Men's First Team Physiotherpist

Organisation: Wrexham AFC
Salary: Competitive
Location: Wrexham
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 14 August 2026
Job Description: Join Wrexham AFC because history doesn’t write itself.

The Role

Wrexham AFC is looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to deliver gold standard, innovating, evidence based injury prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to our first-team players.

This role will focus on players performance, rehabilitation, monitoring, return to play and recovery protocols.

Main Responsibilities:

Ensure appropriate planning and delivery of pre-activation, player performance monitoring and rehabilitation pathways for all first team players.
Design and implement individualised performance monitoring criteria for players identified from KPI’s.
Design and implement individualised medium and long-term rehabilitation programmes tailored to the player’s injury.
Implement return to play protocols and monitor players on return to training, performance and competition in collaboration with the wider MDT.
Assist in pre-season data collection and creating player KPI’s from data collected.
Contribute towards innovation, research studies and publications in relation to performance and rehabilitation.
Support education and mentorship within the Medical Performance and Sports Science Department and across the club to help promote a one club approach.
Assist on the delivery of post training and match recovery protocols.
Record all medical data in line with Wrexham AFC policies and procedures.
Provide, implement and oversee designated player performance monitoring / rehabilitation plans and pathways (daily, weekly, medium/long term).
Provide weekly, monthly and specific player updates to Head of Performance, Sports Science and wider MDT as requested.
Accompanying players to medical appointments as required and requested by Head of Performance and Sports Science.
Provide medical pitch side cover during training sessions along with Home and Away matches as requested.
Leadership and Communication:

Communicating effectively with the Head of Performance and Sports Science to ensure they are kept up-to-date on all medical matters relating to all first team players.
Design and deliver daily, individually performance / rehab sessions both gym and grass based.
Liaise closely with all medical performance and sports science staff to ensure an effective and efficient service is provided to all players.
About you

You'll have:

Proven ability to design and deliver individualised return to play programmes for elite athletes.
Demonstrated experience in leading the full rehabilitation process from acute injury through to return to competition.
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment in a professional sports setting, preferably football.
Significant experience in the assessment, treatment and management of professional athletes, preferably football.
Significant experience planning and delivering gym-based rehabilitation strategies, using clinical and pitch-based objective measures to inform rehabilitation.
Knowledgeable in the assessment, treatment and diagnosis of sports injuries and current sports injury research.
Comprehensive knowledge of rehabilitation and injury reduction strategies.
Be flexible to support evening, weekend, and match day rehab and recovery needs when required.
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Experience and Qualifications required:

BSc / MSc in Physiotherapy.
HCPC and CSP registration.
Up-to-date ATMMIF qualification.

Why Work for Us

If you are looking for an organisation committed to building a strong, inclusive, high performing workplace where every individual is valued, supported and empowered to grow with fantastic benefits which include:

Health Cash Plan
EAP
Enhanced holidays and long service days
Enhanced pension
Death in service
Enhanced sick leave
Health and wellbeing time off
Volunteering day
Salary sacrifice benefits and retail discounts
How to apply: https://careers.wrexhamafc.co.uk/Apply/V3Je6e65leGhhbSBBRkMgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBGaW5hbHwzOXw5MjUyNzl8MXx8RmFsc2V8Mjg1MHw1MTQ0OTUyfDA%3d?i=S0R47bM8Oi8%3d

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Men's First Team Physiotherpist