# Consultant Pediatric Radiation Oncologist

> Astra ProMed · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-22

**Salary:** unknown currency 780,000–1,140,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

### 🏥 Job Description – Consultant Pediatric Radiation Oncologist

### 📍 Position

**Consultant Pediatric Radiation Oncologist**

### 📍 Location

**Dubai / Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates**

### 🩺 Job Summary

We are seeking a highly qualified and experienced **Consultant Pediatric Radiation Oncologist** to join a leading tertiary healthcare institution in the UAE. The successful candidate will provide specialized radiation oncology services for infants, children, and adolescents with cancer, delivering advanced, evidence-based radiotherapy while working closely with pediatric oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, medical physicists, radiation therapists, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure the highest standards of patient care.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Diagnose, evaluate, and manage pediatric patients requiring radiation therapy for malignant and selected benign conditions.
-   Develop individualized radiotherapy treatment plans using evidence-based clinical protocols.
-   Perform patient consultations, simulation, target volume delineation, treatment planning review, and radiation prescription.
-   Deliver advanced radiation therapy techniques, including IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, stereotactic radiotherapy, and proton therapy (where available).
-   Monitor patients during treatment and manage acute and long-term radiation-related side effects.
-   Collaborate with pediatric oncology multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment strategies.
-   Participate in pediatric tumor boards, clinical case discussions, and quality improvement initiatives.
-   Provide long-term follow-up care, survivorship planning, and monitoring for late effects of radiation therapy.
-   Counsel patients and families regarding diagnosis, treatment options, expected outcomes, potential risks, and follow-up care.
-   Ensure compliance with radiation safety regulations, quality assurance standards, and hospital policies.
-   Maintain accurate clinical documentation and medical records.
-   Supervise junior physicians, residents, fellows, and allied healthcare professionals.
-   Participate in clinical research, teaching, and Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities.

## Requirements

### Qualifications & Requirements

-   MBBS or equivalent medical degree recognized by the relevant UAE health authority.
-   Completion of an accredited residency in Radiation Oncology.
-   Fellowship or subspecialty training in **Pediatric Radiation Oncology** is highly desirable.
-   Board Certification or equivalent specialist qualification recognized under the UAE Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR).
-   Eligibility for or possession of a DHA, DOH, or MOHAP Consultant License.

### Experience

-   Minimum **3–5 years** of post-board experience as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist with significant experience in pediatric oncology (or as required by UAE licensing regulations).
-   Experience treating pediatric brain tumors, sarcomas, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, retinoblastoma, lymphomas, and other childhood cancers requiring radiotherapy.
-   Expertise in advanced radiotherapy planning and image-guided treatment techniques.
-   Experience working in internationally accredited pediatric cancer centers or tertiary hospitals is highly desirable.
-   Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary pediatric oncology care.

### Skills & Competencies

-   Expertise in pediatric radiation oncology and advanced radiotherapy techniques.
-   Strong knowledge of pediatric cancer biology and radiation treatment protocols.
-   Proficiency in radiation treatment planning systems and image-guided radiotherapy technologies.
-   Excellent clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
-   Strong communication and family counseling abilities.
-   Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary pediatric oncology teams.
-   Commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
-   Leadership, mentoring, and teaching capabilities.

### Preferred Qualifications

-   Fellowship from a recognized international Pediatric Radiation Oncology program.
-   Western Board Certification or equivalent internationally recognized qualification (preferred).
-   Experience with proton therapy and stereotactic radiotherapy.
-   Active involvement in clinical research, publications, and medical education.

## Benefits

### What We Offer

-   Competitive tax-free salary.
-   Comprehensive health insurance.
-   Annual airfare allowance.
-   Annual paid leave.
-   Continuing Medical Education (CME) support.
-   Professional indemnity insurance.
-   Relocation assistance (where applicable).
-   Opportunity to work in a leading pediatric oncology center equipped with advanced radiotherapy technology and multidisciplinary cancer care.

**Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.**

## Apply

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