Job Description
Job role: To assist in the provision of medical support services, delivering high-quality rehabilitation across the injury pathway, from initial presentation through to return to play, with a strong emphasis on pitch based, football specific conditioning and reintegration
Responsible to & directed by: First Team Physiotherapist
Liaison with: Football Department
Main duties:
· To assist the First Team Physiotherapist to plan and provide injury prevention programmes for all players.
· Collaboratively assist the First Team Physiotherapist in the assessment and screening of injury diagnosis of First Team Players and determination of players’ fitness to train and play.
· Work in conjunction with the First Team Physiotherapist for the programming and delivery for acute / mid / end stages of rehabilitation to all First Team Injured players.
· Effectively assist in the screening and testing protocols that objectively assess players’ physical capabilities within a criteria-based rehabilitation.
· To chaperone players to off-site locations as and when required. This may include, but not limited to specialist appointments, surgical procedures, alternative therapies, physical testing locations etc.
· Take part in CPD and attend in-house CPD training.
· Liaise with key stakeholders regarding player availability and progress.
· Maintain contemporaneous medical notes to an excellent standard on the Club’s medical notes system.
· Ensure high levels of professionalism and patient confidentiality.
· Alongside coaching staff help, as needed, to organise Sports Science testing and sessions for all players
· Arrange and undertake appropriate medical examinations for players, this should include pre-signing medicals (with appropriate liaison with additional staff) annual checks and additional investigations
· Inform medical insurance when additional medical investigations are required.
· Provide competent pitch-side first aid to all players at the club where necessary.
· To attend staff meetings as required.
· To attend all first team games.
· To assist with monitoring medical equipment and consumables stock levels and re-ordering.
· Adhering to and following the clubs safeguarding procedures.
· Any other duties that are reasonable and consistent with the nature of the job.
Essential requirements for the post:
· BSc Degree Physiotherapy, Sports Therapy or Sports Rehabilitation
· Registration with appropriate governing body (CSP, HCPC, BASRat)
· The FA Level 5 Emergency First Aid in Football (ATMMiF) or equivalent
· Appropriate child protection/Disclosure certification
· UK Full Driving Licence
· The role will involve working weekdays, weekends and some evenings as required
· Maintenance on contemporary, legible and appropriate medical records, audits, registers and their confidential storage using appropriate software
