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Midwife Jobs in Dubai
Midwifery roles in maternity hospitals and birthing-centre programmes. On 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register listed 34,733 nurses and midwives, 26,746 of them with an active full-time licence. To register your interest in midwife roles in Dubai, build a Zavis profile and upload your CV.
Where to find midwife jobs in Dubai
- Dubai's health regulator runs a job portal, Opportunities, in its Sheryan system. Health facilities can post their vacancies there, and job seekers can search them in one place. Source: Dubai's health regulator, Opportunities (Sheryan).
- Dubai Health, which runs hospitals including Rashid, Dubai, Latifa and Hatta, posts its jobs on the Dubai Careers website. Source: Dubai Health, Careers; Dubai Careers, Dubai Health.
- Private hospital and clinic groups also post jobs on their own websites, and midwives can build a free Zavis profile so that clinics in the Zavis network can find them.
- Never pay for a job offer. The UAE government portal says that charging recruitment fees to prospective employees is illegal in the UAE, and that the employer pays for recruitment, travel and the residency permit. Source: UAE government portal, Protection of workers' rights.
We read each source on 10 November 2026.
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Frequently asked
Where can midwives find jobs in Dubai?
Dubai's health regulator runs a job portal, Opportunities, in its Sheryan system. Health facilities can post their vacancies there, and job seekers can search them in one place. Dubai Health, which runs hospitals including Rashid, Dubai, Latifa and Hatta, posts its jobs on the Dubai Careers website. Private hospital and clinic groups also post jobs on their own websites, and midwives can build a free Zavis profile so that clinics in the Zavis network can find them. Never pay for a job offer: the UAE government portal says that charging recruitment fees to prospective employees is illegal in the UAE.
Do I need a UAE healthcare licence to work as a midwife in Dubai?
Yes — clinical and allied-health roles in Dubai require a regulator-issued clinical licence specific to the Dubai emirate. International candidates also typically need to clear Dataflow primary-source verification before sitting the licence-eligibility test.