AFC Bournemouth is looking for a Physiotherapist or Sports Therapist to provide high-quality assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services to players within the Women’s First team. Reporting to the Director of Performance and Medical, technically managed by the Coordinator of Performance and Medicine and operationally managed by the Head of Women’s Football, the AFCBW First Team Therapist will uphold the performance standards of the Women’s First Team. The role will contribute to the delivery of evidence-based injury prevention, management, and performance support programmes in line with the club’s integrated Performance and Medicine model.

Key Responsibilities

• Work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide elite medical services to First Team players.
• Liaise with Coordinator 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, 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 memorialise medical service provision and to provide for a continuity of care.
• Accompanying players to medical appointments as required.
• Carry out other reasonable tasks directed by the Coordinator of Performance and Medicine or Head of Women’s Football.
• 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.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Alignment with AFCBW team values.
• Experience of working in a professional sports environment
• Knowledge of sound injury prevention strategies
• Knowledge of screening/profiling elite athletes
• 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

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 ITMMiF Qualification or equivalent (or willing to complete as soon as possible).

Desirable

• Experience working with female athletes

About AFC Bournemouth

Having established the start of an exciting new chapter in our long and storied history since a takeover in 2022 by chairman Bill Foley, AFC Bournemouth has seen significant investment committed towards sustaining Premier League status.

The construction of a state-of-the-art training facility alongside the arrival of promising young talent from top clubs around Europe have provided the club with a fantastic platform from which to build its on-field expectations.

We have placed an importance on maintaining the same focus on family and community that we have proudly displayed over the years, and 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.