Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
SylvCare Talent is currently headhunting an experienced
Consultant Sports Medicine Physician for a senior clinical opportunity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
We are specifically targeting
Western-qualified consultants with recognized specialist training and strong experience in the assessment and management of sports-related and musculoskeletal conditions.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide consultant-level assessment, diagnosis and management of sports-related injuries and musculoskeletal conditions.
- Manage acute and chronic sports injuries in recreational and professional athletes.
- Assess and manage overuse injuries, tendon disorders, ligament injuries and exercise-related musculoskeletal conditions.
- Develop individualized treatment, rehabilitation and return-to-sport plans.
- Perform comprehensive sports medicine and musculoskeletal evaluations.
- Provide expert guidance regarding injury prevention and safe return to physical activity.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary care with orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, rehabilitation specialists, radiologists and other healthcare professionals.
- Manage patients requiring non-operative sports medicine treatment.
- Participate in athlete screening, fitness assessment and injury-prevention programs where applicable.
- Provide evidence-based advice regarding exercise prescription and physical activity.
- Support rehabilitation planning following musculoskeletal injury or surgery.
- Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions and clinical governance activities.
- Maintain high standards of documentation, clinical quality and patient safety.
- Participate in education, teaching and professional development activities as required.
Required Qualifications
Candidates should hold a recognized
Western specialist/consultant qualification, such as:
- UK CCT / CCST or equivalent recognized UK specialist qualification.
- American Board certification.
- Canadian Royal College certification.
- Irish specialist qualification / CSCST.
- Australian or New Zealand specialist qualification.
- Equivalent recognized Western board or specialist certification accepted for consultant classification in Saudi Arabia.
Candidate Requirements
- Medical degree from a recognized institution.
- Completed specialist training in Sports Medicine or an appropriately recognized pathway leading to consultant-level practice in Sports and Exercise Medicine.
- Current consultant-level clinical experience.
- Strong experience in sports injury and musculoskeletal medicine.
- Experience managing both acute and chronic athletic injuries.
- Strong understanding of rehabilitation and return-to-play principles.
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary sports medicine environment.
- Excellent clinical judgment and communication skills.
- Eligibility for SCFHS Consultant classification and registration.
- Existing SCFHS classification/license is highly advantageous.
- GCC experience is advantageous but not essential for an exceptional Western-qualified candidate.
Preferred Clinical Expertise
Particular interest in candidates with experience in:
- Sports and exercise medicine.
- Musculoskeletal medicine.
- Acute sports injury management.
- Tendon and ligament disorders.
- Overuse injuries.
- Non-operative musculoskeletal treatment.
- Athlete rehabilitation.
- Return-to-sport assessment.
- Injury prevention.
- Exercise prescription.
- Multidisciplinary athlete care.
- Professional or elite sports environments.
Application
Qualified
Western-trained Sports Medicine Consultants interested in opportunities in Riyadh are invited to submit:
- Updated CV
- Current medical license
- Specialist / board certification
- SCFHS classification or license, if available
Applications may be sent to
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