Senior Infectious Diseases Consultant, Infection Control

Allocation Assist Middle East

Dubai

On-site

AED 65,000 - 85,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East seeks a senior Consultant Infectious Diseases - Infection Control in Dubai to lead infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and complex infectious disease management across hospital services.

The role requires board-certified physicians with 5+ years of consultant-level experience, strong collaboration with ICU, microbiology, pharmacy, and public health teams, and a commitment to evidence-based practice within a modern healthcare setting in the UAE.

Qualifications

MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution.
Board Certification in Infectious Diseases is mandatory.
Minimum 5 years of consultant-level experience in infectious disease practice.
Appropriate UAE consultant licensing or eligibility to obtain the required professional license.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and manage a broad range of bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, and other infectious diseases.
Provide consultant-level care for complex inpatient and outpatient infectious disease cases.
Lead management of severe sepsis and complicated infections requiring multidisciplinary treatment.
Diagnose and treat HIV and associated opportunistic infections using evidence-based treatment pathways.
Manage tuberculosis, including complex, drug-resistant, and clinically challenging presentations.
Provide specialist care for viral hepatitis and related infectious complications.
Assess immunocompromised patients with suspected or confirmed infections and coordinate individualized treatment strategies.
Provide expert consultation on healthcare-associated and hospital-acquired infections.
Review microbiology results, culture findings, antimicrobial susceptibility data, serology, molecular diagnostics, and imaging to guide treatment.
Develop and oversee antimicrobial stewardship initiatives focused on appropriate antibiotic selection, dosing, duration, and de-escalation.
Work closely with clinical pharmacists and microbiology teams to monitor antimicrobial resistance patterns and prescribing practices.
Develop, review, and implement infection prevention and control policies across clinical departments.
Advise on isolation requirements, transmission-based precautions, and appropriate infection containment measures.
Participate in outbreak investigation, epidemiological surveillance, case tracing, and hospital response planning.
Monitor compliance with infection prevention standards and recommend corrective actions where risks are identified.
Collaborate with intensive care, internal medicine, emergency medicine, microbiology, pharmacy, nursing, and public health teams.
Provide specialist guidance during emerging infectious disease events and unusual communicable disease presentations.
Educate physicians, nurses, allied healthcare professionals, and support teams on infection prevention and responsible antimicrobial use.
Maintain accurate consultation notes, infection control documentation, treatment plans, and clinical reports.
Participate in morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and governance committees.