Doncaster Rovers FC is actively seeking a Physiotherapist or Sports Therapist to join our Academy performance department. Working with our U9-U18 squads, you’ll play an integral role in delivering top-tier medical and rehabilitation services. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified therapist eager to gain experience in football and be part of an ambitious club dedicated to nurturing the best talent in the region.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
* Pitch-Side Care: Provide immediate pitch-side emergency care during training, home, and away games.
* Assessments & Rehabilitation: Appropriately assess players and deliver treatment, rehabilitation, screening, and education programs across all Academy teams, with a focus on our schoolboy programme and weekday clinics.
* Documentation: Maintain up-to-date medical notes and records via Kitman Labs.
* Continuous Learning: Stay current with developments in musculoskeletal care and football medicine.
* Professional Representation: Act as a positive ambassador of Doncaster Rovers FC at all times.
* Safeguarding: Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures at all levels.
About The Candidate
Qualifications:
Essential Qualifications:
* Degree in Physiotherapy, Sports Therapy, or Sports Rehabilitation.
* Valid ITMMiF qualification (Intermediate Trauma Medical Management in Football).
* ATMMIF - Registered with a relevant governing body (HCPC / BASRaT, etc.).
Our non-negotiables:
* Be punctual and prepared for all meetings.
* Clear and respectful communication with your peers and customers.
* Keeping to deadlines set by your line manager or senior management.
Our values:
* We are proud of our work and our working environment(s).
* We are passionate about everything we do.
* We are high performing in everything we do.
* We move forward as one as a group of staff and organisation.
Character specification:
* Embody high energy, enthusiasm and humility.
* Being customer focused in providing the best supporter or client experience possible.
* Perform all assigned tasks efficiently and in a timely manner.
* Flexibility in doing things differently to improve efficiency.
* Able to communicate effectively and confidentially individually and in group situations.
* Listen and respects other people’s views and opinions.
* Can develop open and effective relationships with all colleagues.
* Awareness of impact of own behaviours on others and is able to modify approach or style to achieve results.
About The Club
About Club Doncaster:
Club Doncaster is the elite brand of sporting organisations working to support and strive forward our community. Our spoken aim is to be an ambitious and successful club of which the community is proud of.
We work with a culture that promotes unity, creativity and aspiration to promote success – this is why we are Club Doncaster.
We look for people with passion, honesty and who embrace a challenge on a daily basis, with the energy and passion to strive forward and prove each day.
Safeguarding
Club Doncaster takes its safeguarding responsibility very seriously. This means recruiting the correct people for Club Doncaster.
We acknowledge our clear responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable groups in our care, and have policies and guidelines to ensure this.
The successful candidate will have to complete an Enhanced DBS check before starting employment with the club.
Equal opportunities:
Club Doncaster is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
Our Recruitment and Selection Policy, Code of Conduct, Diversity & Equality Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy and Right to work in UK Policy are available to all applicants on request.
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