Lead Academy Physiotherapist
Vacancy at Peterborough United
Lead Academy Physiotherapist
Salary £ Dependant on experience
Bespoke Builds Training Ground, Oundle Road, Peterborough
Details
📝 Contract – Full time
💼Salary - Dependant on Experience
🌟Benefits - Great sporting career development, workplace pension, staff events, great work environment, good annual leave, staff discounts plus lots more
🔒Close date - 31st March 2026 (dependant on application numbers we may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date). Please see how to apply below.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Cat 2 Academy department. We are proud, ambitious and looking for a qualified Lead Academy Physiotherapist to join our team.
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The Lead Academy Physiotherapist will deliver and develop the Academy medical department to ensure leading quality of provision is available for all players aligned to our first team and Head of Performance.
The role will directly manage the Professional Development Phase (U18 / U21) injury and rehabilitation process of all players.
In addition, the role work alongside the Academy Physiotherapist and oversee the management of the rehabilitation of the Youth Development Phase and Foundation Phase players, ensuring processes are aligned throughout the academy.
In addition, the role work alongside the Academy Physiotherapist and oversee the management of the rehabilitation of the Youth Development Phase and Foundation Phase players, ensuring processes are aligned throughout the academy.
- Diagnosis of injury and treatment of PDP players.
- Attend PDP fixtures as pitch-side Physiotherapist.
- Manage all PDP player injuries from incident through to return to full training
- Ensure players, staff and parents are kept up to date with progress and status of injury
- Continuous research and development of phased rehabilitation protocols to progress player’s rehabilitation in a controlled and specific manor
- Work with Head of SSM to support the department performance support plan and ensure Category 2 EPP requirements are being met.
- Work closely with first team medical department to build strong link between first team and academy.
- Responsible for ensuring Kitman Labs is completed and updated for all injured players
- Responsible for ensuring all Academy Therapy staff input all injury data and rehab sessions into Kitman Labs system
- Work alongside the Academy Sports Scientist / S&C Coach in keeping staff updated on player progress, as well as helping the overlap with specific drills and conditioning elements towards the end of rehabilitation
- Assist in assessment of movement screening and relevant intervention protocols
- Ensure all new signed academy players undergo Academy Medical Screening
- Ensure player and medical consent forms are available and up to date for trialist players
Other responsibilities
- Be available to travel to other sites outside of their region (if required)
- Flexibility and commitment to changing schedule dependent on fixture schedules.
- Be aware of the PUFC policies, procedures & best practise so that concerns of non-compliance can be raised at all times e.g. Safeguarding, Inclusion, Diversity
- Work within the company processes (HR, Finance, Training, Operations and Marketing Team). Seek advice & guidance if required ensuring employees and processes work seamlessly together
- Attend meetings, training and professional updating as and when required
- To adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new and alternative systems.
- To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.
- Self-assess and work on own personal and professional development
- To uphold the values of Peterborough United Football Club (PUFC) and not tolerate offensive, discriminatory or intimidating language or behaviour.
- To act as an ambassador/role model for PUFC and act in line with the club's commitment to equality and safeguarding.
- To ensure PUFC provides a level playing field for all its fans, players and guests.
- Promote an inclusive environment within the club for colleagues, supporters and visitors, championing a zero-tolerance approach to bullying, harassment and victimisation within PUFC
- Demonstrate a commitment to PUFC’s safeguarding policy.
- Promote EFL and FA regulations and ensure compliance with these.
- Be responsible for reporting any concerns to a senior colleague in relation to equality, health and safety and safeguarding immediately
In addition to these responsibilities carry out such duties as may reasonably be required. The above duties are a guide to the nature of the work required & are not intended to reflect all tasks associated within the role.
- Minimum BSc Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration and member of CSP (Essential)
- Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football (ATMMiF) qualification (Essential)
- MSc in Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine OR Equivalent (Desirable)
- Experience of managing or leading junior staff within a football industry (Desirable)
- Experience using GPS technology for Return to Play Protocols (Desirable)
- Experience using PMA/Kitman Labs (Desirable)
- Well-presented and professional
- Ability to create strong working relationships with the players.
- Ability to Understanding KPI’s and stats to drive KPI improvements
- Ability to travel to various sites
- Ability to build excellent working relationships with our managers, colleagues and staff
- Plan and prioritise workload and own administration so that deadlines and standards are met
- High level of integrity and discretion
- Strong work ethic with a can-do attitude with drive and self-motivation
- Good IT skills with the ability to use MS Office, Teams etc
- Accuracy and attention to detail including good written and verbal skills.
- Understands and embraces speed of response.
- Ability to own issues to resolution
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If you have any questions regarding this role please email Dan.Horton@theposh.com and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.