Lead Women’s Physio/Sports Therapist (First Team & Academy)

Organisation: Port Vale Football Club
Salary: Dependant on experience
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 27 February 2026
Job Description: Port Vale Foundation use the power of Port Vale Football Club to enable lasting well-being by igniting greater ambitions and creating social connections for our communities.

We are a values-led organisation and strive to live and breathe them each day. Our values are:

~ Extraordinary - Good people doing extraordinary things.

~ People-Centred - Placing people at the heart of everything we do by caring, while driving and developing them to realise their highest potential.

~ Tenacious - Determined and resilient in the pursuit of success.

~ Valiant - Bold in the decisions we make and the actions we take.

~ Respectful – maintaining a mutual respect between the club and our stakeholders (supporters, community, staff and partners).

In order to fulfil our mission, we are actively looking to contribute to local, regional and national priorities, using the Port Vale Football Club Foundation brand to positively impact on a range of agendas such as increasing sport and physical activity, improving health, increasing education standards and improving community cohesion.

Our tactics to approach this are summarised through the three P’s:
- People first - We are people first, supporting people to be the best version of themselves
- Place matters - There’s no town called Port Vale – but there’s a spirit behind the name.
- Partnerships that punch - We might be able to go where others can’t, but we don’t go it alone.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to provide pitch-side first aid for all home and away games, as well as covering training sessions for the delivery of injury assessments and gym-based rehabilitation.

Key Responsibilities
• Provide pitch-side first aid for all home and away games, as well as covering the training sessions.

• Willing to work evenings and weekends.

• Plan and deliver gym/grass-based rehab for any injured players.

• Assess and treat injuries across all age groups of the women’s pathway.

• Assist coaching staff with the planning and delivery of conditioning drills.

• Assist in the delivery of effective warm-ups and cool-downs before and after training sessions and games.

• Communicate effectively with coaching staff regarding injuries and squad availability.

• Assist with the planning and delivery of gym-based conditioning sessions to optimise injury prevention.
• Communicate with coaching staff and parents working with U18-U9 players regarding injuries/assessments.

• Ability to keep accurate injury notes and player information.

Person Specification
Essential
• BSc Physiotherapy / Sports Therapy
• SST/BASRaT registration or equivalent
• Valid Level 3 First Aid certificate (or higher)
• Availability for all home and away fixtures (First team).
• Knowledge of common athletic injuries.

Desirable
• Valid ITMMiF certificate (or equivalent)
• Previous experience working in football.
• Experience in athletic taping.
• Sports Massage qualification.

Specific Skills
Able to adapt to the demands of the job, players and staff.
• Dedicated to ongoing professional development.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and make clinically backed decisions.
Knowledge & Abilities
• Committed and passionate about the job role.
• Ability to work independently as well as communicate with coaching staff and be part of the team.
Additional requirements
• UK Right to Work / Willing to obtain
• Full clean Driving License
How to apply: Please complete and email your application form, covering letter and CV to Community@port-vale.co.uk