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

• Support the Healthcare, Performance, and rehabilitation of all Senior Academy players at Tottenham Hotspur PGA


• To become embedded in an exciting wider Medical Team which strives to achieve optimal results in all areas of Sports Medicine and aligns itself with the performance strategies of the club and the Women’s Team.


• Develop and establish effective working practices within the Tottenham Hotspur Women’s Academy

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Full Time Academy Physiotherapist supporting the U21s/16s/14s PGA Women Players. To play a key role in assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injured players.


• To work in an MDT with other performance services and technical staff to ensure there is a holistic approach to player development and care.


• To be present at all Academy training and matches, both home and away, providing pitch side cover as required.


• To create successful and professional relationships with staff whilst maintaining professional distance from playing staff at all times


• To communicate directly and professionally with parents and players to ensure all parties are happy with ongoing issues and treatments as appropriate.


• To ensure all venue EAPs are updated and shared with other staff on site as well as any opposition teams.


• To ensure all medical equipment is maintained and updated with the departments Medical Lead.


• Comfortable working with the full spectrum of injuries you would expect in women’s high-performance environment.


• Play an active role in the delivery of recovery sessions following games.


• Help to maintain an audit of injuries within our Women’s Team


• Keep accurate medical records using a computerised notes system and carry out annual medicals on each individual player.


• Promote anti-doping policies in line with WADA

PERSON SPECIFICATION

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 ITMIFF or ATMMiF qualification desirable


• Current and valid driving licence

Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:

• 3-5 years post graduate experience in Sports


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


• Excellent communication and organisational skills. Able to multi-task and manage situations in a calm and ordered fashion


• Experience of providing elite therapy services based on the principles of human performance and how they relate to clinical sports medicine either FT or PT.


• 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.


• Comfortable practicing autonomously but aware of own knowledge depth and not afraid to share ideas and seek advice.


• Always maintain high professional standards and conform to expected behaviours in terms of clinical practice and confidentiality


• Highly motivated and engaged in their role, with the ability to generate ideas independently and then discuss and implement with a MDT dynamic.


• Strong rehabilitation skills to take athletes from plinth to pitch


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