Description
• Are you interested in working in the sports industry?
• Are you looking to progress your career in physiotherapy?
• Could you thrive in a fast-paced, fast-expanding environment?
• Do you want to work in one of the most exciting and dynamic places in Suffolk?
If so, look no further….
Ipswich Town Football Club is looking for a Women’s First Team Physiotherapist to join the Performance Team to support with the delivery of daily medical plans to achieve a minimal time lost to injury of our Women’s First Team players.
Your main responsibilities will be:
• Ensuring recovery from injury is supported with consistent physiotherapy and sport science integration, ensuring excellence is achieved.
• Develop and maintain positive strategies to reduce risk of injury to Women’s First Team Players.
• Secure lines of communication with senior Performance team staff as to their progress.
• Build strong, reliable relationships with injured players to gain confidence in the planning.
• Recover players ensuring clinical and objective in-gym and on-pitch goals are achieved with consistent planning.
• Provide supportive communication and information to facilitate further post-injury care and prevention work with the other members of performance team.
• Set clear processes in recovery from injury.
• Design medical plans that are player centred and support continued performance development.
• Contribute actively to performance team meetings.
• Strictly maintain confidentiality and medical records uploaded to kitman.
Who are you?
• You will be experienced in sports physiotherapy with the ability and vision to deliver thorough assessment & treatment.
• You will have a degree in Physiotherapy.
• You will have current registration with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Health & Care Professions Council as well as an ATMMiF qualification.
• You will be able to work as a part of a structured performance team and utilise the expertise of others presently employed within our club to make optimum medical planning.
• Ideally, you will have experience of working in the football industry.
• It is essential that you can work flexibly, with the ability to work evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
• You will be comfortable in a busy, fast paced environment.
• You will have excellent communication skills, both written and oral and be confident communicating whilst fostering relationships and building rapport.
• You will be organised, able to meet deadlines and keep calm under pressure.
• You will be outgoing, enthusiastic, and passionate about your work.
• You want to work in one of the most exciting organisations in Suffolk!
We will give you:
• The chance to be part of a unique business at a crucial part of its development.
• Excellent experience in the elite sports industry.
• Development and growth with mentoring from industry experts and colleagues.
• An environment that is exciting, fast paced and fun!
• Training, mentoring and support.
• Discounts in Planet Blue store
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing Programme
• Free On-Site parking
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for the role, please send your CV and a covering letter detailing why you are the ideal candidate for this position to our recruitment team at email.