Job Location      Crystal Palace Football Club Training Ground, Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1RJ

Contract Type   Full-time

Salary/ ROP        Competitive

Who we are:

We are Crystal Palace Football Club, a Premier League Football Club with more than 160 years of proud history. Spread across three different sites – our London office, Selhurst Park stadium and our Training Ground/Academy, we offer the best atmosphere and culture for our fans and our employees.

We strive for excellence in the workplace with a philosophy of high standards, professionalism, and a strong work ethic from our employees. We are constantly trying to grow, diversify and build with not only our team on the pitch, but also our team in the offices and on the ground.

About this role:

Crystal Palace FC is looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to deliver exceptional care to our first-team players. The

primary objectives are to optimise performance, reduce injury risk, and minimise recovery time.

Responsibilities:

Leadership and Communication

• Communicating effectively with the Head of Medical Services to ensure they are kept up-to-date on all medical matters relating to first team players


• Organising daily injured player’s rehabilitation schedules


• Liaising closely with all sports science and medicine staff to ensure that an effective and efficient service is provided to the players


• Working with Physiotherapist team in continually developing the rehabilitation processes that we use to help the club maintain best-practice

Clinical

• Providing an excellent standard of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to all first team players


• Reviewing and providing further opinion on the management of all first team injuries as required by the Head of Medical Services


• Leading on the rehabilitation of injured players as required by Head of Medical Services


• Attending all first team fixtures, assisting in the provision of pitch side trauma cover


• Accompanying players to medical appointments as required

Administration

• Carrying out departmental administration tasks as required


• Producing daily and weekly rehabilitation plans for sports science and medicine staff


• Developing the rehabilitation hub of our athlete data management system.


• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date clinical notes in keeping with HCPC regulations


• Ensuring Continuing Professional Development is undertaken


• Other duties and responsibilities as required by line manager.


• Upholding and promoting the Club’s policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities policies and procedures.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience


• BSc in Physiotherapy


• HCPC and CSP registration


• Up-to-date ATMMIF qualification


• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment in a professional sports setting, preferably football


• Significant experience in the assessment, treatment and management of professional athletes, preferably including football players


• Significant experience of planning and delivering gym-based rehabilitation strategies


• Significant experience of using clinical and pitch-based objective measures to inform clinical decision making in rehabilitation


• Knowledgeable of current sports injury research


• Knowledgeable in the assessment, treatment and diagnosis of sports injuries


• Comprehensive knowledge of rehabilitation and injury reduction strategies

Benefits:

• Complimentary match day ticket


• Reward and Discount Scheme through our Tech Scheme and Simple Health app


• Health and Wellbeing benefit scheme


• 20% Discount in our Retail Stores


• Volunteering Day - 1 Workday off to support a charity of your choice.


• Travel Season Ticket loan


• Holiday allowance that increases every year of service