Specialist - Neonatology

• Provide a comprehensive professional and ethical quality clinical services to patients in an effective and efficient manner.

• Monitor and manage clinical risks associated with direct patient care.

• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality management standards.

• Maintain accurate medical records.

• Ensure excellence in medical practice is maintained by focusing on continuous professional development of self and others.

• Maintain integrity in professional services by executing clinical services in an ethical and responsible manner. Performs the professional duties of a neonatologist.

• Responsible for assessment and reassessment of patients.

• Performs general or special examinations and other procedures covering the full scope of the field of neonatology. Orders laboratory examinations and x-rays, determines diagnosis, prescribes nursing and dietary care necessary, orders or applies such preventive measures as required.

• Will serve as first on call for all the patients under Neonatology service and will provide consultation (as and when needed) to other specialty patients pediatric Surgery and OB/Gyn for in- and out-patients as assigned and/or required.

• Provides onsite in-patient care to the admitted newborn and attends delivery or caesarean section deliveries as per the duty roster working in shift pattern which may include day or night shifts.

• Diagnoses and treats patients according to established standards of best practice for the post holder’s specialty

• Serves as a specialist in neonatology providing consultative services to the other Medical Services. Provides technical assistance with neonatal patients.

• Provides on-call emergency coverage for neonatology.

• Assess risk, report incidents and to participate in Risk Management processes.

• Review with senior staff, adverse events, problem incident and complaints and explore all opportunities to improve the quality of care and provide recommendations in regard to risk management

• Fulfills professional requirements for continuing maintenance of competence in all aspects of neonatal medicine.

• Carry out other assigned duties within the appropriate scope of knowledge, skills and abilities of neonatal positions.

At least 3 - 5 years’ post qualification experience at Specialist level (independent of country)

At least 1 year Specialist level experience from a Tier 1 country as specified by the UAE healthcare regulator.

Certification and registration in a speciality recognised by relevant UAE healthcare authority. Active and valid life support certification (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, NRP)