Casual Academy Physiotherapist / Sport Therapist

Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited

Organisation: Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited
Salary: Training sessions: £45 Home games: £62 Away games within 75 minutes (at Chelsea, Fulham, Southampton, Brighton, Bournemouth, Wimbledon): £75 All the other away games: £85
Location: Portsmouth
Contract type
Closing date: 24 January 2026
Job Description: Job title - Casual Academy Physiotherapist / Sport Therapist
Location - PFC Training Ground and any other venues as required
Hours of work - Casual worker
Reports to - Academy Manager, Academy Lead Physio
Remuneration Training sessions: £45
Home games: £62
Away games within 75 minutes (at Chelsea, Fulham, Southampton, Brighton, Bournemouth, Wimbledon): £75
All the other away games: £85

Join Our Team – Be Part of Pompey’s Future

We are Pompey — proud of our past, passionate about our future, and powered by our people. We’re a club that values honesty, unity, and hard work. Now, we’re looking for someone who shares those values to join our academy.

This is a great opportunity for a dynamic and detail oriented individual, who takes pride in their work, is hands-on, and wants to be part of something bigger — supporting and leading our academy medical department.

Purpose of the role
Our Academy are seeking additional medical staff on a casual basis to join our bank of medical practitioners. You will be primarily responsible for supporting the care and treatment of academy players in our u9-u16 programme. The role will involve you providing pitch side emergency first aid and trauma management during training and games. You will also have the opportunity to support rehabilitation and treatment of players in our evening injury clinic sessions.
Reporting to the Lead Academy Physio, you will ensure the treatment and record keeping of player injuries is maintained in line with regulations on each player.
As this is a casual role, flexibility is essential, with the ability to work weekday evenings, and a minimum of two weekend days per month on a rota basis and on an ad hoc basis, sometimes at short notice.

Duties & responsibilities
• Liaise with the Lead Academy Physio to optimise assessment and treatment of academy schoolboy players.
• Provide pitch side trauma cover during training sessions and matches.
• Assist with prehab and rehab within the academy from U9-16’s.
• Assist in evening clinics for u9-u16 to effectively and efficiently assess and treat injuries.
• Liaise with full time coaching staff regarding player availability and progress.
• Take part in CPD and attend in-house developmental training.
• Keep the Football Intelligence Platform (FIP) updated regarding players’ injuries and rehabilitation sessions.
• Assist the delivery of workshops to players, parents and staff on health and medical programmes.
• Assist with players screening and testing.
• Work alongside the club’s sports science & strength conditioning departments.
• To safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.

Qualifications required:

• BSc Physiotherapy/Sport Therapy
• HCPC and CSP membership (Physiotherapist)
• SST membership (Sport Therapist)
• Pitch side trauma certificate (ITMMiF or equivalent) The club can support with course costs
• FA Safeguarding Children Certificate

Competencies required:

• Experience in assessing and rehabilitating sports injuries.
• Experience of paediatric assessment and treatment.
• An understanding of the demands of a professional sport environment.
• Familiar with FA Concussion Guidelines and return to play protocols.
• Computer literacy.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Right to Work Status in the UK

General information
We promote an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace and we are committed to providing the best experience for our colleagues. As a business we aim to be as representative of as many sections of society as possible, and for each colleague to feel respected and able to give of their best every day. We ensure that we treat people the right way, promote respect and believe that making the most of our differences is the key to the success of our business.

We take a robust approach to modern slavery and human trafficking and our organisation is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our corporate activities, and to ensuring that our supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.

Safeguarding
Portsmouth Football Club is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to ensuring that any club related activity will be in a safe environment where children, young people and adults at risk are protected from harm or abuse whilst under our care.
We acknowledge that every child, young person, or adult at risk who plays or participates in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse. Portsmouth Football Club recognises that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in our club.

We must always respect the dignity and spirit of all people, including children, young people and adults at risk. Treat everyone fairly, encourage a supportive and positive environment to promote healthy competition, skill development, fun and achievement. Avoid contact or conduct that may be interpreted or defined as inappropriate.

Health and Safety
Portsmouth Football Club is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all employees, contractors, visitors, and others who may be affected by our operations.
As part of this commitment, you are expected to take reasonable care for your own health and safety, as well as that of others. You must comply with the company’s health and safety policies, procedures, and any legal requirements relevant to your role. Together, we aim to maintain a safe and supportive environment that promotes the welfare and security of everyone involved in our activities.

Data Protection
The Club process all personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with complies with Data Protection Act (2018) and GDPR. Data collected as part of the recruitment process is held securely and accessed by, and disclosed to, individuals only for the purposes of managing the recruitment exercise effectively. All data that is deemed unnecessary will be disposed off at the end of recruitment process in line with our GDPR procedure.
How to apply: The Club will not consider applications via third parties. Please send in your application following the link: https://irecruit.efl.com/vacancies/2486/club--academy-template.html no later than 5 pm on 24 January 2026 Interviews will be held in person at the clubs training ground in Portsmouth. If you don’t hear from us within 7 days of the closing date, please consider that your application was unsuccessful. At Portsmouth Football Club we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we aim to build an accurate picture of the make-up for our talent pools. Therefore, we ask that you submit the information on the below link to ensure we are always attracting a broad and diverse range of exceptional talent from all areas of society. Responses are anonymous and the data gathered will be used to inform our future initiatives but filling in this form is voluntary https://forms.gle/H7NmjG95fgLSaWPD7