Purpose
:
The main responsibility is to work within a multi-disciplinary Medical and Physical Performance team to assist in delivering physiotherapy services to girls at Manchester United’s Girls Academy (U11s to U15s) to support the physical welfare of all players.
Principal Accountabilities:
Generic
1. Ensuring everything is done safely, fairly, effectively, and efficiently.
2. Responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children and adults at risk.
Specific
3. Providing assessment, treatment, and functional rehabilitation of injured players
4. Clinical decision-making process (fitness of player to train or play)
5. Player education (injury prevention)
6. Communication regarding injury status and rehabilitation of players to coaching staff and parents
7. All notes and records must be kept securely (PMA)
8. Abide by the CSP Rules of Professional Conduct
9. Develop and manage effective relationships with key stakeholders including Manchester United Women and The FA.
10. Attend meetings, seminars, workshops, networking events and exhibitions relevant to the role, proactively using information and learning to influence current and future programmes and activities.
11. Undertake and continue personal development as and when required by the club.
12. Ensure that the club’s code of conduct is upheld in all activities, delivery, and physical appearance.
13. Must be available at training sessions and attend matches, home and away when required
14. Collect all relevant data, information, and evidence of good practice to support funding conditions
15. Uphold and promote the Foundation’s Safeguarding policy and those of partners, working in conjunction with both Manchester United FC’s Safeguarding team and partner leads.
16. Complete Emergency Action Plans to always ensure a safe and healthy working environment in accordance with Manchester United Football Club’s policies.
Key Contacts & Relationship
Create sustainable relationships with key people and organisations relevant to your role. These include:
External:
17. Parents and Players
18. FA
Internal:
19. Girls Academy Head Physio
20. Girls Academy Pool of physios
21. Women’s Medical / Physio Team (especially U21s)
22. Safeguarding Lead
23. Technical Director
24. Head of Girls Football Development
25. Head Coaches
Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
Generic:
26. Want to make a positive difference to young people.
27. Hard working, enthusiastic and reliable.
28. People Communication Skills (Self-assured, build rapport, empathise with others, emotionally intelligent, approachable).
29. Understanding of Safeguarding best practice and legislation.
Experience
30. Working and supporting young people in a wellbeing/psychological capacity
31. Supporting young people with sporting injuries
Knowledge
32. Understanding of child development
33. Knowledge and understanding of child protection issues
34. Understanding of youth player musculoskeletal development
Skills
35. Organisational and communication skills (written, verbal and listening)
36. Ability to build trusting relationships with children and parents
37. Empathy towards others.
38. Ability to enthuse and communicate with children, young people, and adults
39. Self-driven individual who brings life and energy to the team.
40. Excellent organisational skills.
Qualifications
Essential
41. Current Physiotherapy Degree
Desirable
42. FA Learning Safeguarding Children certificate
43. Minimum FA Intermediate First Aid for Sport Certificate
44. Any other relevant qualification/course
45. A full UK driving license
46. Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Health Care Professions Council
47. Intermediate Trauma Medical Management
48. Advanced Trauma Medical Management