Core Role Responsibilities:

• Fulfil the role of a chartered physiotherapist in the assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation of all injuries. Whilst also providing support and learning to all other medical staff across Women’s Football.
• Lead on the development of evidence-based protocols for all areas of physiotherapist relating to Women’s Football, using all available resources including the latest research and collaboration with clinical specialists.
• Lead on the multi-disciplinary approach of working within the ‘Human Performance’ area of Women’s Football, that includes close links to all areas of the business. Leading on all player injuries/illnesses in consultation with the wider MDT and medical team.
• Provide medical cover for all Home & Away fixtures. Liaising with and managing appropriate pitch side personal, including Physiotherapists, Paramedics and opposition medical staff.
• Record, and continuously maintain medical records befitting of the CSP standard, whilst completing Women’s Football wide clinical audits, ensuring standards are being met.
• Lead on the training and development of all medical staff.
• Lead on the auditing of the medical department, ensuring that the Club is consistently meeting the licence and regulations it is bound by.
• Lead on the Clubs Health Partner scheme, ensuring all players are appropriately registered, and processes are followed.
• Provided strategic oversight to the Head of Women’s Football and Technical Board as and when required relating to medical audits and player updates.
• Work with the Head of Women’s Football in managing the Club’s medical budget, and forecast spend.
• To be available for occasional ‘out-of-hours’ responsibilities, including medicals, consultations etc.
• Lead on the medical process relating to new signings, ensuring the appropriate procedures are followed.
• Oversee weekly medical clinics for 1st team players, as and when required.
• Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of high-level injury rehabilitation and pitch side first aid care.
• Work closely with the 1st Team Physical Performance Coach, and other relevant staff, to ensure optimum rehabilitation an progression of injuries.
• Deliver, maintain and analyse weekly screening of all 1st team players.
• Maintain all legal and professional qualifications relating to your position within the Club.
• Observe, monitor and react to the ever-changing world of sports medicine; keeping up to date with all current research developments.
• Attend and professionally engage in the internal emergency aid staff CPD programme.
• Other Duties.
• Any other reasonable requests as directed by management.