Specialist Infectious Disease Physician Internationally Qualified | UAE
About the role
We are seeking a qualified Specialist or Consultant in Infectious Diseases to join a reputable healthcare facility in the UAE. The successful candidate will diagnose, treat, and manage a broad range of infectious diseases, including complex infections, antimicrobial-resistant organisms, and emerging infectious conditions, while ensuring compliance with international clinical standards and UAE healthcare regulations. Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and diagnose infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Manage complex infections, including sepsis, bloodstream infections, pneumonia, meningitis, tuberculosis, HIV, and other communicable diseases. Evaluate and treat infections in immunocompromised patients, including those undergoing cancer treatment or organ transplantation. Develop individualized treatment plans and prescribe appropriate antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic therapies. Provide expert guidance on antimicrobial stewardship, appropriate antibiotic use, resistance prevention, and treatment optimization. Interpret laboratory investigations, microbiology cultures, antimicrobial susceptibility results, molecular diagnostic tests, and relevant imaging. Assess and manage hospital-acquired infections, healthcare-associated complications, and infections involving multiple organ systems. Collaborate with microbiologists, intensivists, surgeons, haematologists, oncologists, and other specialists to coordinate multidisciplinary patient care. Support infection prevention and control programmes, outbreak investigations, and communicable disease management in accordance with applicable UAE public health requirements. Provide consultation on complex infections, including those involving prosthetic devices, surgical sites, and vascular catheters. Requirements Recognized medical degree (MBBS or equivalent). Recognized postgraduate specialist qualification in Infectious Diseases or an accepted equivalent specialty pathway. International qualifications may include: Relevant post-qualification experience as required by the applicable UAE licensing authority. Eligibility for Specialist or Consultant classification under DHA, DOH, or