Paramedic - DCAS

Location: Dubai, UAE
Employment type: Full-time, rotating shifts
Positions: 2
Start date: As soon as possible

About ART Ambulance Services

ART Ambulance Services L.L.C. is a DCAS-licensed private ambulance operator based in Dubai and part of the Belgian Ambuce Rescue Team group, which has worked in emergency medical services since 1975. We provide non-emergency patient transport, event medical standby, corporate and industrial site medical cover, and international medical escort services.

Role summary

We are looking for two Paramedics to act as clinical lead on our ambulances and at our standby posts across Dubai. You will deliver pre-hospital care within the DCAS Paramedic scope of practice across patient transports, inter-facility transfers, events and site medical cover.

Key responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment, monitoring and pre-hospital care within the DCAS Paramedic scope of practice.
  
• Act as clinical lead on patient transports and inter-facility transfers.
  
• Provide medical cover at events, standby posts and corporate or industrial sites, and respond to incidents on site.
  
• Check, operate and maintain onboard medical equipment and keep the ambulance mission-ready.
  
• Work closely with your crew partner, dispatch, receiving facilities, physicians and first responders.
  
• Document patient assessment and care accurately on the patient care record.
  
• Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients, families and clients.
  

Mandatory:

Licensing: one of the following

• A valid DCAS Paramedic professional license; or
  
• As a minimum, meet in full the DCAS Paramedic qualification requirements (PQR) below, so that you can be licensed by DCAS.
  

DCAS Paramedic PQR:

• Qualification, one of:
  
  • Certificate in Paramedicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency and Medical Care, Emergency and Trauma Care Technology, Trauma Care or Advanced Assessment of Trauma (minimum 2 academic years or 1,500 hours course duration); or
    
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing with a Certificate in Emergency Medical Services (minimum 6 weeks course duration).
    
• Valid BLS, ACLS, PALS and Trauma Life Support (ITLS or PHTLS).
  
• Experience: minimum 1 year as a Paramedic after your EMS qualification, or 2 years as an EMT with a completed bridging course.

If you do not yet hold a DCAS license, please attach copies of your qualifications, certificates and formal experience letters from previous employers. These are needed for DCAS primary source verification (DataFlow) and the licensing process.

Other mandatory requirements

• Flexible schedule: fully available for rotating day and night shifts, weekends and public holidays, and able to adapt to last-minute changes in assignments.
  
• Commitment to annual CPD/CME and to completing the DCAS OSCE required for annual license renewal.
  
• Good spoken and written English.
  
• Calm, with sound clinical judgement under pressure.
  
• Physically fit to lift and move patients and heavy equipment.
  
• Clean, professional appearance and a strong commitment to patient care and confidentiality.
  

Preferred

• Speaking additional languages besides English (for example Arabic, French, Russian, Hindi/Urdu or others). Multilingual candidates are a strong advantage.
  
• Immediately available: currently on a visit visa or a cancelled visa.
  
• An active DCAS Paramedic license already in hand.
  
• Experience in the UAE ambulance or EMS sector, including event medical cover or inter-facility transfers.
  
• Valid UAE driving licence.
  

This vacancy is for the DCAS Paramedic level. If your qualifications and license match a different level (e.g. EMT or Advanced Paramedic), please apply for the vacancy matching your level instead. This helps us process your application faster.

What we offer

• Competitive monthly salary
  
• UAE employment visa and Emirates ID, sponsored by the company
  
• Medical insurance
  
• Annual leave and end-of-service gratuity as per UAE Labour Law
  
• Training and professional development within a European EMS group
  
• A multilingual, international working environment