England Rugby
Girls PDG Therapist
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Working at the RFU means being part of the ‘bigger picture’ at England Rugby: to be rooted in our purpose, which is to enrich lives, introduce more people to rugby union & develop the sport for future generations. If our purpose resonates with you, and you recognise the value that sport can bring to people’s lives, we’d love to work with you. An opportunity has arisen for a sports therapist to work with the Girls Player Development Group within the Performance (Pathway) team as a sessional contractor.
Job Title: Girls PDG Therapist
Department: Performance Rugby
Reports to: Girls Player Development Group Lead
Direct report(s): England Women U18’s & PDG Medical Lead
Remuneration: Sessional Role (£200 per session) plus ‘out of session’ hours for player admin
Location: Central South & Eastern – Middlesex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Eastern Counties
Engagement Type: Sessional contractor role
Application Information:
- Please submit a CV and cover letter. Due to the nature of this role and the environment in which the team operates, it's important for us to know your work history so please do not anonymise your application documents.
- The closing date for applications is Thursday 30th July at 5pm.
- The RFU reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
- Applications may be considered whilst this vacancy is advertised.
To help us get to know your unique experience and voice, we kindly ask that you complete your application without the use of AI-generated content. This ensures we can fairly and accurately understand your skills, perspective, and suitability for the role.
The Role:
We are seeking a therapist (chartered physiotherapist, graduate sports rehabilitator, or graduate sports therapist) for the Central South & Eastern PDG. Their role will be to provide medical care (pre-session medical assessment, fitness to train assessment and strapping, pitch side cover during rugby training sessions, immediate management of acute injuries and review of ongoing injuries, post-session handover) during both training sessions and matches and to support player development and player education on the prevention and management of injuries.
Please note there will be approximately 23 sessions with PDG Development Group which will involve certain sessions taking place in school holidays and weekends. Session length will vary but most training sessions will last up to 4 hours.
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This role will suit someone who is passionate about the growth of women’s rugby and developing players for the future.
The Team:
The PDG centres are made up of a Lead Coach; Assistant Coach; Medic and Strength and Conditioning coach. Our purpose as a team is inspire and equip athletes to further progress their rugby journeys. As a team we are passionate about player development and developing the whole person.
What will you be doing?
Some key responsibilities include:
- Perform a medical check-in for all players at the beginning of sessions to ensure that they are fit to train/compete and ensure other staff members are aware of any injuries and any required training modifications.
- Provide pre- and post-session treatment and strapping as required.
- Provide pitch side medical care for all pitch-based rugby sessions and fixtures, including maintaining medical equipment and ensuring that it is pitch side during all sessions.
- Review ongoing injuries to assess rehabilitation progress.
- Ensure contemporaneous medical notes are entered onto the electronic medical record system (Intelligence Platform: Performance Medicine) within 24 hours of any medical consultations and that player training status is kept up to date.
- Perform a medical check-out for all players at the end of sessions and communicate any injuries back to the player’s parents/guardians and to their club, school, or college.
- Deliver centrally developed workshops on medically related rugby topics during the scheduled training sessions.
Your approach to life (your behaviours):
- You're able to work collaboratively.
- You are process driven and able to work well under pressure.
- You're able to inspire confidence and create trust.
- You possess sound judgement and the ability to think creatively to reach desired goals.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
The skills and attributes outlined in this description are not exhaustive and we welcome candidates who can bring different relevant experiences to the role.
Essential:
- Experience providing pitch side medical care within rugby union or rugby league.
- Qualification as a Chartered Physiotherapist or a Graduate Sports Rehabilitator or a Graduate Sports Therapist.
- Registration with the HCPC for Physiotherapists or with the appropriate professional body for other therapists.
- Professional indemnity to cover pitch side care in Rugby Union (note: if practitioners are providing ongoing care for injuries other than just immediate pitch side care, they must ensure that this is covered by their professional indemnity).
- In-date Level 2 (or Level 3) PHICIS qualification or equivalent pre-hospital immediate care qualification.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including IT skills.
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Desirable:
- Experience working within Age Grade Girls’ rugby.
- Experience working within a talent development environment.
- Experience of managing musculoskeletal conditions, including diagnosis, acute care and rehabilitation.
- Experience of self-directed work and working as part of a team.
Additional Information:
- We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is anything we could do to support you through your application or to provide the best environment for your interviews, including assistance or adjustment, please reach out to recruitment@rfu.com [recruitment@rfu.com].
- All role holders must maintain an appropriate standard of medical confidentiality. Any disclosures of confidential information (including personal information kept on computer or other media) made unlawfully outside the proper course of duty will be treated as a serious disciplinary offence.
- The post holders must demonstrate on-going immunity (or in the case of non-responders, freedom from infection) to hepatitis B and must produce evidence of such. Compliance will be based on: blood test result demonstrating an anti HBs level of > 100 international units per ml and full details of vaccination history with recent dated evidence of freedom from hepatitis B infection.
- During your application, we will ask questions about your identity. This information is considered highly confidential and will not be seen by hiring managers. You can find out more about why we ask these questions here https://www.englandrugby.com/about-the-rfu/working-at-the-rfu/monitoring-explainer.
- If you are a trans candidate applying for a job that requires a DBS check, please reach out to recruitment@rfu.com [recruitment@rfu.com] or directly to our safeguarding team (safeguarding@rfu.com [safeguarding@rfu.com]) to use the confidential sensitive application route. This will provide applicants with the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate.
- This role will require a DBS check.
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