Specialist - Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Role Overview

Specialist - Obstetrics & Gynaecology at NMC Healthcare. Location not specified in source material.

Role Purpose

Deliver professional, ethical, and high-quality clinical care in obstetrics and gynaecology while managing clinical risks, ensuring compliance with governance standards, maintaining accurate medical records, 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.

Prevention & Control of Infection

• Read and implement the NMC PCI Policy and Strategy in an effort 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, apply 5 moments of hand hygiene, maintain bare below the elbows protocol, and ensure 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 relevant UAE healthcare authority.
• Active and valid life support certification, such as BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, or NRP.
• Eligibility for relevant healthcare authority registration, such as Membership from Royal College, Arab Board Certification, MS, DM, MPhil, or an equivalent recognised by relevant healthcare authority in UAE.

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.