Pediatrician Emergency specialist

NMC Healthcare is seeking a Pediatrician Emergency Specialist to provide prompt, comprehensive, and evidence-based emergency care to children presenting with acute illnesses, injuries, and medical emergencies in Abu Dhabi. The role covers rapid assessment, triage, stabilisation, diagnosis, and treatment. The specialist will recognise critically ill patients, coordinate referrals or admissions, and work closely with emergency physicians, paediatricians, nurses, paramedics, and other clinical teams to support safe and timely care.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage children presenting to the Emergency Department with acute conditions.
• Perform rapid triage, clinical assessment, stabilisation, and initiation of emergency treatment.
• Manage emergencies such as respiratory distress, sepsis, shock, seizures, trauma, poisoning, and dehydration.
• Order and interpret relevant laboratory tests, imaging, ECGs, and other diagnostic investigations.
• Provide resuscitation and emergency interventions, including paediatric advanced life support when required.
• Recognise critically ill patients and coordinate admission, transfer, referral, or intensive-care support.
• Prescribe treatment according to clinical guidelines and hospital protocols.
• Explain diagnoses, treatment options, prognosis, and follow-up needs to parents and caregivers.

Requirements and Qualifications

• The vacancy details do not specify a particular degree, postgraduate qualification, minimum experience period, or licence classification.
• Applicants should hold the recognised paediatric emergency credentials and UAE healthcare authorisation required for the position.

Skills and Competencies

The role requires rapid clinical decision-making, paediatric emergency knowledge, clear communication, and the ability to remain organised under pressure. Accurate records, teamwork, patient safety, infection control, and professional handovers are important. Experience supporting or supervising junior clinical staff is relevant to the responsibilities.

Employment Details

This is a full-time emergency-care position based in Abu Dhabi. Participation in on-call and emergency department duties is required as part of the hospital service.