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The Role
Provide confidential, hands-on physiotherapy and recovery support for a UHNW family office in Abu Dhabi. Apply sound clinical judgment within a private household while maintaining complete discretion and complying with an NDA. Candidates will support long-term care, hold recognized UK or European credentials and registration, and complete Gulf licensing requirements with advisory support.
Summary Generated by Built In
A private household in Abu Dhabi wishes to appoint a UK & European-trained physiotherapist to take up the discreet recovery lead appointment. The family wants methodical, careful rehabilitation and a commitment to continuity of care. When the family leaves Abu Dhabi for Europe, you are expected to join them, and the rhythm of the household is protected wherever it settles. You sign with the family and no one else, while we stay on as your introducer. Requirements We require a degree-level qualification and valid practising licence granted by a UK or European regulator. 2+ years of post-registration practice to build lasting trust with a family. Our shortlists include only practitioners with UK or European training and registration, with registration verified in advance. Fluent English along with strict confidentiality undertakings are essential to this appointment. Tact, reliability and a trusted presence at home are required. You must be prepared to move at short notice with documents always in order. Benefits Remuneration is tax-free at £70,000 – £85,000, on a permanent basis, reflecting the seniority of a physiotherapist. Covered by the family: a place to live within the family's residence in Abu Dhabi, and travel. Paid leave, flights home and lasting continuity are part of the family's offer. The family appoints you and no one else, with terms discussed openly before you decide.Engagement essentials
- Availability to begin within six weeks of offer.
- Live-in and single-status: the role suits clinicians who relocate alone, with full flexibility to travel worldwide with the family at short notice.
- Medical Staff Talent introduces and verifies clinicians. The engagement is contracted directly between the family and the clinician, and all local arrangements (visa, licensed entity, coordination with local clinics) remain with the family's own office and advisers.
Skills Required
- Chartered physiotherapist
- Current UK or European professional registration
- At least 2 years of hands-on practice after full professional registration
- UK or European training credentials recognized for Gulf licensing
- Professional-level English
- Signed NDA compliance before deployment
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The Company
What We Do
Medical Staff Talent builds permanent, high-performing clinical teams for the Gulf private health sector, recruiting Western-trained Doctors, Physiotherapists, and Nurses for hospitals, clinics, royal households, and UHNW families.









