Specialist - Hospitalist

Role Overview

Specialist - Hospitalist at NMC Healthcare. This role is based in the United Arab Emirates and involves delivering professional, ethical, and high-quality clinical care to patients while managing clinical risks and ensuring compliance with governance standards.

Role Purpose

Deliver comprehensive professional and ethical clinical services to patients in an effective and efficient manner, while maintaining clinical governance standards, managing clinical risks, and supporting continuous professional development.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care & Patient Management

• Provide 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.
• Maintain accurate medical records.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality management standards.
• Maintain integrity in professional services by executing clinical services in an ethical and responsible manner.

Professional Development

• Ensure excellence in medical practice is maintained by focusing on continuous professional development of self and others.
• Facilitate and support clinical clerkship training for medical students and junior colleagues.

Occupational Safety & Health

• Comply with reasonable OSH instructions, policies and safe working procedures.
• Use appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.
• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures.
• Not willfully or recklessly endanger anyone's health and safety.
• Assist with the preparation of risk assessments.
• Report OSH hazards, incidents, near misses and issues.
• Reduce, reuse and recycle waste as much as possible.
• Attend all OSH trainings, awareness programs and mock drills.
• Participate in OSHMS audits and inspections, ensuring standards are maintained.

Infection Prevention & Control

• Read and implement the NMC Prevention and Control of Infection Policy and Strategy to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness at all times, thus reducing the risk of infection in patients, staff and visitors.
• Maintain the strictest hand hygiene standards, including the 5 moments of hand hygiene, bare below the elbows protocols, and environmental care at all times.

Qualifications & Experience

• At least 3 to 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.
• Basic medical degree and completion of a specialty qualification or education programme (fellowship or diploma) recognised by the relevant UAE healthcare authority.
• Certification and registration in a speciality recognised by the relevant UAE healthcare authority.
• Eligibility for relevant healthcare authority registration, such as Membership from Royal College, Arab Board Certification, MS, DM, MPhil or an equivalent recognised by the relevant UAE healthcare authority.
• Active and valid life support certification (for example BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, NRP).

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency in an electronic medical record system.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others.
• Knowledge of clinical audit standards and processes.