Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Sheffield United Training Academy, Shirecliffe
Line Manager: First Team Head of Performance
Salary: Up to £35,000 annually (DoE)
Post Reference: FT102024-PPNC

Sheffield United Football Club are seeking a passionate and highly motivated Performance Nutritionist to join our elite performance team. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in sports nutrition, coupled with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results in a high-performance environment. As a key member of our First Team staff, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing player performance, injury prevention, and overall well-being through evidence-based nutritional strategies.

Role Responsibilities:
-Implement evidence-based individualised strategies to support players performance and body composition goals e.g. fuelling, strength development, fat loss, hydration status etc.
-Work closely with the Head Chef to oversee and create periodised weekly training ground menus as well as hotel menu planning.
-Assist in the serving of lunch at the training ground as a point of education and to manage personalised periodisation plans.
-Good degree of cooking competency. Contribute to cheffing duties when required, such as pasta and breakfast stations.
-Travel to all home and away games to ensure optimum match day nutritional strategies are in place and adhered to.
-Work alongside the medical department in creating rehabilitation nutrition plans for injured players to facilitate their return to training.
-Carry out body composition analysis through the skinfold method alongside DEXA scans and report data back to MDT and coaching staff.
-Develop and implement innovative and evidence-based nutrition education sessions and resources to increase nutrition knowledge throughout the team.
-Being accountable for ordering and stock control of supplements in line with the budget and Informed Sport guidelines.
-Manage and coordinate nutrition assistant who will help with the delivery of the performance nutrition service.
-Coordinate collection, interpretation, and feedback of player nutritional data e.g. hydration, sweat rate, blood markers, body composition etc.
-Being innovative with ideas to enhance adherence to the nutrition programme.
-Assessment on individual player lifestyle habits including, but not limited to, dietary habits, wellness, recovery strategies.
-Communicate and influence external parties, such as personal chefs and agents.
-Any other reasonable requests as directed by management.

Club Wide Responsibilities

-Adhere to all Sheffield United Football Club's Safeguarding Policies and Procedures to foster an environment which protects from harm those defined as children and adults at risk.
-Report any concerns of a Safeguarding nature to the relevant parties and remain fully compliant with any applicable Safeguarding checks and due diligence and recognise your responsibility to the Club's Safeguarding agenda.
-Report any concerns of discrimination to the relevant parties and promote a welcoming and inclusive club environment for all.
-Adhere to the Club's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies, supporting the Club to create an environment which is inclusive and all-encompassing.
-Carry out/take part in training requests as directed by the Club.

Essential Criteria for the role:
-Excellent interpersonal skill and an outgoing personality
-BSc Sports Nutrition (or relevant degree topic)
-Significant prior experience working in performance nutrition at an elite level
-Education and experience in behavioural coaching
-SENR graduate registration
-ISAK level 1 trained
-UK Anti-Doping advisor
-Excellent educational material development ability (posters, social media, presentations, etc)
-Good data management skills
-Experience using nutrition software
-Good work ethic & commitment to professional development

Desirable Criteria for the role:
-MSc or PhD in relevant degree