Consultant Critical Care – Abu Dhabi

Position Overview

Abu Dhabi

Consultant in Critical Care Medicine

Key Responsibilities

• Provide full-spectrum ICU care for critically ill adult patients, including medical, surgical, trauma, and sepsis cases.
• Lead daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds and ensure high‑quality clinical decision‑making.
• Perform and supervise advanced ICU procedures: mechanical ventilation, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, central/arterial line insertion, RRT initiation, and complex resuscitation.
• Collaborate closely with anesthesia, emergency medicine, cardiology, surgery, and allied health teams.
• Participate in clinical governance, M&M meetings, quality improvement, and ICU protocol development.
• Ensure adherence to international critical care guidelines (SCCM, ESICM, NICE).
• Provide teaching and mentorship to residents, fellows, and ICU nursing staff.
• Support research, audits, and service development initiatives within the ICU.

Qualifications & Requirements

in Critical Care / Intensive Care Medicine

• American Board

• Cct (Uk) / Cesr

• FRCA with ICU fellowship
• Australian/NZ Fellowship
• Western-equivalent certifications
• Minimum 5–7 years post‑consultant experience preferred.
• Eligibility for DOH (Department of Health Abu Dhabi) licensing.
• Demonstrated experience in high-acuity ICUs within tertiary or quaternary hospitals.
• Strong communication, leadership, and team‑based care skills.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience in ICU service expansion, pathway optimization, or digital ICU systems.
• Interest in ECMO, advanced ventilation strategies, or subspecialty critical care areas.
• Commitment to patient safety, continuous improvement, and multidisciplinary collaboration.