The posting
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist with South African Board qualifications to join a leading healthcare facility in the UAE. The successful candidate will provide advanced anaesthesia and perioperative management for complex cardiac and cardiothoracic surgical procedures, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and clinical care.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist anaesthesia services for complex cardiac and cardiothoracic surgical procedures.
- Conduct comprehensive preoperative assessments and develop individualized anaesthesia plans.
- Administer and manage general anaesthesia and advanced cardiac anaesthesia techniques.
- Manage anaesthesia for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve replacement, and other major cardiac surgeries.
- Perform and interpret advanced invasive haemodynamic monitoring and transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE/TEE), where appropriately credentialed.
- Manage patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass and other complex cardiac interventions.
- Maintain intraoperative cardiovascular stability and manage critical haemodynamic complications.
- Coordinate closely with cardiac surgeons, perfusionists, intensivists, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Provide postoperative anaesthesia care and support management of patients in cardiac intensive care units.
- Manage perioperative complications, emergencies, and high-risk cardiac patients.
- Provide effective postoperative pain management and recovery planning.
- Ensure compliance with clinical governance, infection control, and patient safety protocols.
- Participate in clinical audits, departmental meetings, and quality improvement programmes.
- Provide clinical supervision, guidance, and mentorship to junior anaesthetists and medical staff.
Requirements
- MBChB / MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- South African Fellowship in Anaesthesiology (FC Anaes SA) or equivalent recognized specialist qualification.
- Advanced training and substantial clinical experience in Cardiac Anaesthesia.
- Relevant consultant-level clinical experience.
- Current or previous registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
- Eligibility for Consultant-level licensing under the applicable UAE healthcare authority requirements.
Benefits
- Competitive tax-free salary package.
- Accommodation or housing allowance.
- Annual air tickets.
- Medical insurance.
- Family benefits, subject to employer policy.



