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Psychiatrist Jobs in Dubai
Psychiatry roles across mental-health-licensed clinics and tertiary hospitals. On 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register listed 24,186 physicians, 15,654 of them with an active full-time licence. To register your interest in psychiatrist roles in Dubai, build a Zavis profile and upload your CV.
Where to find psychiatrist 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 psychiatrists 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.
Is there demand for psychiatrists in Dubai?
Dubai's Clinical Services Capacity Plan 2022-2033 projects a shortage of doctors in psychiatry by 2033. It counts 160 full-time-equivalent (FTE) doctors in psychiatry in 2022, 63 fewer than the demand that year. If that number did not change, Dubai would be short of 137 FTE doctors in psychiatry in 2033. The plan derives the demand for each specialty from the growth in inpatient and outpatient activity. Across all doctors, it projects demand for 18,428 FTE in 2033, against 10,638 licensed in 2022. Source: Dubai Clinical Services Capacity Plan 2022-2033, section 6.9 and table 16.
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Frequently asked
Where can psychiatrists 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 psychiatrists 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.
Is there demand for psychiatrists in Dubai?
Dubai's Clinical Services Capacity Plan 2022-2033 projects a shortage of doctors in psychiatry by 2033. It counts 160 full-time-equivalent (FTE) doctors in psychiatry in 2022, 63 fewer than the demand that year. If that number did not change, Dubai would be short of 137 FTE doctors in psychiatry in 2033. The plan derives the demand for each specialty from the growth in inpatient and outpatient activity. Across all doctors, it projects demand for 18,428 FTE in 2033, against 10,638 licensed in 2022.
Do I need a UAE healthcare licence to work as a psychiatrist 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.