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Job Title: Medical Lead Academy
Department: Medical Unit - Academy
Reports to: Head of Performance

Objective

• Lead & direct the medical care in, injury management and rehabilitation processes & outcomes for AJC Academy players.


• Establish medical care pathways for players throughout the player development pathway (academy – Academy) and oversee the delivery of all medical services

Responsibilities

• Provide acute medical care for all Al Jazira Academy players.


• Set up relevant care pathways when appropriate for all Al Jazira players throughout the pathway to ensure the highest possible levels of care.


• Set up pre-health screening for Academy players as required e.g. cardiac, concussion, MSK, general medical.


• Lead the physiotherapy team in assessing, diagnosing & treating football related injuries.


• Provide pitch-side medical care for the Academy players during training and matches


• Set up & lead SOP at all home venues/travelling/training grounds as appropriate


• Define and communicate the drug/medication policy for all players and ensure compliance with relevant anti-doping agency policies


• Attend specialist appointments as required with all players on medical care pathway plans


• Ensure all medical notes and plans are recorded & managed in a secure manner to ensure privacy


• Ensure that relevant data is collected and maintained for the purposes of retrospective insights


• Lead the audit of injuries for all Al Jazira players, ensuring this can be shared with key stakeholders


• Lead the process of ‘Critical Reviews/Significant Event Analysis’ around injuries (as required)


• Maintain all legal and professional qualifications in relation to your own profession and professional development and those of staff within the medical team.


• Seek the support and advice of external mentors as appointed by the board


• Responsibility for overseeing medical budget & medical expenditur


• Present to the board annually Needs Analysis of future spend & justification

Become a brand ambassador and reflect AJSCC values with all operational and strategic matters:

1. Passion: We bring enthusiasm and energy to provide outstanding entertainment.


2. Teamwork: On and off the field of play we all support each other working together for the good of the club and its fans.


3. Ambition: Innovation, determination and hard work drives us to be world class in everything we do.


4. Integrity: We take full responsibility and accountability for our actions, acting with respect and honour.


5. Unity: We bring people together to unite Abu Dhabi’s diverse community.

Knowledge

• An extensive knowledge of injury management pathways in elite Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM).


• An extensive knowledge of SEM/injury profiling in the elite sporting population.


• An extensive knowledge of relevant medical care pathways in the field of SEM


• Working at an elite level of sport for minimum 5-year period.

General skills and attributes

• The ability to work to tight deadlines & be flexible in the expected working pattern.


• The capacity to work in a fast-moving and time pressured environment.


• Build positive relationships with players and staff


• Develop networks, create and maintain effective working relationships.


• Demonstrate facilitation skills, including the ability to manage and resolve tensions and conflicts.


• Establish relationships and influence key stakeholder groups.


• Manage change and embedding new ways of working.


• Demonstrate the ability to delegate and to give others accountability


• A great ability to reflect on current working practice & change when necessary


• Show passion & enthusiasm for your work and maintain a high degree of humility in its delivery & when dealing with others.


• To have managed a sports medicine department previously

Experience

• Experience working in a global professional football club or other elite sporting environment.


• Significant experience in the provision of SEM within high performance sport.


• Experience in working as part of an MDT (coach and other practitioners working together)


• Experience of using data management systems to ensure the secure and efficient storage of monitoring and evaluation data.


• Experience of leading a medical team in professional football or other elite sporting environment

Qualifications

• Qualification as a Medical Doctor with specialty in Sport Sciences

Relations

External

• Stakeholders


• Partners


• Authorities and regulators


• Hospitals/ Clinics


• Department of Health


• Mentors and Support network

Internal

• Physiotherapists


• Academy Admin and Technical Team


• Academy Players


• Academy technical Director


• Nutritionist


• Strengthening conditions coach

As requested by the club, we kindly ask that all interested applicants submit their applications exclusively through Jobs4football. Applications received through any other platform or method will not be considered.