Job Description

Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Senior MSK Physiotherapist (preferably Male) to join our dynamic and growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong background in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, rehabilitation, and sports injuries to take on a varied caseload in a supportive and progressive private practice environment.
You’ll work closely with clients ranging from recreational to elite-level athletes, as well as patients presenting with both acute and chronic pain conditions. A key part of this role involves applying sound rehabilitation principles and confidently progressing or regressing treatment plans through all stages of recovery — from acute injury to end-stage rehabilitation and return to sport or function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess, diagnose, and treat a wide range of MSK conditions including sports injuries, post-surgical rehab, and
• chronic pain.
• Design and implement patient-centered rehabilitation programs, with the ability to progress or regress exercises
• based on recovery stages and patient response.
• Provide high-quality care to post-operative orthopedic patients (UL and LL), including inpatient or outpatient
• experience.
• Deliver tailored rehab for return-to-sport and performance-level clients, including end-stage rehab for athletes.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive clinical documentation and treatment plans.
• Participate in ongoing CPD and contribute to in-service training (IST) sessions.
• Support junior physiotherapists or students as required.
• Contribute to clinical improvement initiatives or service development projects where appropriate.
• Ability to create partnerships and relationships with local referring doctors and GPs

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• BSc in Physiotherapy (or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 – 7 years’ post-graduate experience in MSK physiotherapy.
• At least 2 years’ experience working in private practice.
• Strong experience in managing both acute and chronic pain conditions.
• Proven experience in end-stage rehabilitation and return-to-sport programming.
• Competence in working with high-level or elite athletes across varied sports.
• Clinical experience in orthopedic rehabilitation, including both upper and lower limb post-op cases (inpatient
• or outpatient).
• Strong understanding of rehab principles, with ability to progress/regress patients through recovery phases.
• HCPC registration (or equivalent).
• Active engagement in CPD, with a track record of attending relevant courses annually.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and documentation skills.
• IT literate, with experience in electronic note-taking systems and working knowledge of Excel for basic data
• tracking or reporting.

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience working in the UAE or similar healthcare setting.
• Confidence in delivering CPD/IST sessions to peers.
• Additional certifications in strength & conditioning or specialist rehab areas (e.g. ACL rehab, shoulder rehab, return-to-play testing).
• Interest or experience in clinical audit, service improvement, or mentoring.