Harlequins FC - Womens Doctor

Organisation: Harlequin Football Club Ltd
Salary: TBC
Location: Surrey Sports Park
Contract type: (Part time)
Closing date: 31 July 2025
Interview date: 11 August 2025
Job Description: Founded in 1866, Harlequins is one of the most iconic rugby clubs. Recognised around the world, we are proud to be a founding member of the RFU, boasting more Presidents than any other club, as well as a healthy dose of current and legendary Men’s and Women’s international players.

As leaders of the game, we are ambitious to build on our success. To do this we move at tempo, we are unconventional in our thinking and approach, and we recognise the value that each role and each person in the team plays in delivering our success.

Our Women’s Doctor will support the delivery of a high-quality medical provision to the Harlequins FC Women’s squad. The successful candidate will be a key member of the Women’s Performance team and the women’s staffing group.
Role Details:
Job Title: Women’s Doctor
Salary: Experience dependent
Department: Women’s/Medical
Reports to: Head of Medical / Head of Women’s Rugby Programme
Location: Surrey Sports Park
Start Date: September 2025
Contract: Part-time - includes one onsite clinic per week during afternoon/evening

Key Responsibilities:
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary performance and medicine team in the prevention and management of sports related injury and illness
• To provide advice to players, medical team, coaches, performance scientists and international teams of a player’s fitness to attend training and be available for match selection in relation to intercurrent illness or injury
• To communicate effectively with players and external services (NHS or Private) to help ensure access to prompt and appropriate GP or specialist health care as needed
• To diagnose and manage illness and injury amongst Women’s squad and to provide an excellent standard of medical care liaising closely with the Head of Medical
• To maintain professional standards including meeting with all League minimum operating standards (MOS) as well as the keeping of paper and electronic medical records in accordance with GMC
• To ensure safe provision of medical services in accordance with best practice and current GMC and CQC requirements
• To liaise with the welfare group and sport psychologist to help deliver an appropriate level of care for the mental and emotional welfare of players

• To provide pitch side care for home and away games including friendly fixtures, based on a rotational system
• To regularly check and maintain appropriate equipment and medicines provided for the Women’s
• team by the Club and meeting League MOS
• To be familiar with doping control practices and laws and the substances and methods that are prohibited in and out of competition, and to adhere to the rules
• To refer players to NHS and private specialist services for advice on diagnosis and management of illness or injury as clinically appropriate
• Delivery of education to players and staff on health-related issues as appropriate (such as concussion recognition and management)
• Maintenance of relevant personal professional development plan and continuing professional development to an appropriate standard (PPDP and CPD); to be reviewed at least annually with the Head of Medicine
• To be familiar with, and deliver the RFU guidance and regulations in the following regulated/guided areas of medical practice:
o Cardiac Health and Screening
o Concussion Guidelines
o Blood borne viruses, testing and immunisation
• To liaise with the Head of Medical in the undertaking of pre-season assessments and entry and exit medicals on all Women’s squad players

Key Relationships:
• Head of Medical
• Head of Women’s Rugby Programme
• Head Coach

Knowledge:
Essential
• Specialist knowledge in SEM practice at an elite level
• Knowledge of the therapeutic options available to an SEM practitioner
• Knowledge of the conditions that commonly affect women rugby players at different stages of physical and psychological development and training history
• The ability to recognise, diagnose, manage, explain and best prevent MSK conditions
• A clear understanding of your duty of care to your patients and the ability to understand, weigh and appropriately advise on the management of the risks inherent in competitive sport

Desirable
• Generalist knowledge aligned with GP experienced in family practice
• Understanding of women’s health and wellbeing, including factors affecting performance in sport

Technical:
Essential
• Ability to assess acute on field injuries and to manage appropriately
• Ability to assess MSK symptoms, elicit signs and take an appropriate history, reach a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan with input from other members of the MDT
• Knowledge of the appropriate medicines to carry in a doctor’s bag and emergency bag, and of their governance in terms of legislation and regulations
• Experience of work as an immediate care doctor in a sport pre-hospital setting
• Experience completing SCAT6 and in-game Head Injury Assessments (HIAs)
• Experience of identifying suspected concussion from video analysis
• Confident and comfortable providing advice remotely
• IT competence in Club systems
Desirable
• MSK ultrasound skills for examination of muscles, tendons and joints
• Ability to aspirate and inject large joints (shoulder, knee, ankle) under ultrasound guidance and the knowledge of when and when not to consider such interventions
• Competence in other MSK Ultrasound guided techniques such as PRP injections, dry needling

General Skills:
Essential
• Ability to listen to and communicate with others in appropriate language at appropriate times
• Ability to deliver clinical assessment and interventions within the constraints of the sporting environment
• A willingness to improve the service provided within your team
• Understanding of how to work safely with children and/or vulnerable adults and uphold generally accepted practice when working with those participants
• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with a multi-disciplinary team in sport;
supported by examples and references
• Promote, adhere to and implement the Club’s Equality Policy and to work consistently to embed equality and diversity within Club
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Understanding of how to work safely with children and/or vulnerable adults and uphold generally accepted practice when working with those participants
• Promote, adhere to and implement the Club’s Equality Policy and to work consistently to embed equality and diversity within Club
• The ability to manage a friendly, cheerful, positive and open demeanour while maintaining a sufficient degree of professional distance

Experience:
Essential
• Independent practice in SEM environment
• SEM work in elite sport at either senior or youth
Desirable
• Experience of SEM work in elite rugby
• Experience working with elite female athletes

Qualifications:
Essential
• License to practice in the UK as an independent practitioner; (GMC specialist or GP register) with either a diploma or masters in SEM or SEM specialist register.
• In date PHCIS Level 3 qualification
• Post-holder will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level and cleared by Harlequins HR
• Appropriate indemnity for the provision of SEM services in the UK including clinic, remote, and pitch side care

Desirable
• RFU / World Rugby training modules on concussion management for elite matchday medical staff and concussion protocols for matchday medical staff
• Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners
• CASE accredited ultrasound qualification in diagnostic ultrasound
How to apply: Please email jobs@quins.co.uk