preferred.
• Advanced competence in pediatric ventilation, airway management, sedation, invasive monitoring, and intensive care procedures.
• Proven ability to manage rapidly changing clinical situations involving critically ill children.
• Internationally trained physicians with UK, Irish, European, Australian, Canadian, or American specialist credentials are particularly relevant to the position.
• Strong clinical leadership and multidisciplinary communication skills.
• Ability to supervise junior clinicians while maintaining high standards of patient safety and critical care delivery.

Skills Set

• Pediatric intensive care
• Pediatric critical care medicine
• Mechanical ventilation
• Non-invasive ventilation
• Pediatric airway management
• Endotracheal intubation
• Central venous access
• Arterial line placement
• Advanced pediatric life support
• Pediatric emergency stabilization
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Respiratory support
• Sedation management
• Analgesia management
• Blood gas interpretation
• Critical care diagnostics
• High-acuity patient management
• Multiorgan support
• Clinical deterioration management
• Pediatric rapid response
• Intensive care documentation
• Multidisciplinary case management
• Clinical governance
• Patient safety
• Resident supervision

Why Join Us

This role provides experienced pediatric intensivists with the opportunity to work in Dubai 's expanding specialist healthcare market while managing clinically challenging cases in an advanced critical care setting. Modern PICU technology, multidisciplinary support, and demand for internationally qualified pediatric specialists create a strong environment for continued professional development.

The employment package may include competitive tax-free remuneration, housing and transportation support, medical insurance, annual leave, airfare allowance, family-related benefits where applicable, and continuing medical education support.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East connects internationally qualified physicians with consultant and specialist opportunities across leading healthcare organizations in the Middle East. Its medical recruitment network supports experienced doctors seeking senior clinical positions within hospitals that require advanced specialist expertise and high standards of patient care.