Chronic Pain & Spinal Care Physiotherapist — Private Family, Dubai

Medical Staff Talent is introducing a UK & European-trained Physiotherapist specialising in chronic pain and spinal care to a private family in Dubai. A senior family member lives with long-standing back pain that has resisted short courses of treatment, and the family wants a clinician who will stay with the problem.

The family travels often, including European summers and time on its yacht, and the treatment plan travels with it.

The Mandate

• Thorough spinal assessment and a long-term plan combining manual therapy, graded exercise and education.
• Daily or near-daily sessions from the treatment room within the residence, adjusted to the family’s schedule.
• Liaison with the family’s physician and any visiting spinal or pain specialist on imaging and medication.
• Ergonomic advice for travel, long flights and work set-ups at each residence.
• Complete confidentiality, under a strict non-disclosure agreement.

Requirements

• Physiotherapy degree from a UK or European institution, with postgraduate training in spinal assessment and the management of persistent pain.
• At least 6 years of post-qualification clinical experience.
• Full registration, in good standing, with a UK or European regulator.
• Training in pain science and cognitive-functional approaches is valued.
• Fluent English and a calm, courteous manner.
• Availability to begin within six weeks of offer.
• Willingness to relocate alone to a live-in, single-status appointment, and to travel worldwide with the family at short notice.
• Arabic language skills are a strong advantage.

Package

• From £60,000 a year gross, depending on experience.
• Medical insurance is covered; professional indemnity insurance is not included.
• Flights and travel are always paid for by the 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.
• Private accommodation in the residence, provided free.
• Permanent role with annual leave, under a contract renewed yearly with the family.

Scope of Engagement

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.

Confidential Application

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