Consultant Neurosurgeon

**Date**:5 Dec 2024

**Location**: Sharjah, AE_SHA_1001, AE

**Company**:University Hospital Sharjah

**Summary of Main Duties**:

- Providing on call coverage on a rotational basis during evenings, nights, weekends, and Public Holidays, as required.
- Maintaining and completing appropriate medical records for all patients in a timely fashion.
- Participating in medical staff conferences, meetings and serve on hospital Committees, as requested.
- Assuming other duties as may be assigned by the department head.
- Carrying out the duties and responsibilities detailed in any department specific job description or statement of roles and responsibilities.
- Participation in administration and compliance with JCI procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Encourage multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Disseminate and implement hospital’s policies & procedures.
- Participate in Quality improvement activities meeting JCI & regulatory requirements.
- Implementing clinical pathway/Guideline or applicable.

**Responsibilities**:

- Admitting patients to hospital and ensuring that full admission documentation (history and physical, Admission note and initial integrated plan) are recorded.
- Ordering treatments and medications.
- Initiating appropriate investigations.
- Liaising with Non-clinical/Clinical staff.
- Conducting ward rounds at least once daily and as appropriate.
- Preparing for and participating in consultant/specialist rounds.
- Keeping daily records of inpatient progress.
- Attending specified clinics.
- Following up patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Following up the results of investigations and adjusting patient treatment/management accordingly.
- Preparing patients for procedures or surgery, where applicable.
- Obtaining patients informed consent or applicable.
- Performing invasive procedures/surgery in accordance with privileges.
- Receiving calls and seeing patients from the Emergency Department and specialty clinics.
- Receiving calls and consultation requests from other departments or hospitals.
- Seeing patients referred for consultation.
- Maintaining a good working relationship and professional conduct with all members of the staff and hospital staff.

**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:

- American Specialty Board or equivalent in accordance with MOH Table of Equivalency.
- 5 year’s clinical experience post certification in the appropriate specialty, in an active, acute care accredited institution or equivalent.

**Position criteria Other Skills/Abilities**:
UAE valid license as Consultant