Pediatric Anesthesia Consultant

About the role

We are looking for a Pediatric Anesthesia Consultant to join a leading tertiary healthcare provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will deliver comprehensive anaesthetic care for infants, children and adolescents across a wide range of high‑acuity surgical specialties.

Key responsibilities

• Provide independent pediatric anesthesia for general, neonatal, ENT, orthopaedic, ophthalmic, urological, trauma, emergency, oncology, radiology and interventional procedures.
• Manage high‑risk patients (ASA III–IV), complex airways, rapid sequence induction and emergency resuscitation.
• Support NICU and PICU with neonatal emergencies, pre‑operative optimisation and postoperative pain control.
• Perform and supervise regional and ultrasound‑guided nerve blocks as part of multimodal pain management.
• Participate in MDT meetings, clinical pathway development, quality improvement, morbidity & mortality reviews and departmental audits.
• Train junior anaesthesia staff through simulation sessions and competency programmes.

Required profile

• Western Board Certification in Anesthesia (e.g., FRCA, American Board, FRCPC, CIC, FANZCA or equivalent).
• Recognised Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia or 2–3 years of tertiary‑level pediatric anesthesia experience.
• Eligibility for SCFHS Consultant Classification.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary paediatric teams.

Required skills

• Neonatal and paediatric airway management
• Regional anesthesia techniques
• Ultrasound‑guided nerve block proficiency
• Simulation‑based training experience

What we offer

• Competitive tax‑free consultant salary
• Housing, transportation and annual flight allowances
• Professional development, CME and SCFHS licensing support
• Family benefits, schooling allowances and relocation assistance (varies by employer)