Specialist Child Psychiatry

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is hiring a senior clinician to lead a hospital department in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on delivering professional quality care, supervising staff, and ensuring policy compliance across governance and infection control standards.

Requirements include a basic medical degree, a recognised specialty qualification, UAE registration, and life‑support certifications. You will implement risk controls, maintain records, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Medical degree with a recognised specialty qualification.
• Active and valid registration with UAE healthcare authority.
• Experience in governance, quality management and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and ensure ethical, high‑quality patient care.
• Monitor and manage clinical risks associated with direct patient care.
• Maintain accurate medical records and governance documentation.
• Oversee staff workload, on‑call rosters, and department schedules.
• Lead peer review and drive continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Education

Basic medical degree

Specialty qualification (fellowship/diploma)

Registration with UAE healthcare authority

Job description

• Provide a comprehensive professional and ethical quality clinical services to patients in an effective and efficient manner.

• Monitor and manage clinical risks associated with direct patient care.

• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality management standards.

• Maintain accurate medical records.

• Ensure excellence in medical practice is maintained by focusing on continuous professional development of self and others.

• Maintain integrity in professional services by executing clinical services in an ethical and responsible manner.

• Performs administrative functions at the Department level as established by the Medical Management.

• Supports Continuous Quality Improvement. Develops and promotes appropriate standards of care.

• Develops and implements work assignments, on-call assignments, and vacation schedules for Department staff.

• Supervises and monitors the delivery of health care by department staff. Provides guidance regarding patient care when indicated. Takes remedial action when appropriate.

• Develops and implements effective Peer Review. Provides annual and on-going feedback as appropriate.

• Works closely with other concerned committees in developing policies and procedures to promote quality health care for psychiatric patients.

• Exercises effective interpersonal skills in dealings with department staff, with associates and with Management.

• Evidences leadership skills in developing in others the willingness and desire to work toward common objectives.

• Maintains confidentiality regarding patient information and regarding administrative matters of confidential nature.

• Produces written communications, assessments, proposals and administrative documents that are timely and of high quality. Work product is of the quantity required to effectively accomplish duties as head of the department.

• Evidences dependability in carrying out the commitments and obligations of the position.

• Demonstrates the ability to listen to others in promoting effective communication.

• Develops thorough understanding of policies and procedures of the hospital and demonstrates respect for them.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Medical Director.

Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems

• Comply with reasonable OSH instructions, policies and safe working procedures

• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.

• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures

• Not willfully or recklessly endanger anyone’s health and safety

• Assist with the preparation of risk assessments

• Report OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycling of waste as much as possible

• Attend all OSH Trainings, awareness programs and mock drills.

• Participates in the OSHMS audits, inspections, ensuring standards are maintained

Prevention and Control of Infection (PCI):

• PCI is everyone’s responsibility. All staff are required to read and implement the NMC PCI Policy and Strategy in an effort to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness at all times, thus reducing the risk of infection in patients, staff and visitors.

The strictest hand hygiene, 5 moments of hand hygiene, bare below the elbows and environmental care, will be expected of all staff, including the post holder, at all times

Desired Candidate Profile

• At least 3 - 5 years’ post qualification experience at Specialist level (independent of country)

  At least 1 year Specialist level experience from a Tier 1 country as specified by the UAE healthcare regulator.

  Basic medical degree and completion of a specialty qualification/education programme (fellowship/diploma) recognised by the relevant UAE healthcare authority.

  Certification and registration in a speciality recognised by relevant UAE healthcare authority. Active and valid life support certification (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, NRP)

  Eligibility for relevant healthcare authority registration e.g. Membership from Royal College / Arab Board Certification / MS / DM / MPhil or an equivalent recognised by relevant healthcare authority in UAE