Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity

to work within the professional football industry and become part of the team at Harrogate Town AFC. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of high-quality physiotherapy services to our players, focusing on injury risk mitigation, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation to optimise player performance and availability.

Department

Harrogate Town Medical Department

Job title

Club Physiotherapist

Salary

Based on experience

Contract type

Full Time staff contract

Hours

Up to 40 hours per week. Flexible week to week will include evenings/ weekends.

Responsible for

First team players, youth team players and wider club partnership players (rota system)

Responsible to

Head of Medical

Location

Harrogate/ Leeds/ York and surrounding areas including travel

Start Date

ASAP

Mandatory Criteria

BSc/ MSc Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

ATMMIF qualification mandatory (or equivalent)

Sports massage experience

Car driver with full UK driving license

EFL Pitch side first aid experience

DBS check

Knowledge and experience of treating a wide range of MSK football specific injuries

Ability to effectively monitor and modify training and rehabilitation programs according to clinical needs

Excellent time management skills whilst ensuring administration duties are kept up to date

FA anti doping whereabouts knowledge

Key duties and responsibilities:

Role

Details

Treatments and Injury Rehabilitation

To provide medical services to all club players as required.

Demonstrate/deliver technical assessment and diagnostic skills ensuring individualised and relevant treatment plans.

To deliver effective physiotherapy management of return to competitive play (Including gym and outdoor rehabilitation) for all players

To promote and protect the health and well-being of all players

Provide compressive care to all club players as required.

Liaise with Strength and Conditioning coach to arrange rehab progressions, gym programmes etc.

Assess need for scans or onward referral to the head of medical based on assessment findings

Prehab and Player Monitoring

Create and deliver individual prehab/exercise programmes to improve areas of concern during testing periods.

Utilise testing to monitor changes or adaptations of strength or improvements in areas of concern

Carry out regular testing, communicate concerns to head of medical

Injury Prevention

To participate in the monitoring all players, injury / fitness in regarding to training & games under the supervision of the head of medical

To provide and implement injury prevention strategies

Within your scope of practice, treat and assist players daily in injury prevention through the required treatments i.e. soft tissue work and manual techniques

Match Day

Lead or assist match day medical provisions as required

Lead or assist the EAP meetings with the team and the opponent

Assist in providing any treatments required by the players on a match day

Ensure any medical equipment used on a match day is fit for use through regular checks and maintenance

Additional

Be compliant with all professional, clinical, and integrated governance standards. Participate in clinical audit and quality assurance processes.

Maintain accurate / updated medical records of all squad members that you have provided treatment for, in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.

Communicate to head of medical on aspects of Physiotherapy provision

Accompany players to specialist consultations / appointments as required

Provide daily updates to the coaching staff for injuries / numbers available for training (if requested by head of medical)

Respect and maintain patient confidentiality at all times.

Keep abreast of industry best practice

For loan players, ensure medical information has been passed to relevant club. Communicate injuries, if requested by head of medical)

Contribute to the day to day running of the training ground

Undertake CPD sessions as required

Report any concerns to the club's Safeguarding Lead

Any other duties as reasonably requested by Management team.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person