Chair of Department - Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology
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About the Role
SEHA is seeking a Chair of Department for Obstetrics & Gynecology to provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across SEHA Clinics in Abu Dhabi. The role involves clinical governance, service expansion, workforce planning, and performance optimization.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the Department in implementation of strategic plans and ensure adherence to policies
- Provide advice to Chief Medical Officer on clinical and professional matters
- Represent the Department at corporate meetings and chair Department meetings
- Review Department reports and make recommendations for improvements
- Assist in responding to requests from Corporate Team, SEHA, and regulatory bodies
- Lead implementation of performance management system including peer review
- Contribute to workforce planning and participate in recruitment
- Establish clear communication with medical workforce and hold regular meetings
- Oversee budget planning and financial management for the Department
- Support investigation and response to enquiries, complaints from patients and staff
- Promote clinical excellence and evidence based patient focused care
- Assume clinical duties including ward rounds, documentation, and patient communication
Requirements
- Qualification from Tier 1 or Tier 2
- Certified proof of yearly CME
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Job Description
- The Chair of Department (OBG) provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for Obstetrics & Gynecology services across SEHA Clinics.
- The role is responsible for ensuring high quality, patient centered care, standardization of clinical practices, and alignment with DOH, SEHA, and international healthcare standards.
- The Chair will lead clinical governance, service expansion, workforce planning, and performance optimization while fostering a culture of clinical excellence, innovation, and patient safety.
Responsibilities
- Leads the Department in the implementation of all Departmental and organizational strategic plans.
- Ensures adherence to established policies as required.
- Assumes responsibility for providing relevant advice to the Chief Medical Officer on clinical and professional matters related to the Department.
- Represents the Department at Corporate meetings, chairs Department meetings and attends all other management meetings as required.
- Reviews Department reports, makes recommendations for improvements to clinical services, and ensures implementation as required.
- Assists the Chief Medical Officer in responding to appropriate requests from the Corporate Team and SEHA, and regulatory bodies, including DOH.
- Reviews Departmental and Division reports, makes recommendations for improvements to clinical services, and ensures implementation as required.
- Helps lead and implement the organization’s performance management system, including peer review and productivity and utilization review processes.
- Contributes to workforce planning issues within the Department, and participates in recruitment, including the appointment of Division Chiefs and physicians as required.
- Assumes responsibility for establishing a clear system of communication with the medical workforce in the Department and holds regular meetings with Division Chiefs.
- Oversees budget planning and other financial management responsibilities for the Department.
- Supports the timely investigation and response to enquiries, complaints, and other issues from patients, relatives and clinical staff arising within the Department as per established guidelines.
Additional Administrative Duties
- Promotes clinical excellence and encourages evidence based and patient focused care
- Assumes clinical duties and practices specific to the post holder’s subspecialty as well as other general clinical responsibilities required by Consultants in the organization
- Carries outward rounds and reassesses both inpatients and outpatients on a regular basis, in line with established best practice
- Accurately documents all relevant clinical information in a clear and timely fashion in accordance with established procedures
- Regularly reviews results of all investigations and modifies treatment as required.
- Liaises with other medical specialties and support services for additional input as required
- Actively participates in multi disciplinary meetings to help plan effective, safe and holistic care for individual patients
- Oversees preparation of patients for all procedures including obtaining informed consent
- Communicates clinical information to patients and the patient’s family and friends (with consent of the patient) in a timely manner
- Maintains a good working relationship with members of staff and promotes collaboration and a team based approach to patient care
- Performs other clinical responsibilities as assigned
- Leads quality improvement initiatives and ensures that these are adopted by Department
Required Qualifications
- Qualification from Tier 1 OR Qualification from Tier 2
- Certified proof of yearly CME
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