Section Head - Cardiothoracic Critical Care (Staff Physician)

Client of First Medical Center; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Family medical insurance

Annual flights

Relocation support

Professional development funding

Executive-level benefits

Job summary

First Medical Center in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Section Head of Cardiothoracic Critical Care to provide clinical leadership and oversee care for patients requiring intensive monitoring after cardiac and thoracic surgery or other complex conditions.

The role combines senior clinical responsibilities with service coordination, quality improvement and education within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Recognized specialist qualification in a relevant field (ICM, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery) or equivalent.
• Proven substantial experience in cardiothoracic critical care with leadership responsibilities.
• Eligibility for or active UAE health authority licence as required.
• Strong commitment to evidence-based medicine, patient safety and continuous service improvement.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate complex critical-care cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment and management of patients requiring cardiothoracic critical care.
• Oversee postoperative care after complex cardiac and thoracic procedures.
• Manage complex critical-care conditions including hemodynamic instability and respiratory failure.
• Coordinate advanced monitoring and organ-support therapies within clinical privileges.
• Provide leadership and support decision-making for complex cases.
• Coordinate with surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, intensivists, nurses and allied staff.
• Support staffing, handovers, escalation pathways and service coordination.
• Monitor outcomes and contribute to quality assurance, safety programs and audits.
• Participate in service development, policy implementation and multidisciplinary case reviews.
• Support education, mentoring and professional development within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Clinical governance

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Specialist qualification in Intensive Care Medicine / Anesthesiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery

Job description

May include executive-level benefits housing allowance family medical insurance annual flights relocation support and professional development funding depending on the contract

Overview A premium private hospital in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Section Head of Cardiothoracic Critical Care to provide clinical leadership and oversee the care of patients requiring intensive monitoring and advanced support following cardiac and thoracic surgery or other complex cardiothoracic conditions The role combines senior clinical responsibilities with service coordination multidisciplinary collaboration quality improvement and support for the development of critical-care standards

Clinical Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and management of patients requiring cardiothoracic critical care
• Oversee postoperative care following complex cardiac and thoracic procedures
• Manage complex critical-care conditions including hemodynamic instability respiratory failure bleeding and organ dysfunction
• Coordinate advanced monitoring and organ-support therapies within approved clinical privileges
• Provide clinical leadership and support decision-making for complex cases
• Coordinate closely with cardiothoracic surgeons cardiologists anesthesiologists intensivists nurses and allied healthcare professionals
• Support clinical staffing service coordination handovers and escalation pathways
• Monitor clinical outcomes and contribute to quality assurance patient-safety programmes and clinical audits
• Participate in service development policy implementation and multidisciplinary case reviews
• Support education mentoring and professional development within the team

Qualifications & Experience

• Recognized specialist qualification in Intensive Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, or another relevant specialty accepted for the position.
• Substantial experience in cardiothoracic critical care and clinical leadership.
• Qualifications and licensing appropriate to the role under applicable UAE health authority requirements.
• Eligibility for, or an active licence from, the relevant UAE health authority, as required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex critical-care cases.
• Strong communication, organizational, and clinical governance skills.
• Commitment to evidence-based medicine, patient safety, and continuous service improvement.