Consultant / Specialist Acute Medicine Physician – Acute Care & Rapid Assessment Unit | Leading Dubai Hospital | Tax-Free Package

Overview

Acute Internal Medicine and Medical Assessment Services

Consultant / Specialist Acute Internal Medicine Physician

Acute Medical Unit (AMU)

Role Overview

• **Position:**

Consultant / Specialist Acute Internal Medicine Physician

• **Location:**

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• **Healthcare Setting:**
• JCI-accredited tertiary-care hospital
• **Department:**
• Acute Internal Medicine / Acute Medical Unit (AMU)
• **Experience Required:**

Minimum

• 3+ years post specialist or board certification
• **Practice Model:**
• Acute medical admissions, inpatient care, emergency consultations, and multidisciplinary management
• The successful candidate will be responsible for the rapid evaluation, diagnosis, stabilization, and ongoing management of patients presenting with a broad spectrum of acute medical illnesses requiring urgent hospital-based care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment and management of patients presenting with
• acute medical conditions requiring urgent evaluation and treatment
• Lead the care of patients admitted through the

Acute Medical Unit (AMU)

• and medical admission pathways
• Perform comprehensive clinical assessments and formulate evidence-based treatment plans
• Manage patients with
• complex multisystem illnesses
• , including cardiovascular, respiratory, infectious, renal, endocrine, and metabolic conditions
• Rapidly identify deteriorating patients and initiate appropriate escalation of care when required
• Lead and participate in
• medical emergency response, resuscitation, and stabilization of critically ill patients
• Conduct daily ward rounds and coordinate multidisciplinary treatment plans
• Interpret laboratory investigations, imaging studies, ECGs, and other diagnostic tests to support clinical decision-making
• Collaborate closely with specialists in cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology, neurology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and critical care medicine
• Facilitate safe patient discharge planning and continuity of care through coordinated outpatient follow-up pathways
• Supervise and mentor junior physicians, residents, and medical trainees within the department
• Participate in clinical governance activities, quality improvement projects, and evidence-based protocol development
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with hospital and regulatory standards
• Ensure compliance with international patient safety standards and UAE healthcare regulations

Qualifications & Board Recognition

• Applications are welcome from physicians holding recognized qualifications such as:
• **American Board of Internal Medicine with subspecialty**
• **UK CCT in Acute Medicine specialization / Internal Medicine**
• **MRCP (UK) / FRCP**
• **Royal College Certification (Canada)**
• **Australian Fellowship (FRACP)**
• **Arab Board in Internal Medicine**
• **MD / DNB / FCPS Internal Medicine**
• or equivalent recognized specialist qualification
• Candidates must meet eligibility requirements for

DHA / DOH / MOH licensing

Preferred Experience

• Experience within an

Acute Medical Unit (AMU)

• , emergency medicine interface service, hospitalist service, or acute care setting
• Strong exposure to management of
• high-acuity medical admissions and rapid assessment pathways
• Certification in

Advanced Life Support (ALS/ACLS)

• and Basic Life Support (BLS) preferred
• Experience in multidisciplinary acute care environments and patient flow management

Compensation & Benefits

• **Highly competitive tax-free consultant salary**
• **Performance-based incentives**
• **Housing allowance or accommodation support**
• **Comprehensive family medical insurance**
• **Annual return flight tickets**
• **Professional indemnity / malpractice coverage**
• **Continuing Medical Education (CME) support**
• **Relocation assistance for international candidates**

Licensing & Relocation Support

• Full assistance will be provided for:
• **DHA license conversion guidance**
• Credential verification and documentation support
• Relocation assistance to

Dubai, UAE

• Hospital onboarding and professional integration support