Consultant Neonatology

Responsibilities

• Identifies and utilises networks within own work environment.
• Aligns individual behaviour to support and meet team goals.
• Proactively and respectfully shares all relevant viewpoints with others and seeks their input.
• Clarifies and understands own role and responsibilities within the team.
• Recognises, appreciates and respects individual differences.
• Actively participates and builds a positive team spirit.
• Identifies and responds effectively and tactfully in a sensitive or difficult situation.
• Confronts and defuses difficult situations/conflict in a non‑judgemental manner.
• Identifies and reacts appropriately to non‑verbal cues; recognises and is aware of own biases and emotions and their effects on self and others.
• Effectively manages own feelings, guards against inappropriate displays of emotions.
• Listens attentively, considers and responds appropriately to the feelings and attitudes of others.
• Remains focussed under pressure and perseveres despite setbacks and obstacles to fulfil work outputs.
• Performs the professional duties of a neonatologist.
• Makes daily rounds related to patients in the hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the normal newborn nursery; 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.
• Provides in‑patient care to the newborn and attends difficult delivery or cesarean section deliveries.
• Serves as a consultant in neonatology providing consultative services to other Medical Services. Provides technical assistance with pediatric patients. Determines the eligibility of neonatology admissions.
• Reviews journals, texts or periodicals in order to keep current on latest techniques and procedures of neonatal intensive care.

• At least 3‑5 years’ post‑qualification experience at consultant level (independent of country).
• Preferred at least 1 year Consultant level experience from a Tier 1 country as specified by the UAE healthcare regulator.