Academy Senior Phyisotherapist

Organisation: AFC Bournemouth
Salary: Dependent on Experience
Location: Bournemouth
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 5 June 2025
Job Description: Job Advert Reference: AFCB0082
Title: Academy Senior Physiotherapist
Reports to: Academy Head of Performance & Medicine
Location: Various (Academy Office, Academy Training Venues)
Contract Type: Full Time (35 Hours per Week across 7 days)
Salary: Dependant on Experience

Academy Values:
· Players First: holding individual player development as the main intention behind decisions made as a coach and wider professional.
· Togetherness: working in a prosocial manner as part of a wider team – willing to contribute beyond own interests.
· Integrity: carrying out academy and club values in an open and honest manner.
· Accountability: willing to take responsibility for actions in a manner which allows learning, growth and reflection.

MAIN DUTIES
As a key member of the Academy Performance & Medical team, you will play a vital role in delivering outstanding medical care and services, including treatment, rehabilitation, and match-day support to players within the Development Squad. You will serve as the lead physiotherapist for the U9 to Dev. Squad age groups, offering both clinical and operational guidance to our team of therapists. Your direction will uphold the highest standards of care, ensuring exceptional service and support for our players.

• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure appropriate physiotherapy support for all players.
• Manage a team of casual therapists, ensuring adequate qualified medical coverage for all matches and training sessions across the academy pathway (U9 to Dev. Squad).
• Lead and contribute to the development of the monthly CPD (Continuous Professional Development) programme.
• Attend all Dev. Squad training sessions and matches to provide injury assessments, treatment, and general physiotherapy support.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Dev. Squad players reporting illness or injury, in coordination with the academy doctor.
• Collaborate with Performance staff to implement and manage individualised pre-habilitation programmes for all Dev. Squad players.
• Oversee the management and rehabilitation of acute injuries within the Dev. Squad and provide support to other academy age groups when necessary.
• Act as the Dev. Squad liaison for FA Whereabouts and advise players on FA Doping Control requirements.
• Communicate daily with Performance & Coaching staff regarding player injuries.
• Maintain a comprehensive and accurate injury audit across the Academy.
• Organise and manage age-appropriate risk profiling and injury prevention screenings for all academy players, including cardiac screening for players aged 15 and above.
• Ensure medical records are maintained accurately, promptly, and securely within the athlete management system.
• Be available on request as a stretcher bearer for first team home matches.
• Liaise with the Academy Doctor and Head of Performance & Medicine regarding medical referrals, imaging, and consultant appointments.
• Ensure a smooth transfer of information from U18 and Dev. Squad to First Team Performance & Medicine staff to ensure a smooth transition for players moving between squads.
• Accompany players to medical appointments as necessary.
• Monitor and manage stocks of medical supplies, ensuring adequate trauma equipment and supplies are available at all training sessions and match days.
• Engage in regular Continuous Professional Development activities to maintain and enhance professional skills.

Other duties
• As a member of staff to ensure in all matters, you follow and actively promote the club’s mental health policies and practices to ensure an open, non-judgmental and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.
• Obligation to adhere to the club’s health and safety policy and procedures.
• As a member of staff to ensure in all matters you follow and actively promote the club’s equality policies and practices to ensure a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.
• Equality champions are responsible for advocating and raising awareness of EDI throughout their department. The equality champion should also endeavour to attend as many equality champions meetings as possible and provide valuable/ considered feedback to the EDI manager on any relevant campaigns, issues or activities
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

KEY COMPETENCIES
Essential
• BSc (Hons) Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Valid FA Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football Certificate (ATMMIF).
• A good understanding of long-term athletic development and its implications for the multi-disciplinary approach across the Elite Player Performance Pathway (EPPP).
• Experience of working with developing athletes
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) Portfolio
• Up to date FA Safeguarding Children certificate
• Prior to commencement, an Enhanced DBS will be required
Desirable
• MSc in Physiotherapy / Sports Medicine or equivalent
• 3 Years Experience working in an academy setting
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