Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and management of gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders affecting infants, children, and adolescents

• Diagnose and manage gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, and other common pediatric gastrointestinal conditions

• Assess and manage inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

• Diagnose and manage celiac disease and other gastrointestinal immune-mediated conditions

• Assess and manage food-related gastrointestinal disorders, malabsorption, and feeding difficulties

• Diagnose and manage pediatric liver and hepatobiliary disorders

• Assess and manage pancreatic disorders, including acute and chronic pancreatitis

• Evaluate children with failure to thrive, poor weight gain, nutritional deficiencies, and complex nutritional needs

• Provide appropriate management of enteral and parenteral nutrition in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams where required

• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic pediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy where clinically indicated

• Perform appropriate endoscopic procedures, including biopsy and other therapeutic interventions within the scope of clinical expertise

• Evaluate and manage gastrointestinal bleeding and other acute pediatric gastrointestinal presentations

• Interpret gastrointestinal investigations, laboratory findings, imaging, pathology, and endoscopic findings

• Develop individualized treatment and long-term management plans for children with chronic gastrointestinal conditions

• Monitor growth, nutrition, disease progression, and treatment response and adjust management plans accordingly

• Provide appropriate inpatient consultations and outpatient pediatric gastroenterology services

• Manage complex and acute gastrointestinal presentations requiring hospital-based care

• Provide patient and family education regarding gastrointestinal conditions, nutrition, medication, and long-term disease management

• Coordinate care with pediatricians, dietitians, surgeons, allergists, hepatologists, radiologists, pathologists, and other multidisciplinary specialists

• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions and complex patient management

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

• Participate in clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, and departmental development initiatives

• Support teaching, training, and mentoring activities where required

Qualifications

• Board certification or recognised specialist qualification in Pediatric Gastroenterology / Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

• Recognised specialist qualification from an appropriate accredited medical board or professional authority

• Minimum 3–5 years of post-specialisation experience in Pediatric Gastroenterology

• Significant experience managing a broad range of pediatric gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders

• Strong clinical experience in inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal disorders, liver disease, and complex nutritional conditions

• Demonstrated experience in pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy and related procedures

• Strong experience in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric gastroenterology

• Eligibility for Consultant-level licensing with DOH or the relevant UAE healthcare regulatory authority

• Required specialty/title: Pediatric Gastroenterology – Consultant

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Pediatric Gastroenterology

• Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease management

• Celiac disease and malabsorption disorders

• Pediatric liver and hepatobiliary disease management

• Pediatric pancreatic disorders

• Pediatric upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy

• Gastrointestinal bleeding assessment and management

• Chronic abdominal pain and functional gastrointestinal disorders

• Feeding disorders and nutritional assessment

• Failure to thrive and complex nutritional management

• Enteral and parenteral nutrition management where applicable

• Interpretation of gastrointestinal investigations and endoscopic findings

• Management of acute and chronic pediatric gastrointestinal conditions

• Strong clinical judgement and decision-making abilities

• Excellent patient and family counselling skills

• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary pediatric healthcare team

• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills

• Commitment to patient safety and high-quality pediatric gastroenterology care

Compensation

An attractive tax-free package will be offered based on the candidate’s qualifications, clinical expertise, and professional experience.