Job Description
The Premier League’s Football Department is recruiting for a Director of Medical. The role is within the Premier League Elite Performance team, who support the Football Department’s objectives by driving and supporting world leading player health, performance support and pathway management in the Professional Game.
Within the Football Department and the Elite Performance team, one of our core pillars is World Class Care. We define success in this area as the unrivalled deployment of initiatives and projects that positively impact player health through evidence-based policy and practice. The role of Director of Medical is integral to this area providing advice and guidance on medical and occupational health matters, both internally within the organisation and to external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have broad medical expertise and experience working in a high-performance sporting environment. The role is home based (but with the facility to work at the Premier League’s offices as required), working 2 days per week.
Who we are
The Premier League is home to some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its Clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in over 900 million homes in 188 countries.
We have a wide variety of responsibilities. These include organising the competition and its Handbook as well as managing the centralised broadcast and commercial rights. The work we do in conjunction with the Clubs also goes far beyond the 90 minutes. We support and provide a framework for youth development, we protect the organisation’s intellectual property, support the wider game and community programmes, undertake international development work and liaise with governing bodies and other leagues.
The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.
The role
- Act as a central point of advice on all medical and medico-legal matters pertinent to the Premier League and the Academy system.
- Inform and contribute to medical regulatory processes relating to Head Injury Protocol, Pitch side Medical and other Medical related topics.
- Collaborate with the Senior Player Health Manager, the Head of Elite Performance and other Premier League colleagues to inform Player Health strategic direction.
- Work in partnership with domestic Football partners on medical matters, including attendance at the Professional Football Negotiating and Consultative Committee (PFNCC) Health and Safety Sub-Committee.
- Provide advice to Clubs and Medical teams, both on an ad hoc basis and provide leadership in the development and delivery of content at the Premier League Heads of Medical meetings. This includes in relation to occupational health and medical matters.
- Significantly contribute to the development of a Player Health related workforce development strategy throughout the Academy and First Team environment and support the deployment of the plan.
- Liaise with the Premier League’s Finance department on the Premier League’s central insurance policies, providing appropriate advice as required.
- Attend and contribute to driving the agenda of the Premier League’s Head Injury Advisory Group and the Premier League’s Football Medical Governance Group, comprising of legal, executive and medical representatives from the Premier League and Clubs, formed to address occupational health and risk management issues affecting the Premier League and Clubs.
- Advise the Premier League’s executive board regarding the Medical Care Scheme and attend quarterly meetings to provide such advice and guidance.
- Provide pre-event support and medical quality assurance of Premier League overseas events (such as the Premier League Summer Series).
- Perform any other tasks related to the services as reasonably required by the Premier League.
Requirements for the role
- Registered medical practitioner, licensed to practise by the GMC.
- Hold a current FA Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football certification.
- Have significant, recent strategic experience working in a highly professional sporting environment, ideally within a Premier League Club.
- Expertise and credibility in occupational health issues as they affect professional sport.
Eligibility
Due to the nature of the position, candidates must not be employed, or acting as a consultant of any Premier League Club. Candidates currently engaged via employment, or consultancy will be considered, however would be expected to relinquish any commitment to ensure they are independent from any Club.
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