Job Title: Women’s 1st team physiotherapist/sports therapist
Employer: Lewes FC
Hours & Availability: 20 hours per week (Part time role)
Reports to: Women’s First Team Performance Lead
Key Relationships: 1st Team Manager, Technical Team & Performance Staff
Location: The Dripping Pan, Lewes, Mountfield Road
Summary of Roles & Responsibilities
• Lewes Women’s FC is looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative, passionate and committed
individual to undertake a role as physiotherapist overseeing the medical care of our women’s 1st team
players.
• The successful applicant will have gained experience and extensive knowledge from working within
professional sport and have keen interest in evidence based, preparation, performance and recovery
strategies involving professional female athletes.
• Overseeing the care, communication, prevention, treatment and management of injuries for female
athletes 16-35+ years old.
• The role offers the opportunity to utilise club premises for private consultations outside working hours.
Key Responsibilities
• Attend all training sessions and competitive Matches played by the club through pre-season and season,
as well as providing or arranging equivalent services to players during the off season to ensure continuity
of treatment.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of high-level injury rehabilitation and pitch side first aid /
emergency care including the systems and infrastructure required to ensure that these processes are
supported, documented, and reviewed appropriately.
• Manage Medical Records with contemporaneous confidential medical and performance records using
Kitman Labs, and all medical records meet the standards set by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy,
The Society of Sports Therapists, and the General Medical Council, as applicable.
• Have excellent management, leadership, and communication skills with the experience, to plan,
communicate, align, and integrate diverse solutions to cultivate the best medical and sport science care
for athletes and clearly communicate with all players and staff.
• Have experience and a keen interest in evidence-based practice, preparation, performance, and recovery
strategies in elite women's football.
• Understanding of injury prevention and rehabilitation of post-surgical and complex injuries common in
the female athlete.
• Reporting to the First Team Performance Lead and work closely with club staff to deliver sports
physiotherapy in a high-performance environment, including development and management of pre-hab,
rehabilitation, and Return to Play programmes for numerous players and various injuries throughout the
season.
• Ability to make decisions and work independently as a lead of a department, managing budgets,
oversight, collaboration, player care and welfare in concern with the club and team ethos, cultivating a
positive, transparent high-performance ecosystem of care.
• Have experience in professional sports ideally in women’s football or elite women’s sport.
Essential requirements:
• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy / BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy
• Have an up-to-date Emergency Aid qualification; this should be the FA Level 3 EMFAiF or equivalent
• Be a member of Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or full member of Society of Sports Therapists
• FA safeguarding children qualification
• FA Player Welfare in Open Age Football qualification
• Experience working in multi-dimensional teams
Desirable requirements:
• UKSA accreditation (or working towards accreditation)
• MSc Physiotherapy (or working towards)
• MSc Sport rehabilitation (or working towards)
• Is a member of either the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (or an equivalent professional
membership)
• BSc/MSc Strength & conditioning or Level 3 UKSCA accredited
• Have appropriate medical indemnity to treat/advise professional female football players
• Have worked in an elite sporting environment (Preferably women’s elite sport)
Application Process:
Lewes FC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds especially
under-represented groups such as women, BAME, LGBTQ+ individuals and people with disabilities.
Acknowledging the lack of diversity in football, we ensure our recruitment process does not unfairly favour
those with prior experience in the game.
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, and require all staff and volunteers to
uphold the FA’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies. Applicants must disclose and past criminal
convictions or investigations by the FA or other regulatory bodies, including in education, healthcare, or
other sectors.
To apply please email a CV and cover letter outlining why you’d be great for the role alongside any
relevant experience to applications@lewesfc.com with the subject line: “Physiotherapist/Sports Therapist: Your name”.
The interview process will commence 6th May 2025
We will be accepting applications through the interview process. The role will be open until filled. We
reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you
are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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