By David Vilchez, Founder & CEO, Medical Staff Talent
Private families in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar ask us for sports and manual therapy physiotherapists trained in the UK and across Europe. What counts is where you trained and that your registration there is current, not your nationality. This page gathers our guides by country of training, so you can read about the role from the starting point of your own education and career.
Every role is permanent, live-in and single-status: you relocate alone, live in private accommodation provided by the family and travel with them continuously across several countries, with annual leave. Physiotherapists are offered from £60,000 a year gross, depending on experience, with free accommodation, flights and travel paid and medical insurance covered; professional indemnity insurance is not included.
Sports physiotherapy guides by country of training
The UK, Western and Central Europe
- United Kingdom: UK-trained sports physiotherapists
- Ireland: Irish-trained sports physiotherapists
- Belgium: Belgian-trained kinesitherapists and physiotherapists
- Luxembourg: physiotherapists trained or practising in Luxembourg
- Austria: Austrian-trained sports physiotherapists
- Switzerland: Swiss-trained sports physiotherapists
The Nordic countries
- Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland: Nordic-trained physiotherapists
- Iceland: Icelandic-trained sports physiotherapists
Central and Eastern Europe
The Mediterranean
Read in your language
Our physiotherapist pages are available in 22 European languages: Deutsch · Français · Nederlands · Español · Italiano · Português · Ελληνικά · Polski · Čeština · Slovenčina · Magyar · Română · Български · Slovenščina · Hrvatski · Lietuvių · Latviešu · Eesti · Svenska · Dansk · Norsk · Suomi
Country guides for clinicians
Alongside the sports physiotherapy guides, our European Country Guides explain private family practice in the Gulf for clinicians trained in each country. New guides appear here as they are published.
- From the NFZ to a Private Family in the Gulf: A Guide for Poland-Trained Clinicians
- From the SNS to a Private Family in the Gulf: A Guide for Portugal-Trained Clinicians
- From the SNS to a Private Family in the Gulf: A Guide for Spain-Trained Clinicians
- From the SSN to a Private Family in the Gulf: A Guide for Italy-Trained Clinicians
- Working for a Private Family in the Gulf: A Guide for European-Trained Clinicians
Start here
- Sports physiotherapist jobs with private families in the Gulf: the complete guide.
- Your first 90 days in a live-in role: accommodation, privacy, rest and routine.
- The current sports physiotherapist role with a private family.
The salary is agreed directly between the family and the clinician; each clinician should take advice from their own tax adviser on whether the income is taxable in their circumstances. 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.