We're Hiring | Consultant Psychiatrist
Location: Dubai
Employment Type: Full-Time
We are looking for an experienced
Consultant Psychiatrist to join a leading healthcare facility in Dubai. The ideal candidate will have advanced expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of psychiatric and mental health disorders, with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, compassionate care, and evidence-based psychiatric practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive psychiatric consultations, assessments, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with mental health conditions
- Diagnose and manage depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and other psychiatric conditions
- Evaluate and manage patients with personality disorders, trauma-related disorders, sleep-related psychiatric conditions, and stress-related disorders
- Conduct detailed psychiatric evaluations, mental status examinations, and appropriate psychological risk assessments
- Develop individualized treatment plans incorporating pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and multidisciplinary interventions
- Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychiatric medications based on clinical assessment and treatment response
- Assess and manage patients presenting with suicidal ideation, self-harm risk, acute psychosis, and psychiatric emergencies
- Provide appropriate psychiatric crisis intervention and stabilization within the authorized scope of practice
- Evaluate and manage substance-use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric conditions where appropriately trained
- Provide long-term management and follow-up for patients with chronic and complex psychiatric disorders
- Coordinate psychological therapies, behavioral interventions, and rehabilitation programs with multidisciplinary teams
- Collaborate with clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, neurologists, primary care physicians, social workers, and other specialists
- Provide psychiatric consultations for hospitalized patients and support liaison psychiatry services where required
- Educate patients and families regarding diagnosis, treatment options, medication adherence, relapse prevention, and mental health awareness
- Supervise and mentor junior physicians and other mental health professionals
- Maintain accurate and confidential clinical documentation while ensuring compliance with patient-safety, ethical, and clinical governance standards
- Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, teaching, research, and CME activities
Requirements
Qualifications
- MBBS/MD or equivalent medical degree
- Recognized postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry
- Board certification or equivalent recognized consultant qualification
- Fellowship or advanced subspecialty training in Psychiatry is highly desirable
- Minimum 5-10 years of post-specialization experience in Psychiatry
- Strong clinical experience in diagnosing and managing a broad range of psychiatric and mental health conditions
- Demonstrated expertise in psychopharmacology, psychiatric assessment, crisis intervention, and long-term psychiatric care
- Experience managing complex psychiatric cases and multidisciplinary mental health services
- Eligible for DHA Consultant classification/license in Dubai, subject to applicable qualification and experience requirements
- Excellent clinical judgment, communication, interpersonal, leadership, and patient-management skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary and attractive benefits package
- Medical insurance
- Annual paid leave and other benefits as per UAE Labour Law and facility policy
- Professional development and CME opportunities
- Modern, well-equipped mental health facilities and supportive clinical infrastructure
- Collaborative multidisciplinary healthcare environment
- Licensing assistance available for eligible candidates