Football Club First Team Physiotherapist
DEPARTMENT: Medical & Exercise Department
REPORTS TO: Sporting Director & First Team Manager
LOCATION: The Drewitt-Barlow Stadium, (Home of Maldon & Tiptree FC) Park Drive, Maldon with additional travel for away games/training with the first team.
HOURS: TBC; however, all Isthmian League North Division fixtures (Saturdays and some midweek evenings) - In season - Hours will be discussed with you if you are invited for an interview with the sporting director.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join and lead the newly formed medical department at Maldon & Tiptree Football Club, with our full-time social worker. We are looking to appoint a full/part-time Lead Sport Therapist to lead the Physiotherapist department at the football club for the first team and U21 Academy. We also want to ensure that academy players under your care receive appropriate assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries as and when required.
The successful applicant will lead in all aspects of treatment room, pitch, and gym-based care of first team squad players. They will work within an extensive multi-disciplinary team to provide treatment and rehabilitation to players with the aim of achieving the highest level of care possible.
Key Responsibilities
1. The assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of players across the first team and academy squads as required.
2. To provide pitch side medical cover at first team training sessions throughout the season.
3. Providing medical care at all first team home and away games, inclusive of pre, during, and post-game.
4. Develop and manage processes between the clubs Sports Science, Conditioning, and Coaching department.
5. To maintain adequate qualifications to enable completion of job role and ensure adequate CPD to ensure best quality practice and in line with SST or BASRAT guidelines.
6. Take a lead role in the provision of pre-season and in-season screening of players in coordination with our senior management department and leading on from this, to aid in providing prehabilitation programmes to all first team and academy players to assist in reducing the risk of injuries.
7. Responsible for the management of medical equipment stock and clinical supplies.
8. Responsible for creating and managing regular injury reports for first team and academy squad reporting to first team management.
9. Provide medical first aid CPD training for all club staff.
10. Recruit, manage and support the development of intern support staff, including feedback to management and owners.
11. Live within a commutable distance to Maldon.
Essential Qualifications/Experience
* BSc (Hons) in Sports Therapy
* Registered membership to either SST or BASRAT
* Up to date FA’s Intermediate Trauma Medical Management in Football (ITMMiF) or equivalent qualification.
* Experience of working within an elite/professional sports environment (desirable)
* DBS check
* UK Driving License
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £37,948.00-£40,000.00 per year
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift
* Monday to Friday
* Weekend availability
Licence/Certification:
* HCPC (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Physio01
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