The key roles and responsibilities are as follows;

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead the medical programme for the Men’s First Team and provide support and guidance where required across the wider player pathway, including Academy and Women’s First Team.
• Direct and shape the club’s medical strategy and processes, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care that supports all areas of player health, performance and wellbeing
• Lead and manage first team medical staff and conduct appraisals in line with Company policy.
• Adhere to the First Team Medical budget

Injury Management, Medical Care & Rehabilitation

• Lead on the assessment, diagnosis, clinical management, and rehabilitation of all player injuries and illnesses, including the delivery of gym and field-based rehabilitation sessions.
• Work collaboratively with the wider medical and performance team to deliver and develop evidence-based return-to-play protocols and injury prevention strategies
• Liaise with external consultants, specialists, and healthcare/imaging providers when required
• Co-ordinate the daily management of injured players and provide updates to key stakeholders regarding player availability using an objective evidence-based approach
• Monitor player health and general wellbeing
• Lead and coordinate all medical testing and cardiac screening programmes.

Matchday & Training Ground Medical Provision

• Attend all Men’s First Team fixtures (home and away) to lead pitch-side emergency care and acute injury management in conjunction with the Senior First Team Therapist.
• Oversee the Club’s medical staff and doctor(s) to ensure all training sessions and matches are appropriately covered in accordance with relevant competition regulations.
• Maintain and regularly review emergency action plans across all venues, and ensure that medical equipment is properly maintained, serviced, and readily available.

Recruitment & Player Screening

• To lead on medical risk assessments for prospective player acquisitions through pre-signing research and injury history analysis
• To lead pre-signing medical examinations

Governance, Compliance & Safeguarding

• Lead medical governance and compliance across the department, ensuring adherence to relevant competition regulations, legislation, and professional standards
• Maintain detailed, accurate and secure medical records for all activities in the department in accordance with relevant legislation and professional standards
• Maintain medical confidentiality at all times in accordance with relevant legislation
• Management of the FA’s Anti-Doping whereabouts system to ensure player attendance and training schedules are up to date, whilst ensuring the FA Anti-Doping Regulations are always adhered to
• Manage the clinical treatment programmes within the parameters of the Club Codes of Conduct and Safeguarding Policies and Procedures

Staff Development & Administration

• Develop a programme of internal continual professional development (CPD) for medical staff
• Maintain qualifications to the minimum standard as required under FA and professional game regulations
• Develop and manage relationships with educational institutions to support and oversee student placement programmes for physiotherapy and soft tissue therapy.