First Team Performance Psychologist

Organisation: Wycombe Wanderers Football Club
Salary: Competitive
Location: High Wycombe
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 28 July 2025
Job Description: Who are we?
Wycombe Wanderers FC is a League One Football Club with ambition! We’re on an exciting journey to grow the club through development of a new and progressive Academy, alongside investment to support evolution of the 1st team environment, performance infrastructure, and progression to higher performance levels.

What’s in the role?
Reporting to the Director of Performance & Medical, this role will contribute to the practical and strategic evolution of our player development and support process. You will initiate performance support processes for 1st team players, alongside engaging with Player Care staff and organising reflective spaces for players, coaches and other support staff. You will lead the development of a Performance Psychology and Mental Health strategy for the 1st team and Academy, supporting an environment where everybody is recognised as part of the psychology strategy. In leading the Club in this domain, you will engage additional expertise where necessary to build a network of support for players and staff including clinical referral, wellbeing, performance culture evolution, communication and interdisciplinary working, and player recruitment.

Who are we looking for?
To help us realise our ambition we’re not just looking for people to fill roles; we’re searching for those who are passionate about helping us build something special and create meaningful change. We’re looking for a proactive, respectful and hard-working individual. You should be a highly effective communicator who can build productive working relationships with players and staff. You will have engaged with learning across a range of domains such that you can demonstrate integrated applied knowledge across the performance development process. You should be an organised and effective planner and be able to offer data informed analysis and insight into our environment and people. You will be able to contribute to a high challenge, high support environment with a commitment to growth.

Do you have what it takes?
The successful candidate will need to meet the following requirements:
• An HCPC registered Sport Psychologist with at least 5 years of experience delivering performance impacting psychology services to leaders, staff and players.
• Valid and accepted enhanced FA DBS CRC (Criminal Background Check) or be willing to undertake this check if successful.

What do we offer?
Based on your existing experience, we offer a competitive remuneration package including additional benefits such as medical insurance.
We work to offer full and fair consideration to all employees and applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
How to apply: Send a CV and covering letter expressing your interest and suitability, to jobs@wwfc.com . Title your email “[your name] - Performance Psychologist”.