Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Consultant

Join SEHA Health System in Abu Dhabi as a Consultant in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia 

Why Join this leading Healthcare Institution?
✅ Specialized Practice – Treat complex pediatric cases 
✅ Innovative Environment – Work with advanced treatment technologies.
✅ Attractive Package – Tax-free salary, relocation support, and full healthcare coverage.

If you are a Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Consultant and want to advance your career in a world-class setting, apply today!

Summary

The Consultant in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia provides expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of anesthesia care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents undergoing cardiac and cardiothoracic procedures.

Education/Qualification:

Qualification Source from: North America, Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand.

• Basic medical degree from recognized institution
• Post-qualification certification 
  • USA: American Board of Anesthesia (ABA)
  • Canada: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Certificate in Anesthesia (FRCPC)
  • UK and Ireland: GMC/CCST Specialist Register in Anesthesia
  • Australia and New Zealand: Fellowship from the Royal College in Anesthesia (FRACP)

Experience:

• • • Minimum of two (2) years of experience post-board/equivalent certification in Austria, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland (CCST), United Kingdom (CCT) Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden OR  Switzerland
    • Sub-Specialties: Minimum of two (2) years of experience post-sub-specialty certification in Austria, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, or the UK.

License:

• Current and in a Good Standing Medical License to practice in country of residence.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess and optimize neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital and acquired cardiac conditions before surgical and interventional procedures
• Develop individualized anesthetic plans based on patient age, cardiac physiology, surgical complexity, and associated medical conditions
• Administer general anesthesia for pediatric cardiac surgeries, cardiac catheterization procedures, and other specialized interventions
• Provide advanced intraoperative monitoring, including invasive hemodynamic monitoring, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and management of cardiopulmonary bypass physiology when qualified
• Manage complex airway challenges, hemodynamic instability, arrhythmias, and perioperative cardiac emergencies
• Provide anesthesia care during procedures requiring extracorporeal support and collaborate with perfusion teams during cardiopulmonary bypass
• Deliver postoperative pain management and coordinate transfer of care to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit
• Collaborate closely with pediatric cardiac surgeons, pediatric cardiologists, intensivists, perfusionists, nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals
• Participate in preoperative conferences, multidisciplinary cardiac meetings, and perioperative planning discussions
• Provide emergency anesthesia support for urgent and high-risk pediatric cardiac cases
• Maintain accurate anesthesia records, clinical documentation, and procedural reports
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, research, and development of cardiac anesthesia protocols
• Supervise and train anesthesia residents, fellows, and junior medical staff
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, patient safety standards, infection prevention protocols, and pediatric anesthesia guidelines