First Team Physiotherapist

Organisation: AFC Wimbledon
Salary: 28000
Location: Kings College London training ground, New Malden
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 23 May 2025
Job Description: AFC Wimbledon is a professional football club based in Wimbledon, London with an astonishing history, having been reformed in 2002 to continue 135 years of Wimbledon sporting representation.

In 2020 the club returned home to Plough Lane, Wimbledon - to the brand-new Cherry Red Records Stadium - a purpose-built long-awaited modern stadium with 9,000 capacity and excellent corporate and event facilities, funded by the dedicated contributions of its fans. The original Wimbledon FC played just yards away for 70 years and achieved worldwide fame by going from non-league to the Premiership and beating Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final.

Owned by its fans through membership of The Dons Trust, AFC Wimbledon exemplifies community spirit and fan engagement - with award-winning community schemes and charitable endeavours alongside its sporting achievements.

The club’s men's team play in League Two, its women’s team play the third tier, and its Academy produces new generations of professional players while regularly beating the youth teams of Premier League and Championship sides.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and driven individual who can play a key role in AFC Wimbledon’s journey over the next three to five years as it works towards long-term financial sustainability and successfully continues the greatest story in English football as a proudly fan-owned and ambitious club at the heart of its community.

AFC Wimbledon are recruiting for a First Team Physiotherapist, based at our training ground and to attend all home match days at Plough Lane.

The successful candidate will be a key member of the medical department and in collaboration with the medical team you will assist in the physiotherapy management of the first team players in particular; manual therapy and the delivery of rehabilitation and injury prevention programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide medical input to ensure players remain readily available and able perform to their potential.
• Manage a caseload of players effectively and efficiently.
• Daily manual therapy and soft tissue treatment for first team players.
• Devise and supervise indoor and outdoor rehabilitation programmes
• Maintain patient documentation, records and accurate information in order to meet professional standards.
• Provide pre-game manual therapy at home and away fixtures as required.
• Provide pitch side/gym-based medical support services as required.
• As a member of the medical team, you will be expected to deliver and participate in the delivery of role-specific CPD.

Qualifications & Experience:

• BSc in Physiotherapy, Sports Rehabilitation or Sports Therapy.
• Demonstrable skills to work well within a multidisciplinary high-performance team environment.
• HCPC/BASRaT/SST registered.
• Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (ITMIFF/ATMIFF/PHICIS/IMMOFP)
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• 2 years professional sports experience
• Proactive mindset with the desire to learn and develop.
• A full driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience in a professional football team.
• An understanding of strength and conditioning/sports science.
• Knowledge of, and experience in, testing, profiling, and athletic screening of athletes.

Salary: £28,000 per annum

Contract Type: Full time, permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with some evenings and weekends needed for events and home and away matches.

Closing date: 23 May 2025
How to apply: How to apply: email your CV and cover note to HR@AFCWimbledon.ltd.uk Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high, so we encourage early applications.