Associate Consultant – Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Woodston Personnel are seeking an experienced and accomplished Associate Consultant - Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) to join a prestigious hospital in Saudi Arabia. The Associate Consultant is responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to critically ill infants, children, and adolescents. The role involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, and manage complex cases requiring intensive care, while supporting senior consultants and contributing to service development, teaching, and clinical governance.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medical care to patients admitted to the PICU

• Perform clinical assessments, develop management plans, and ensure timely interventions

• Manage critically ill patients requiring advanced life support, ventilation, and organ support

• Participate in ward rounds, handovers, and emergency response teams

• Liaise with families regarding patient condition, treatment plans, and prognosis

• Work closely with nursing staff, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals

• Coordinate care with other specialties such as paediatrics, surgery, cardiology, and anaesthesiology

• Ensure continuity of care across departments and during patient transfers

• Supervise and support junior doctors, interns, and medical students

• Contribute to teaching sessions, case discussions, and simulation training

• Participate in continuing professional development (CPD)

• Engage in audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives

• Adhere to hospital policies, clinical guidelines, and best practices

• Support risk management and patient safety strategies

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

• Participate in rota planning and service delivery improvements

• Assist in policy development and departmental meetings

Full time contracts with excellent renumeration and benefits available

Please apply with your CV to register your interest in this role.

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

US Board/ FRCS - Irish, UK, Canadian, New Zealand or Australian/ Diploma d'Etudes Specialises (DES)/ CIS French Board/ Fachart & Sub- Board/ Fellowship / Board / Fellowship / Sweden / Belgium / Finland / Spain

Eligible for consultant licensure with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)