Paralympic Physiotherapist (Maternity Leave cover)

Organisation: UK Athletics
Salary: Circa £60,000 FTE pa
Location: HiPAC Loughborough
Contract type: Fixed Term (Part time)
Closing date: 16 March 2026
Job Description: Paralympic Physiotherapist (Maternity Leave cover)
Fixed term 9-12 months part time (minimum 3 days per week)

Key Responsibilities:

Provide outstanding medical support for paralympic athletes at the HiPAC in Loughborough.
Manage a caseload of athletes on the Paralympic World Class Program (WCP) providing specific input on the Individual Athlete Planning process, highlighting problems for athletes and work on bespoke problem-solving solutions to address any issues found.
Develop strong impactful relationships with athletes and their external practitioners.
Work in conjunction with UK Athletics Paralympic Doctor, Paralympic Consultant Physiotherapist and Head of Therapy and Medicine to provide excellent medical care for athletes.
There may be opportunities to travel to training camps and competitions across senior paralympic programs.
In collaboration with the wider MDT provide rehabilitation plans for caseloads of athletes on WCP as required.
Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with the Key Paralympic stakeholders such as Head Coach and athlete Engagement Leads.
Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with all athletes on the program.
Ensure clean handover of information from case load of athletes to wider team of therapists based around the country
Ensure that the delivery of physiotherapy effectively meets the sport’s commitments to athletes, coaches and the National Governing Body.
All medical notes must be kept on the UK Athletics electronic note taking system (PDMS)
Within the rules of professional confidentiality liaise with athletes, parents, coaches and other support staff as appropriate.
Comply with Professional Codes of Conduct, standards and guidelines.
Contribute to knowledge development and sharing across the organisation to support the development of world class physiotherapy services and the high-performance system.
Work within and enforce the UK Athletics values, behaviours and culture.

Required Experience:

Experience working in track and field (Desirable)

Minimum 5 years elite sport experience (Essential)

Experience in elite sports rehabilitation and programming (Desirable)

Experience of working with performance Paralympic athletes (Desirable)

Specific Skills:

High level of rehabilitation and reconditioning

High level of manual therapy skills

An understanding of the performance demands and needs of elite Paralympic athletes and coaches.

An ability to form strong relationships quickly with athletes, coaches and wider support teams.

Education/Qualifications:

BSc Physiotherapy

Masters qualification in physiotherapy or rehabilitation (Desirable)

Strength and conditioning, Pilates and athletics coaching qualifications (Desirable)

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) (Essential)

Interviews are likely to be held on Thursday 26th March 2026 but will be confirmed on completion of shortlisting.

In the result of high volumes of applications, UK Athletics reserves the right to close the vacancy ahead of the stated closing date - please apply early to avoid disappointment. We will endeavor to reply to all applicants, but if you do not hear from us with two weeks of the closing date, then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As the nation’s favourite Olympic and Paralympic Sport. UK Athletics embraces equality, diversity, and inclusion both on and off the field of play where everyone can participate, we encourage job applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates irrespective of their race, sex, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected characteristics to reflect the diversity of our sport. Athletics is a Disability Confident Leader and will guarantee an interview to any candidate with a disability who meets the minimum job criteria.
How to apply: To access the full job description incorporating the required and desirable experience, knowledge, skills, and qualifications, and for details of how to apply for the role, please visit; https://careers.ukathletics.org.uk/. For a confidential discussion or if you have any questions on the role, please contact the UK Athletics HR team at HR@uka.org.uk.