Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London.

Led by the late great Bill Nicholson, the Club became the first in England to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, and the first in the UK to win a European Trophy two years later. Spurs has since been home to some of the game’s great entertainers, including Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane.

In April 2019, the Club opened an iconic new stadium that sits at the heart of a £1billion sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium is the largest football club stadium in London and is a multi-use venue with the ability to host a variety of events 365 days a year, including NFL, boxing, rugby, concerts, and other major events, plus visitor attractions including Stadium Tours and the Dare Skywalk.

The stadium development scheme has to date created more than 4,000 new jobs for local people, with circa £300m pumped into the local economy each year.

Tottenham Hotspur has:

• A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.


• A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club’s ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.


• Commercial partnerships with globally recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world’s leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company.


• A commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040.


• An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health, and social inclusion programmes.

JOB PURPOSE

The Club is searching for an Academy Physiotherapist to join its Medical Team to work primarily with the U9-16’s squads although a considerable amount of cross over is expected across the whole academy. The successful applicant will join a leading and innovative medical team which strives to achieve optimal results in the areas of performance, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, while providing elite care for players.

This post will work on all areas of physiotherapy including working within a multidisciplinary team in our Academy which includes coaches, sport scientists, nutritionists, physiotherapists, psychologists, and doctors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Academy physiotherapist supporting provision of physiotherapy care to foundation phase and youth development phase academy players. To play a key role in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injured players. In the main, you will focus on the U9-16’s but will be required to work with other age groups.


• Attend Academy matches bother home and away, providing pitch side cover as required. Work closely with the coaching and sport science staff as part of an integrated performance team


• To work with the lead academy Physiotherapist in the further development and maintenance of injury prevention programs and work collaboratively with the medical and sport science department across the club to ensure a consistent philosophy and approach to rehabilitation.


• Ensure player’s parents are involved in and happy with ongoing issues and treatments as appropriate and to report any safeguarding concerns as appropriate and act on any concerns brough to your attention


• Uphold Club, Medical Department, health & safety, ethics and safeguarding protocols, acting as a role model to players and staff alike and reflecting the Club’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people (under 18s).


• Employ awareness of welfare issues, handling all matters with the utmost professionalism, diplomacy and sensitivity.


• Attend refresher and development training when necessary, e.g. safeguarding, health & safety and first aid.


• Be aware of emergency procedures and the Health & Safety at Work Act relating to the various sites.


• Communicate effectively with all key stakeholders, to include other Academy and Medical staff, players and parents and staff.


• Organise appropriate cover and casual staff as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Team player who is hard working and supportive of colleagues


• Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas


• Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates


• Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility


• Passionate to be part of developing the next generation of Tottenham Hotspur Players and a demonstrable interest in the physical development of elite academy footballers.


• Committed, reliable and punctual

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Track record of commitment to relevant CPD


• Extensive knowledge of relevant pediatric pathology and its management


• Extensive knowledge of factors that can promote and inhibit development in academy footballers


• An outstanding academic and applied knowledge of contemporary practice in physiotherapy and rehabilitation with the ability to seek out and apply evidence based best practice


• Significant previous experience of working within an MDT

Education/Qualifications/Training

• A BSc or MSc degree level qualification in Physiotherapy


• CSP and HCPC Registered


• An extensive and up to date CPD portfolio.


• Current ATMMiF qualification desirable


• Current and valid driving licence

Essential criteria

• 3-5 years post graduate experience and minimum 2 years in full time academy football


• Be a good role model for staff and players in the elite sport environment in terms of knowledge, behaviour and development


• Experience of working full time in a high-performance team environment


• Maintain high professional standards at all time and conform to expected behaviours in terms of clinical practice and confidentiality


• Be willing and able to travel away from home including to international tours and tournaments, an including weekends, bank holidays, and evening work


• Demonstrates good work ethic and high output

Desirable criteria

• CAT 1 academy Experience


• Experience of children’s physiotherapy in another environment