Arabic Speaking Clinical Psychologist Jobs – Relocate to Dubai

If you're a Western-trained Clinical Psychologist fluent in Arabic, this role offers something genuinely uncommon: full clinical autonomy in a residential treatment setting, working directly with Arabic-speaking patients rather than through an interpreter.

Opportunity Snapshot

• Role: Clinical Psychologist, residential addiction and mental health treatment setting
• Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE — relocation required
• Contract: International contract, full-time
• Arabic requirement: Fluent Arabic required
• Salary: AED 25,000–30,000/month, tax-free
• Candidate fee: None — HealthOPM does not charge candidates

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (relocation required) — open to candidates currently based in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Windsor, London, Montréal, or elsewhere in Canada and the US

Why Consider This Opportunity

You'll practice within a multidisciplinary treatment team, applying your clinical training in an international setting that's actively building out its mental health and addiction services — a genuine chance to shape how care is delivered, not just deliver it.

What You'll Do

• Provide psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment for adults with substance use and co-occurring mental health needs
• Deliver individual and group interventions
• Contribute to multidisciplinary treatment planning

Candidate Profile

Required:

• Fluent Arabic speaker
• MSc/MA in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• Minimum 3 years' post-qualification experience working with adults
• Eligible for professional licensure/registration in your current country of practice

Preferred:

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Experience in addiction or residential rehabilitation settings

Licensing and Relocation

Eligibility for UAE licensure is assessed individually by the relevant health authority — not by HealthOPM — and approval is never guaranteed. HealthOPM guides candidates through understanding this process. Relocation and visa terms are confirmed directly with shortlisted candidates.

How Our Recruitment Process Works

Apply, and our team reviews your credentials against the role. If it's a fit, we'll discuss the opportunity and eligibility considerations with you directly, then guide you through the licensing and relocation process as you move forward. There is no fee to candidates at any stage.

Apply Now

Submit your resume to apply today.