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About The Role
1. Provide high-level, evidence-based physiotherapy care to senior team players.
2. Deliver a modern, forward-thinking sports medicine department.
3. Develop and implement consistent, club-wide processes for injury prevention, screening and rehabilitation.
4. Maximise availability of the senior playing squad by introducing evidence-based Injury Prevention Exercise Programmes (IPEPs) as routine practice.
5. Educate players and staff on the aims of such injury prevention programmes to optimise compliance.
6. Critically assess existing departmental practices, and drive improvement where possible.
7. Lead on Improvement Projects.
8. Contribute to daily Medical & Performance Team meetings.
9. Collaborate with MDT to optimise training loads for performance and injury prevention.
10. Regular review and training around trauma management with club doctors.
11. Communicate effectively with external support staff (e.g., podiatry, osteopath).
12. Offer updates to coaching staff on injury status.
13. Attend player appointments with consultants / scans etc.
14. Actively take a role in pre-season and mid-season medical screenings.
15. Liaise with the Head of Medical Services on a daily basis over any issues and medical concerns regarding the care of the first team squad members.
16. Monitor players following return to play post-injury, to minimise injury recurrence rates.
17. Collect key data, and communicate this effectively to coaches, players, and other support staff.
18. Perform medical screening of potential signings, reporting to the CEO and management team.
19. Contribute to a departmental CPD programme.
20. Maintain high-level contemporaneous medical records on players that have been assessed or treated, to the standards of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy & HCPC.
21. Provide pitch-side medical cover on a rotational basis as agreed with the Head of Medical.
22. Arrange specialist referral and appropriate medical investigations as required.
About The Candidate
1. Minimum 5 years' experience of working in a First Team football environment.
2. Range of clinical experiences appropriate to working in an elite and high expectation environment.
3. Previous knowledge and experience in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of professional athletes.
4. Experience in pitch-side cover and leading of match day medical services.
5. Evidence of integrating injury prevention programmes into routine medical approach.
6. Experience of implementing objective testing on a day-to-day basis as part of the rehabilitation process for injured players.
7. BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy.
8. MSc in related area or working towards.
9. Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
10. Extensive experience of leading on rehabilitation of First Team players.
11. Level 2 safeguarding qualification.
12. ATTMiF qualified (in-date).
13. Evidence of high self-motivation within sports physiotherapy.
14. Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills.
15. Excellent organisational and administration skills.
16. High-level musculoskeletal assessment skills.
17. Good management skills.
18. The ability to form professional relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
19. The ability to be flexible and work unsociable hours if required.
20. Able to deal with sensitive and confidential information regarding injured players.
Desirable
1. Experience of leading and developing multidisciplinary teams in a sporting environment.
2. Evidence of excellence in physiotherapy delivery (e.g., special awards / commendations).
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