Academy Sports Therapist

To support with this continued growth, the Academy are now seeking to recruit a Sports Therapist to join our Performance Team. This will be a varied role that encompasses player preparation (e.g. treatments, strappings and taping), pitch-side medical cover (training and games), rehabilitation supervision (gym and pitch), treatment administration and injury mitigation (i.e. individual and group prehab sessions). 

The purpose of this role:

• Contribute to a proactive, safe, and welfare-driven environment, prioritising
  player safety, safeguarding, and duty of care at all times.
• Uphold the standards and expectations of a Category 1 Academy, ensuring
  professionalism, preparedness, and medical readiness at all sessions.
• Provide safe, consistent, and professional pitch-side medical cover for PDP
  (U18–U21) training sessions and games.
• Ensure compliance with Premier League Youth Development Rules (Rule
  240), including maintaining an up-to-date ITMMiF (or equivalent)
  qualification, with an expectation to progress to ATMMiF.
• Respond to, assess, and manage medical incidents appropriately during
  training and games.
• Support the delivery of injury prevention strategies e.g., player screening,
  treatments and exercise-based intervention.
• Deliver player/pathology specific treatment sessions to PDP players in
  accordance with own clinical judgement and in support of Physiotherapists’
  case load.
• Assist with rehabilitation programmes (gym and pitch-based), working
  alongside Physiotherapists and medical staff to aid safe and effective return
  to-play processes.
• Maintain accurate/timely medical documentation and report in line with
  academy protocols and safeguarding expectations.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including coaching,
  welfare, and performance staff, to support player development

Skills & experience:

• At least 6-12 months post-qualified
  experience in a sports or football setting
• Experience of pitch-side medical cover and
  management of acute sporting injuries
• Excellent communication and
  interpersonal skills
• Flexibility (role may require evening and
  weekend work)
• Excellent manual therapy skills
• Ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced,
  high performance environment
• BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy (Physiotherapy will also be considered)
• FA Intermediate Trauma and Medical
• Management in Football (ITMMiF) minimum (with view to complete ATMMiF as part of probation period)
• FA Safeguarding Children (or willingness to complete)
• Evidence of ongoing, relevant CPD and keeping up-to-date with 

If this is you:

If you are interested in applying for the role, please complete an online application
form on our website detailing why you are the ideal candidate for this position. Please note CVs will
not be accepted for this role.

Closing date for applications:  27 MAY 2026

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive; only those
successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted. Therefore, if you
haven't heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume you
haven't been shortlisted on this occasion.

Safeguarding Statement

Ipswich Town Football Club is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children,
young people and adults at risk and requires all employees to share this
commitment and promote the welfare of these groups. Applicants will be asked
about any previous convictions, cautions, reprimands, including those that are
considered ‘spent’ as defined by the Rehabilitation Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions)
Order 1975 (Amended 2013). Appointment to this role is subject to a satisfactory
Enhanced DBS Check (with children’s barred list check) and references.

Equality Statement

The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and
diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect
discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote
positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders