Are you a physiotherapist eager to make an impact on the international stage? The Football Association are seeking to appoint a Consultant Physiotherapist to lead the physiotherapy provision for one of the England Women’s Pathway teams (U15–U23). This role will suit an exceptional practitioner with extensive experience in professional sport, including working within a full-time team environment and travelling with elite teams.

As a key member of a multidisciplinary support team, you will work closely with coaches, physical performance staff, team doctors, and operations managers, both on and off camp. Through the delivery of outstanding physiotherapy support, you will play a vital role in ensuring players remain healthy, available, and fully prepared to perform.

This role will require availability during camps, as well as the ability to travel internationally with the team. You will be on the road with the team for approximately 80-100 days over a calendar year.

What will you do?

DELIVERY

• Delivery of outstanding performance medicine to the team. This encompasses all aspects of injury assessment, management & rehabilitation, Injury prevention and load management.
• To closely liaise with the wider MDT, including the coaching staff, to ensure optimal management of players’ health and fitness throughout the camp.
• Attend all training sessions and matches, along with regular medical and multidisciplinary meetings throughout any camp.
• To be responsible for maintaining the integrity of the medical and rehabilitation kit.
• Maintain and update medical records as required and in line with CSP recommendations on note keeping in ‘Good Medical Practice’. Ensure medical notes are entered onto the Kitman and kept up to date by all staff.
• Liaise with club medical staff post camp to ensure a comprehensive medical handover, including medical notes, wellness and exposure data and GPS.
• Follow up with any injuries or issues that have occurred on camp to ensure a comprehensive handover back to clubs.

OFF-CAMP

• Provide weekly player status updates following club fixtures and follow up with clubs if the player is unavailable / injured.
• Meet regularly with coaches and PPMN MDT to update on player status.
• Liaise with club medical staff prior to camps to ensure player availability to report, and an in-depth understanding of any ongoing issues. Share this information as appropriate with the Performance MDT/coach/team operations.
• Attendance and contribution to annual planning, camp planning, camp review, selection and talent ID processes.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with consultants to ensure an aligned approach and smooth transition for players moving through the pathway.
• Develop close working relationships with peers in professional clubs to enable knowledge of and management of international players, as well as driving Individual player development plans

DEVELOPMENT

• Attendance and contribution to FA CPD/training days throughout the year
• Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What You’ll Need?

Essential for the role:

• Chartered physiotherapist with HCPC registration.
• Evidence of extensive CPD history in sport medicine.
• Experience as a team physiotherapist in elite sport.
• Excellent academic and applied knowledge of contemporary physiotherapy & rehabilitation.
• Track record of successfully integrating into established and developing medical and performance teams.
• Excellent physiotherapy and rehabilitation delivery skills.
• Leadership within a medical department (accountable for the physiotherapy provision within a department, or team).
• Track record of successfully integrating into established and developing coaching teams.
• Proven delivery of strategic and operational planning.
• An understanding of the physical performance needs of high-performance athletes/players.
• Good presentation and data visualisation skills.
• Able to work and thrive in high-performance environments.
• A creative thinker, with good problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to work within a multi-disciplinary support team and to assist in optimising player development through quality discussion and coach-practitioner input into Individual Player Development Plans.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workloads.

Beneficial to have:

• Postgraduate qualifications in Sport Medicine / Strength & Conditioning / Sport Science (MSc/PhD).
• Experience in international or professional club football.
• At least one year of experience in elite sport.
• Knowledge and experience in female athlete health delivery.
• Knowledge of latest performance software and technologies.

What’s in it for you?

We pride ourselves on offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this, we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George’s Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.