A permanent, tax-free role for Western-trained doctors who want deep 1:1 care for an adult VIP in Dubai, with structured yacht travel and a small clinical team
For many Western-trained consultants, a Private Doctor role in Dubai with yacht travel can sound more like a story than a real job. Here, the brief is precise: a full-time, permanent one-to-one role for an adult VIP, based in Dubai with occasional international travel aboard a private yacht, inside a small, standards-first team. The environment is high-trust and discreet, but the work is serious medicine—anchored in Gulf private hospitals, not lifestyle marketing.
Role snapshot: what this Private Doctor position really offers
This post describes a role for a Western-trained doctor who will act as first clinical point of contact for one adult VIP in Dubai, coordinating care across:
Residence – routine review, chronic-disease optimisation, early recognition of deterioration.
Premium private hospitals and clinics – diagnostics, subspecialty input, admissions when needed.
Yacht itineraries – occasional international travel with clear escalation and diversion plans.
The package reflects that responsibility:
£240,000 per year, tax-free.
High-quality housing in Dubai (provided or allowance).
Private medical insurance, visa sponsorship and malpractice cover.
All work-related travel covered, including yacht itineraries.
30 days paid annual leave.
Structured onboarding with advanced technology and multidisciplinary support.
This is not locum work or a short-term experiment. It is a role designed for multi-year stability in the Gulf.
Core requirements for Western-trained doctors
Because the post involves autonomy in private, UHNW and yacht settings, the clinical bar is high. Typical requirements include:
Medical degree from a recognised Western institution (EU, UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
Minimum 5+ years post-specialisation, ideally in internal medicine, family medicine, geriatrics or a relevant specialty.
Current or previous registration with GMC, IMC, AHPRA, MCNZ or equivalent.
English C1+ or native, comfortable with complex clinical and family communication.
Eligibility for DHA licensing and relocation to Dubai.
Proven autonomy and protocol-led practice in private or UHNWI settings.
Willingness for occasional international travel, with all logistics handled by the household team.
In short, this is a role for a Western-trained doctor who already thinks in pathways, governance and risk, not just in episodes of care.
Day-to-day scope: from chronic stability to acute events
Clinical leadership for one principal
You will be expected to:
Lead comprehensive assessment and ongoing management for one adult VIP.
Optimise chronic conditions (cardio-metabolic, respiratory, neurocognitive, etc.) with realistic targets.
Handle acute presentations calmly, deciding when home management is safe and when to move fast.
Coordinate diagnostics and subspecialty input with premium private hospitals and clinics in Dubai—and, when relevant, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh or Doha.
Maintain precise documentation that travels with the patient across residence, clinic, hospital and yacht.
The environment may be a villa or yacht deck, but decisions must stand up to scrutiny in DHA, DOH, SCFHS or QCHP frameworks if they are ever reviewed.
Working within a small, standards-first team
You are not alone. The role sits inside a compact, high-level team that typically includes:
A private nurse with Western acute or ICU background.
A physiotherapist with MSK and functional expertise.
A discreet concierge/security layer handling logistics, transport and protection.
Your job is to provide calm clinical leadership inside that team—setting priorities, holding boundaries and ensuring that clinical decisions lead logistics, not the other way round. This is exactly the dynamic we describe in our Private Medical Teams for Family Offices in the Gulf: A Western-Trained Model , where the difference between “a private doctor” and “a private medical system” becomes visible in crisis.
Yacht travel: how medicine follows the principal
The post includes occasional international travel aboard a private yacht. For a Western-trained doctor, the key questions are not about destinations—but about structure:
Are there pre-agreed diversion ports with named private hospitals?
How are medications, oxygen, monitoring and emergency equipment stocked and refreshed?
What is the line between what you manage on board and what triggers immediate hospital transfer?
In mature Gulf UHNWI systems, these answers are written down before the first voyage. Your role is then to apply Western-trained judgement inside that framework, not to improvise on open water.
Governance, licensing and documentation
Even when you are practising in a villa, hotel suite or yacht cabin, your work still sits inside Gulf regulation. A serious arrangement will:
Anchor your licence with a DHA-aligned entity and ensure malpractice cover matches your scope.
Define links to private hospitals and subspecialists in Dubai (and, when needed, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh or Doha).
Use consistent documentation standards so that each assessment, decision and consent can be followed by others.
You should expect a clear map of how your role interacts with:
ICU and emergency pathways in local private hospitals.
The principal’s existing specialists, both in the Gulf and abroad.
Household governance—what is reported to the family office, and how.
Where these structures are vague, risk quietly shifts onto the doctor, no matter how supportive the family sounds.
Who this role suits (and who it does not)
This Private Doctor post will feel aligned if you:
Prefer deep, longitudinal care for one patient over a high-volume clinic or ward.
Are comfortable being the clinical anchor in a small, Western-trained team.
Can hold clear professional boundaries in UHNWI and royal household settings.
Want a tax-free, housing-supported package with a realistic rota and defined rest.
It will be less suitable if you:
Need heavy institutional scaffolding around every decision.
Prefer academic centre dynamics or frequent rotation between departments.
Are uneasy with the visibility and discretion that UHNWI practice demands.
Equality, selection and fit
For roles at this level, clinical quality and fit matter more than anything else. Serious employers and recruiters will emphasise that:
Selection is based on qualifications, experience and professional fit, not nationality, gender or background.
Interviews can be held online (video) or in person in Dubai, with time for you to test governance, rota and support.
You are encouraged to ask calm, specific questions about licensing, malpractice, hospital links and yacht protocols before accepting.
A good process will feel like a two-way assessment: the household and its partners evaluating your judgement; you evaluating whether their structure is strong enough to hold your practice.
Where Medical Staff Talent sits in this picture
At Medical Staff Talent, we specialise in recruiting Western-trained Doctors, Nurses and Physiotherapists into private hospitals, private clinics, medical concierge services, royal households and UHNW families across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha.
For one-to-one roles such as this Private Doctor position, we focus on:
Verifying that DHA licensing, malpractice cover and scope are properly aligned.
Mapping the private medical team around you—nursing, physio, security, family office.
Checking that yacht and travel elements are backed by clear clinical pathways, not just verbal reassurance.
Ensuring onboarding is leadership-led, with realistic expectations from the first week.
For the right Western-trained consultant, a Private Doctor post in Dubai with yacht travel can be more than an attractive package. It can be a carefully designed chapter where you practise serious medicine for one person, inside a structure built to protect the principal, your licence and the long-term reputation of everyone involved.