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)