Davidson Management Consultants

Davidson Management Consultants, which trades in Dubai as Davidson, places doctors, surgeons and other healthcare staff with hospitals, polyclinics, medical centers and medical universities in the UAE, and it runs leadership searches for employers across most sectors. The firm describes itself as a healthcare, medical recruitment and leadership hiring consultancy, and its work for clients reaches beyond the emirates to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, and it also lists Kenya and Djibouti among its client countries.

Physician recruitment and licensing

Physicians and surgeons who want to practise in the UAE must hold a healthcare licence, and the firm explains that the process begins once a candidate chooses the emirate in which to work and live. Candidates who already hold a licence from the Dubai Health Authority, the Dubai Healthcare City Authority, the Department of Health or the Ministry of Health can apply to transfer it between emirates. The firm handles licensing, transfer and renewal enquiries separately, so that a candidate's paperwork runs alongside the job search.

Doctors from abroad for specialist posts

Much of the physician work is the search for board-certified and fellowship-trained doctors from overseas. The firm says these include surgeons who offer minimally invasive robotic procedures, and physicians with experience of running multispecialty hospitals or of research and development. Its consultants have placed sub-specialist doctors in fields such as obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, pediatrics, cardiology and orthopedics, and many of those doctors have gone into leadership roles such as head of department or senior consultant, where they have set up and developed new divisions.

Allied health and locum work

The healthcare recruitment team also places allied healthcare professionals, including sonographers, occupational therapists and hygienists. Locum and part-time work is handled through a separate registration page, where a candidate can register an interest in short-term or part-time cover.

Leadership and executive search

The leadership side of the business is an executive search service for C-level and director roles. The firm says it has headhunted senior people such as directors, CIOs, regional heads, CFOs, COOs, senior private bankers and heads of sales for clients in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kenya and Djibouti. The searches are aimed at people with at least fifteen years of expertise in a particular field, and the firm says it weighs proven performance, relevant experience, transferable skills and fit with the client's organization, followed by a rigorous reference check at interview.

Sectors beyond healthcare

The leadership searches reach into the sectors where the firm has clients, from construction and renewable energy to trading, real estate, automotive, retail, telecoms, IT and logistics. The firm describes its consultants as people who find the right professional within a client's industry through research-based local and international searches.

Hospitals and a 24-hour team

The firm states that its healthcare consultants are available around the clock to listen to requirements and work with a client as a team. It positions itself among the few recruitment agencies in Dubai with a full medical care offer, and it points to the growth of the regional healthcare sector, in investment and in the quality of care, as the reason more hospitals now bring in its help.

Davidson Management Consultants is a healthcare recruitment and leadership hiring consultancy based in Dubai. It places doctors and healthcare staff with hospitals, medical centres and medical universities, and runs executive searches across industries.

Products and services

• Physician recruitment: placing physicians and surgeons who hold DHA, DHCC, DOH or MOH licences.
• Medical licensing: support with DHA, DHCC, DOH and MOH licensing, licence transfers and renewals.
• Leadership hiring: executive search for C-level and director roles such as CEOs, CFOs and CIOs.
• Locum and part-time placements: registration for locum and part-time opportunities.

Who it works with

Hospitals, polyclinics, medical centres and medical universities, plus employers in construction, real estate, manufacturing, retail, IT and logistics for leadership roles.

Key facts

• Based in: Dubai
• Licensing bodies: DHA, DHCC, DOH and MOH
• Regions served: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman