Specialist Critical Care

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, stabilization, diagnosis, and management of critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit

• Manage patients with acute respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, multi-organ dysfunction, and other life-threatening conditions

• Provide advanced airway management and appropriate ventilatory support

• Initiate and manage invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation

• Monitor and manage complex hemodynamic conditions and provide appropriate cardiovascular support

• Manage patients requiring vasopressor, inotropic, and other advanced pharmacological support

• Assess and manage severe infections, sepsis, and septic shock

• Provide critical care management for patients with acute neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and metabolic emergencies

• Manage critically ill postoperative and high-risk surgical patients

• Recognize clinical deterioration and initiate appropriate emergency interventions

• Perform or supervise critical care procedures within the approved scope of practice, including central venous access, arterial line placement, and advanced airway procedures

• Interpret arterial blood gases, hemodynamic parameters, laboratory investigations, and relevant diagnostic imaging

• Coordinate renal replacement therapy and other organ-support therapies where clinically indicated

• Develop individualized critical care management plans based on patients’ clinical conditions and response to treatment

• Participate in multidisciplinary ICU rounds and complex patient management discussions

• Coordinate care with anesthesiologists, emergency physicians, surgeons, pulmonologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, infectious disease specialists, and other multidisciplinary teams

• Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and families regarding clinical condition, treatment plans, and progress

• Participate in emergency response and resuscitation when required

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

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

• Support teaching, training, and clinical education activities where required

Qualifications

• Recognised specialist qualification in Critical Care Medicine / Intensive Care Medicine or an appropriate primary specialty with recognised subspecialty training in Critical Care

• Appropriate postgraduate training and certification in Critical Care / Intensive Care Medicine

• Relevant post-specialisation clinical experience in Critical Care Medicine

• Significant experience managing critically ill and medically complex patients

• Strong clinical experience in mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic management, sepsis, shock, and multi-organ support

• Demonstrated experience working in a multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit environment

• Experience managing both medical and surgical critically ill patients

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

• Required specialty/title: Critical Care – Specialist

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Critical Care / Intensive Care Medicine

• Advanced airway management

• Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation

• Hemodynamic monitoring and cardiovascular support

• Sepsis and septic shock management

• Multi-organ dysfunction management

• Vasopressor and inotropic therapy

• Critical care procedures and vascular access

• Arterial blood gas interpretation

• Acute respiratory failure management

• Critical care of postoperative and high-risk surgical patients

• Recognition and management of medical emergencies

• Advanced resuscitation and stabilization

• Strong clinical judgement and rapid decision-making abilities

• Excellent patient and family communication skills

• Ability to work effectively in a high-acuity multidisciplinary ICU environment

• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills

• Commitment to patient safety and high-quality critical care

Compensation

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