First Team Sports Therapist

Job role

To assist in the provision of medical support services, delivering high-quality rehabilitation across the injury pathway, from initial presentation through to return to play, with a strong emphasis on pitch based, football specific conditioning and reintegration

Responsible to & directed by

First Team Physiotherapist

Main duties

• To assist the First Team Physiotherapist to plan and provide injury prevention programmes for all players.
• Collaboratively assist the First Team Physiotherapist in the assessment and screening of injury diagnosis of First Team Players and determination of players’ fitness to train and play.
• Work in conjunction with the First Team Physiotherapist for the programming and delivery for acute / mid / end stages of rehabilitation to all First Team Injured players.
• Effectively assist in the screening and testing protocols that objectively assess players’ physical capabilities within a criteria-based rehabilitation.
• To chaperone players to off-site locations as and when required. This may include, but not limited to specialist appointments, surgical procedures, alternative therapies, physical testing locations etc.
• Take part in CPD and attend in-house CPD training.
• Liaise with key stakeholders regarding player availability and progress.
• Maintain contemporaneous medical notes to an excellent standard on the Club’s medical notes system.
• Ensure high levels of professionalism and patient confidentiality.
• Alongside coaching staff help, as needed, to organise Sports Science testing and sessions for all players
• Arrange and undertake appropriate medical examinations for players, this should include pre-signing medicals (with appropriate liaison with additional staff) annual checks and additional investigations
• Inform medical insurance when additional medical investigations are required.
• Provide competent pitch-side first aid to all players at the club where necessary.
• To attend staff meetings as required.
• To attend all first team games.
• To assist with monitoring medical equipment and consumables stock levels and re-ordering.
• Adhering to and following the clubs safeguarding procedures.
• Any other duties that are reasonable and consistent with the nature of the job.