BRFC Academy, however flexibility on location may be required.
Reports to: Head of Academy Sports Science and Medicine
Responsible for: Interns and Students as and when required.
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week plus any additional hours necessary for the performance of duties. This may include evening and weekend work.
Contractual status: Permanent
1. Job purpose:
To provide medical diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation to all academy players on a daily basis.
2. Duties and responsibilities:
* Ensure the safeguarding and welfare of all elite players, promoting their well-being needs while maintaining professional boundaries;
* Provide medical diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation to all academy players;
* Provide matchday cover as required;
* Maintain up-to-date medical records as MCSP;
* Organise scans and external treatments as required;
* Ensure all written evidence is current as per EPPP requirements;
* Liaise daily with all BRFC staff;
* Create external links as required;
* Maintain an up-to-date CPD portfolio;
* Follow best practices and ensure players receive optimal advice;
* Maintain a professional attitude and appearance at all times;
* Assist and lead departmental in-service training;
* Educate players and parents on injury prevention, injury care, post-match recovery, and drug awareness;
* Assist in collecting and evaluating psychometric measures and daily physio screens;
* Assist with cool down, strength, movement re-training, and stretching sessions;
* Organise and carry out annual cardiac screening;
* Monitor growth and maturation, manage the longitudinal database, and report to staff;
* Liaise with international medical staff for YDP players;
* Assist the Senior Physiotherapist with injury audits;
* Contribute to other departmental duties as required.
3. Skills required:
* IT literate;
* Effective communication with internal and external parties;
* Ability to work in a team environment;
* Ability to perform group and individual verbal presentations.
About The Candidate
4. Knowledge / Experience required:
* Knowledge of current sport science and medicine practices, with a focus on sports medicine;
* Good understanding of safeguarding/child protection policies and procedures;
* Experience in an elite sporting environment;
* Knowledge of paediatric physiological development.
5. Qualifications required:
* BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, HCPC registered (ESSENTIAL);
* Master's Degree in Sports Physiotherapy or a related discipline (DESIRABLE);
#J-18808-Ljbffr