Casual Academy Physiotherapist

Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Liverpool FC is seeking an Academy Physiotherapist to join the team on a casual basis. The role provides player-centred physiotherapy to boys in the Academy pathway, with a focus on injury prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to support safe participation.

You will work with the Academy Medical & Performance team, attend training sessions and matches across the UK, maintain medical notes to high standards, and uphold safeguarding and confidentiality. DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Essential HCPC registration and CSP membership with medical indemnity.
• ITMMIF Level 4 Emergency Aid qualification and FA Safeguarding Children Course are required.
• UKAD Clean Sport Advisor status is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, player-centred physiotherapy to boys in the Academy pathway on a casual, ad hoc basis.
• Collaborate with the Academy Medical & Performance team and coaching staff on injury prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.
• Tailor care to age and development, maintaining safeguarding and confidentiality.
• Provide cover for the Academy Medical Team during training sessions and matches across the UK.
• Liaise with coaching staff regarding injury status and availability.
• Attend pitch-side emergencies and maintain contemporaneous medical notes.
• Ensure treatment areas are clean and safe, highlighting health and safety risks.
• Attend FA CPD events and additional training as required.

Education

HCPC registration

CSP membership (medical indemnity)

ITMMIF Level 4 Emergency Aid

FA Safeguarding Children Course

UKAD Clean Sport Advisor

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Liverpool FC team as a Academy Physiotherapist on a casual basis.

What will you be doing?

• Provide high-quality, player-centred physiotherapy services on a casual, ad hoc basis to players aged within the boys’ Academy pathway.
• Work collaboratively with the Academy Medical & Performance team and coaching staff to support injury prevention, assessment, treatment and all stages of rehabilitation to promote safe participation and return to training and competition.
• Care will be tailored to each player’s age, stage of growth and development and individual needs, with safeguarding, welfare and long‑term health central to delivery.
• Provide cover and additional support for the Academy Medical Team when required, including attending training sessions and matches.
• Liaise with Academy coaching staff regarding players’ injury status and availability.
• Provide pitch side emergency aid for our young players at training sessions and games both at the Academy and at various locations within the UK.
• Maintain contemporaneous medical notes to exemplary standard.
• Ensure high levels of professionalism and patient confidentiality.
• Provide treatment and rehabilitation to players within the Academy squads.
• Keep records which meet the standard required by the FA and the appropriate professional bodies.
• Ensure treatment areas are kept clean and tidy, identify any health and safety risks and pass these on to the designated team.
• Attend and contribute to FA CPD events and further training as required.

Who are we looking for?

Essential

• Chartered physiotherapist and registered member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Full CSP membership which includes medical indemnity.
• Have an up‑to‑date full Advanced Emergency Aid Qualification; this should be at least the Level 4 Intermediate Trauma Medical Management in Football (ITMMIF) FA Safeguarding Children Course.
• UKAD Clean Sport Advisor.

Desirable

• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Understanding of the Academy talent pathway.
• Experience of working with elite club level or national level football players.
• Engagement with professional development linked to the physical development of youth players (growth and maturation, athlete physiology).

Why should you apply?

This is a casual position, offering variable hours including evenings and weekends on a flexible assignment basis.

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

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