Job Description
Job Advert Reference: AFCB0048
Title: First Team Physiotherapist/Sports Therapist
Reports to: Head of Performance and Medicine
Location: Vitality Stadium (with UK travel)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time with matchday evening and weekend working required.
ABOUT AFC BOURNEMOUTH
Entering an exciting new chapter in our long and storied history, we are proud to retain a focus on family and community. Delivering that engagement with our loyal supporters is a passionate and integrated backroom staff, working closely together to provide a positive and lasting experience for all at Vitality Stadium.
Since our takeover by chairman Bill Foley, in a partnership including Hollywood actor Michael B. Jordan, the club has seen significant investment committed towards sustaining Premier League status, highlighted by the construction of a state-of-the-art training facility and the arrival of promising young talent from top clubs around Europe. These developments also bring a great opportunity to further improve our women’s team and youth setup overall.
Key off-field appointments have recently been made in business operations, ticketing, and partnerships to continue our efforts in improving the experience for our supporters.
MAIN DUTIES
- Work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide elite medical services to 1st Team players.
- Liaise with Head of Performance and Medicine and other medical and performance staff regarding player availability, injury status, and rehabilitation plans.
- Provide preventative player care services via player profiling, pre-participation screening, prophylactic interventions, and lifestyle evaluation to maximize the health and performance of players.
- Demonstrate sound clinical reasoning and neuromuscular evaluation skills to properly diagnose acute and chronic injuries.
- Deliver manual therapy and exercise-based therapeutic interventions for both acute and chronic injury rehabilitation.
- Monitor individual player objective markers to create bespoke recovery and performance management plans.
- Participate as an emergency responder to initiate care and deliver emergency first aid services within scope of practice in a pre-hospital setting.
- Defensibly document timely and accurate medical records within an electronic medical records system to memorialize medical service provision and to provide for a continuity of care.
- Accompanying players to medical appointments as required.
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development.
- Carry out other reasonable tasks directed by the Head of Performance and Medicine.
- As a member of staff to ensure in all matters, you follow and actively promote the club’s mental health policies and practices to ensure an open, non-judgmental and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.
- As a member of staff to ensure that you to adhere to the club’s safeguarding policies and procedures and are committed to our safeguarding values, creating a safe and positive environment for all those who interact with the club.
- Obligation to adhere to the club’s health and safety policy and procedures.
- As a member of staff to ensure in all matters you follow and actively promote the club’s equality policies and practices to ensure a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Experience of working with elite athletes
- More than 5 years’ experience of sports medicine
- Experience of working in a professional sports environment
- Knowledge of sound injury prevention strategies
- Knowledge of screening/profiling elite athletes
- Interest in undertaking Sports Medicine research
- IT Skills – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Self-motivated with an excellent work ethic
- A team player
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Ability to work calmly under pressure
- Ability to work unsupervised
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- BSc or MSc in Sports Therapy and registration with the Society of Sports Therapy or a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and registration with CSP & HCPC.
- FA ATTMiF Qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- MSc in Sports Medicine or equivalent
- FA Learning Safeguarding Children Workshop attendee (or renewal) in the last three years
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The Club’s values are at the core of its staff behaviour and how they approach everything they do, therefore we are looking for someone is honest, inclusive, kind, hardworking and loyal.
STAFF BENEFITS
In return for your hard work and commitment to us, you will receive a competitive reward package which will include, but is not limited to:
- Free onsite parking.
- Season ticket and allocation of complimentary/purchased tickets.
- Subsidised lunches and complimentary healthy snacks throughout the day.
- Discounts at the club Superstore.
- Contribution towards eye tests and glasses.
- Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses.
- Club pension & Life Assurance Scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) by Health Assured.
- Paid parental leave (bank of five days per year).
- Club events or other social events throughout the year run by our club social team.
- Paid volunteer opportunities (2 days per year).
- Paid day’s leave on your birthday.
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