Specialist - Emergency Medicine

NMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC in Abu Dhabi seeks a Specialist in Emergency Medicine to deliver high-quality clinical care, manage risks, and ensure governance and patient safety across departments.

The role emphasizes accurate medical records, routine CPD, adherence to infection control and regulatory standards, and on-call coverage across shifts.

Qualifications

• 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 recognized by the UAE healthcare authority.
• Certification and registration in a specialty recognized by the UAE healthcare authority; active life support certification (BLS/ACLS/PALS/ATLS/NRP).
• Eligibility for relevant healthcare authority registration (e.g., Royal College / Arab Board Certification / MS / DM / MPhil) or equivalent UAE recognition.

Responsibilities

• Provide 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 through continuous professional development of self and others.
• Maintain integrity in professional services by executing clinical services ethically and responsibly.
• Perform duties of Specialist per privileges delineation recommended by credential committee.
• Determine emergencies and provide rapid treatment and referrals as needed.

Education

Basic medical degree

Specialty qualification/education programme (fellowship/diploma)

Active life support certifications (BLS/ACLS/PALS/ATLS/NRP)

UAE healthcare authority registration eligibility

Job description

The role involves delivering professional, ethical, and high-quality clinical care, managing clinical risks, ensuring compliance with governance standards, and maintaining accurate medical records. It also emphasizes continuous professional development and maintaining integrity in providing ethical, responsible clinical services.

Responsibilities

• 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.

• To perform the professional duties of a Specialist in accordance with the delineation of privileges as recommended by the credential committee.

• Determines which cases constitute an emergency, extends rapid treatment to the patient as needed, makes quick decisions, and chooses the correct consultant for necessary additional guidance.

• Upon request examines in-patients on wards/ICU, rendering immediate judgment and treatment if necessary.

• Advises nursing personnel regarding medical problems; responds to radio-telephone calls from remote areas requesting medical advice; occasionally must go on emergency ambulance trips or otherwise use good judgment in responding to bona fide outside emergencies.

• Completes all medical records and case histories promptly, indicating thereon the diagnosis and treatment given. Is responsible for the medical accuracy, completeness and confidential nature of patients’ medical records.

• To ensure timely and accurate data to be notified to DOH of notifiable public health data and other data as per DOH rules, regulations and standards.

• Provides health counseling of patients as needed.

• Attends professional and hospital meetings as directed by the HOD. Occasionally prepares cases for presentation at ward rounds and staff meetings.

• To perform duties in outpatient clinics (if and when required).

• Provides on-call emergency coverage.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Head of Emergency Services.

• Work in all shifts as scheduled by the head of the department.

• Monitors clinical and other established indicators to ensure ongoing quality assurance.

• Strictly adheres to organization’s regulations and policies especially those related to infection control, patient safety, EHSMS, HAAD, JCI and ISO.

• Supports Continuous Quality Improvement and participates and contributes to all the quality assurance activities of the service.

• Participates and contributes in scheduled in-service training programs like ACLS, BLS, CNEs, CMEs, In house activities, conferences or other programs as requested.

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

• Maintains confidentiality as per the agreement signed.

• 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.

• Carries out other duties when requested by the Head of department.

Qualifications

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