First Team Rehabilitation Performance Coach

Organisation: Norwich City Football Club
Salary: Competitive plus Company Benefits
Location: Avant Training Centre, Hethersett Lane, NR4 7TS
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 27 June 2025
Job Description: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced candidate to join The Medical and Performance Department at Norwich City Football Club in the role of First Team Rehabilitation Performance Coach.

This is a hybrid rehab/performance role working in the first team medical and performance department. The successful candidate will support the full MDT team of medical and performance staff, with the creation, and delivery of both gym and field-based rehabilitation programmes, whilst assisting with the performance squad requirements for training and match days as required.

The successful candidate will assist with providing elite level physical conditioning work for players to maximise their rehabilitation process and optimal return to performance, in line with the Club’s philosophy.

They will also assist in the prescription, progression, and adaptation of elite-level gym programming for rehabilitating players.

If appropriately qualified (e.g., as a therapist), there may be opportunities to assist with the assessment and treatment of first-team rehabilitation players.

Key tasks/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Assist in the design and delivery of individualised pitch-based rehabilitation sessions.
Work collaboratively with the Physiotherapist’s/Therapists and physical performances coaches to ensure the progression of treatment room, to gym, to pitch RTT is seamless and progressive.
Demonstrate strong physiological and biomechanical knowledge to ensure program progressions of gym and grass-based rehab are performed to the highest level.
Have strong experience of technological systems and how such systems link to the physiology of football, including styles of play and positional demands.
Proven experience of communicating and disseminating knowledge and information of rehabilitation progressions within a high-performance environment.
Ensure data collection is maintained to the highest standard and utilised in a rational and objective manner.
Support the sustainability process of players RTP.
Assist with individual performance support work for the 1st team squad where required in training and match days.
Qualifications and Experience

Essential

BSc in Physiotherapy, Sport & Exercise Science or Sports Rehabilitation.
MSc in Sports Rehab, Sport & Exercise Science, S & C or related subject to the role.
Experienced in elite sport delivering high performance rehabilitation training.
Evidence of planning and delivering rehabilitation programming in an elite sport environment.
Desirable

BASES Accreditation
UEFA B/A Licence
UKSCA Accredited
HCPC & CSP or BASRaT registered
ATMMIF or equivalent emergency aid qualification
Personal Specification:

Critical and reflective thinker.
Clear values and focussed team player.
Prepared to communicate effectively and honestly.
Ability to lead and drive self and others.
Adaptable behavioural style.
Comfortable working under pressure with sound and rationale decision making processes.
Ability to build positive relationships with key stakeholders (internally and externally).
Invested in continuous personal development.
Successful candidates will benefit from a comprehensive range of club benefits. This includes (but is not limited to):

Complimentary matchday ticket for home fixtures
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Enhanced family friendly leave policies
Pension Scheme with Royal London
Access to Reward Gateway recognition and discount platform
Enhanced CPD opportunities and structured professional development pathways.
The opportunity to get involved in wider club initiatives through a variety of Working Groups.
A range of wellbeing support, including 24/7 access to a GP for employees and their dependents, as well as access to gyms and exercise classes at both Carrow Road & Avant Training Centre.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the Canaries, click ‘Apply’ now to become our First Team Rehabilitation Performance Coach.

Closing date: Friday, 27 June 2025

Norwich City Football Club are committed to ensuring equal opportunities are given to all and welcomes applications from all areas of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.

Norwich City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the workplace. Please be aware that a criminal disclosure and identity check will be carried out for this post. Engagement will be subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2024) guidance, we may conduct online searches as part of our due diligence processes on shortlisted candidates.
How to apply: https://careers.canaries.co.uk/Apply/QXBefe30wbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSAtIFJlZ3VsYXRlZCBBY3Rpdml0eXw0MXw3MTgxMjR8MXx8RmFsc2V8MTU5OXw0MDQwOTU3fDA%3d?i=wiWl7rQ015Y%3d