Risk Management Officer - Healthcare Safety

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,880 - 290,160; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim Healthcare in Dubai is seeking a Risk Management Officer - Healthcare Safety to lead facility-wide risk governance and safety programs. You will drive incident investigations, emergency preparedness, and regulatory compliance across the hospital network.

The role requires 5+ years in healthcare risk management, strong leadership, and collaboration with clinical and administrative leaders to protect patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Nursing, Occupational Health, Safety, Healthcare Management or related field.
• Master’s degree in Management, Healthcare Sciences, Public Health preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of healthcare setting experience.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare risk management, occupational health, patient safety, and emergency preparedness.
• Experience developing facility-wide safety programs, policies, and compliance systems.
• Familiarity with Dubai Health Authority requirements and regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for healthcare risk management and safety functions.
• Develop departmental goals, performance measures, and annual plans.
• Design and maintain a comprehensive facility-wide risk and safety program.
• Align risk activities with patient safety, regulatory compliance, and business continuity.
• Coordinate risk activities with clinical and administrative departments.

Skills

Healthcare risk management

Patient safety

Emergency preparedness

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Nursing, Occupational Health, Safety, Healthcare Management

Master’s degree in Management, Healthcare Sciences, Public Health

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Job description

Job Snapshot

Risk Management Officer - Healthcare Safety Job Snapshot
Role: Risk Management Officer - Healthcare Safety
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Occupational Health and Safety
Experience: Minimum 5 years
Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Occupational Health and Safety
Salary: 18000-26000 (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

Overview

Risk Management Officer - Healthcare Safety in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Hospital and Health Care hiring opportunity focused on facility-wide risk governance, occupational health, emergency preparedness, regulatory compliance, patient safety, and business continuity. The role leads the planning, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of programs designed to protect patients, employees, visitors, facilities, and organizational assets. This position is suited to an experienced healthcare risk and safety professional with strong knowledge of incident investigation, root cause analysis, regulatory standards, emergency planning, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary team leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the healthcare risk management and safety function.
• Develop departmental goals, performance measures, annual plans, and improvement priorities.
• Design and maintain a comprehensive facility‑wide risk and safety management program.
• Align risk activities with patient safety, employee wellbeing, regulatory compliance, and business continuity requirements.
• Identify clinical, operational, occupational, environmental, financial, and reputational loss exposures.
• Evaluate the likelihood and potential impact of identified risks.
• Develop mitigation plans to reduce liability, prevent incidents, and protect organizational assets.
• Coordinate administrative and clinical risk activities across departments.
• Prepare short‑term and long‑term budgets for safety programs, resources, training, equipment, and emergency preparedness.
• Monitor departmental spending and allocate resources according to identified priorities.
• Develop and maintain emergency response, disaster preparedness, recovery, and continuity plans.
• Coordinate emergency exercises, drills, simulations, and post‑event reviews.
• Define staff roles, communication channels, escalation procedures, and command structures for emergencies.
• Work with local authorities, civil defence, fire services, security teams, and facility management on emergency readiness.
• Review emergency performance and update procedures based on lessons learned.
• Assess occupational health risks affecting employees across clinical and non‑clinical areas.
• Plan and evaluate programs for occupational disease screening, prevention, and exposure management.
• Coordinate pre‑employment medical reviews and visa‑related medical assessments where required.
• Develop workplace health promotion and employee wellbeing initiatives.
• Track workplace injuries, illnesses, exposures, near misses, and safety incidents.
• Analyze incident patterns and recommend preventive actions.
• Deliver safety awareness, accident prevention, and emergency response training.
• Ensure occupational health programs meet regulatory and organizational standards.
• Provide risk, safety, and occupational health support to all departments.
• Collaborate with the Dubai Health Authority, facility management, security, clinical leaders, and other stakeholders during investigations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary assessments of hazards, incidents, emergency readiness, and operational vulnerabilities.
• Support departments in developing corrective and preventive action plans.
• Establish standards, procedures, protocols, and guidance for health, safety, emergency preparedness, and risk management.
• Review existing processes and identify opportunities for safer and more efficient practices.
• Revise policies and programs when regulatory, operational, or organizational requirements change.
• Ensure approved policies remain current, accessible, and communicated to relevant employees.
• Conduct inspections and safety rounds throughout the healthcare facility.
• Verify compliance with accreditation requirements, local regulations, safety codes, and internal standards.
• Identify unsafe conditions and coordinate corrective action before they result in harm.
• Maintain a hazard‑free environment for patients, employees, visitors, and contractors.
• Coordinate the collection, validation, analysis, and reporting of risk management data.
• Use proactive risk tools such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to identify process weaknesses.
• Conduct or support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and quality improvement reviews.
• Track corrective actions and confirm that agreed improvements are implemented effectively.
• Prepare risk reports, dashboards, committee papers, and recommendations for senior management.
• Identify employee education requirements related to occupational health, safety, and emergency response.
• Ensure safety content is included in employee orientation and ongoing education programs.
• Coordinate training with clinical educators, department managers, human resources, and subject matter experts.
• Maintain accurate training attendance, competency, certification, and compliance records.
• Act as an advocate for safe working practices and patient protection.
• Represent the risk and safety function on interdisciplinary committees.
• Chair relevant safety, emergency preparedness, and disaster planning committees.
• Prepare meeting agendas, reports, action logs, and follow‑up documentation.
• Escalate significant risks, policy gaps, incidents, and overdue corrective actions to senior management.
• Maintain productive relationships with external regulators and emergency authorities.
• Follow all healthcare facility policies and Dubai Health Authority requirements.
• Complete required professional licensing, certifications, and regulatory obligations.
• Protect confidential employee, patient, incident, and investigation information.
• Promote high customer service standards and represent the organization professionally.
• Maintain current professional knowledge through training, research, and continuous development.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Nursing, Occupational Health, Safety, Healthcare Management, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree in Management, Healthcare Sciences, Public Health, or a relevant field is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a healthcare setting.
• Previous responsibility for supervising employees, coordinating teams, or leading multidisciplinary programs.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare risk management, occupational health, patient safety, and emergency preparedness.
• Experience developing facility‑wide safety programs, policies, procedures, and compliance systems.
• Practical knowledge of Dubai Health Authority requirements and applicable healthcare regulations.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analysis, and quality improvement activities.
• Familiarity with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and other proactive risk assessment methods.
• Ability to conduct safety inspections, risk assessments, audits, and regulatory readiness reviews.
• Understanding of business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency command structures, and crisis response.
• Experience managing occupational health screening, employee safety, and workplace incident prevention.
• Strong leadership and decision‑making ability.
• Capable of coordinating clinical, administrative, technical, and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal skills when working with healthcare professionals, regulators, employees, and patients.
• Ability to organize resources, prioritize competing requirements, and meet regulatory deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Strong analytical ability for reviewing incidents, trends, risks, and performance data.
• High standards of confidentiality, integrity, accountability, and professional judgement.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, patient‑centered care, and a safe working environment.

Skills Set

• Occupational Health and Safety
• Healthcare risk management
• Patient safety
• Enterprise risk assessment
• Emergency preparedness
• Disaster planning
• Business continuity
• Emergency response
• Occupational health programs
• Workplace injury prevention
• Employee health screening
• Incident investigation
• Root cause analysis
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• Quality improvement
• Safety inspections
• Regulatory compliance
• Dubai Health Authority requirements
• Accreditation readiness
• Risk data analysis
• Risk reporting
• Corrective and preventive actions
• Hazard identification
• Liability reduction
• Emergency drills
• Crisis coordination
• Safety training
• Policy development
• Procedure implementation
• Committee leadership
• Health promotion
• Accident prevention
• Risk registers
• Compliance documentation
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Access
• Stakeholder coordination
• Team management

Why Join Us

This opportunity provides responsibility for risk governance, occupational health, emergency readiness, patient safety, and regulatory compliance within Dubai’s expanding Hospital and Health Care sector. The role offers the chance to influence facility‑wide standards, strengthen organizational resilience, and implement programs that directly protect patients, employees, and visitors. The successful candidate will work across clinical, administrative, technical, and regulatory functions while developing senior‑level experience in healthcare safety leadership. Al‑Futtaim Healthcare offers an established operating environment, modern clinical facilities, multidisciplinary collaboration, and potential progression into broader quality, risk, compliance, or healthcare management roles.

About the Company

Al‑Futtaim Healthcare operates HealthHub Clinics, a multi‑specialty healthcare network offering advanced diagnostics, medical expertise, preventive care, and specialized services across Dubai. Supported by Al‑Futtaim Group’s established quality standards and customer‑focused culture, the healthcare division applies evidence‑based practices, modern clinical systems, and patient‑centered care principles to deliver safe and dependable services for individuals and families.