Dubai-based Lead Obstetrician: High-Risk & Maternity Care

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 614,000 - 837,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing Medical Education support

Professional development opportunities

Multidisciplinary teamwork environment

Competitive salary package

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant Obstetrician in Dubai to manage maternity care across antenatal, delivery and postnatal stages in a hospital setting.

The role focuses on high-risk pregnancies, labor supervision, cesarean sections when needed, and collaboration with neonatology and anesthesia teams; candidate must have DOH license and minimum 5 years consultant experience.

Qualifications

• MBBS/MD or equivalent degree from an accredited institution.
• Completion of recognized specialist training in Obstetrics.
• Active DOH license or eligibility to obtain the required professional license.
• Minimum of 5 years of consultant-level experience in obstetric practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal consultations.
• Assess and manage women with normal, complex, and high-risk pregnancies.
• Develop individualized pregnancy and delivery care plans based on maternal and fetal needs.
• Monitor maternal health and fetal development throughout pregnancy.
• Request and interpret relevant laboratory tests, imaging, fetal monitoring, and other obstetric investigations.
• Supervise labor progression and oversee safe vaginal deliveries.
• Perform cesarean sections and other medically necessary obstetric interventions.
• Identify and manage obstetric emergencies, including maternal or fetal deterioration.
• Provide timely clinical decisions during complicated labor and delivery cases.
• Coordinate care for patients with medical conditions affecting pregnancy.
• Collaborate with neonatologists, anesthetists, midwives, nurses, and multidisciplinary medical teams.
• Counsel patients and families regarding pregnancy, delivery options, clinical risks, and postnatal care.
• Educate expectant mothers on maternal health, warning signs, birth planning, and postpartum recovery.
• Maintain complete, accurate, confidential, and timely clinical documentation.
• Follow healthcare regulations, institutional protocols, ethical practices, and patient-safety standards.
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement activities, departmental meetings, and continuing medical education.
• Support the consistent application of international standards in maternity and obstetric care.

Skills

Antenatal care

High-risk pregnancy management

Obstetric medicine

Labor management

Cesarean section

Patient counseling

Clinical documentation

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

MBBS, MD, or an equivalent medical degree

Completion of recognized specialist training in Obstetrics

Board certification / fellowship in Obstetrics

Job description

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant Obstetrician in Dubai to manage maternity care across antenatal, delivery and postnatal stages in a hospital setting.

The role focuses on high-risk pregnancies, labor supervision, cesarean sections when needed, and collaboration with neonatology and anesthesia teams; candidate must have DOH license and minimum 5 years consultant experience.