Casual Academy Physiotherapist MCWFC

City Football Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading football academy as a Casual Academy Physiotherapist, where your expertise will support high-potential players in achieving optimal performance and recovery. Your role involves injury management, prevention, and rehabilitation to foster player well-being. This position requires a proactive attitude and the ability to work flexible hours, ensuring the best care for our athletes.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in Physiotherapy or related field.
• Registered with HCPC or BASRAT.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to injury management and rehabilitation of academy players.
• Communicate effectively with staff and players regarding injury needs.
• Provide emergency aid cover during training sessions and matches.

Skills

Injury management

Rehabilitation

Communication

Injury prevention

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC or BASRAT registration

Job description

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Casual Academy Physiotherapist MCWFC

Location:

Manchester, GB

Full Time / Part Time: Variable Hours

Contract Type: Other Casual

Closing Date of Applications - 16/06/2025

Our Story

Manchester City Women is an English football club initiallyfounded by City in the Community in 1988. Relaunched by aformal partnership with Manchester City FC, MCWFC enteredthe FA Women’s Super League and professionalised in 2014.Success has followed in not only the FAWSL but also theWomen’s FA Cup and Continental Tyres League Cup, while theteam has regularly competed in the UEFA Women’s ChampionsLeague.

The team plays its home fixtures at Joie Stadium, a7,000capacityarena. The stadium sits on the wider Etihad Campus,which also encompasses the City Football Academy, a state-of-the-art training and development facility that houses itswomen’s, men’s and academy teams.

Are you a skilled physiotherapist looking to join our fast-growing girl’s academy on a casual basis? In this role, you’ll work with high potential players, supporting their development. Your expertise will play a vital role in enhancing our players well-being and on field performance, as well as supporting the recovery of injured players. If you have a positive attitude and ready for a new challenge, we would like to hear from you.

Your Impact

1. Acute Intervention: To contribute towards injury management of academy players with the aim of optimising the healing process and minimising time loss due to injury.

2. Injury Prevention: Minimise time loss due to injury within the academy by contributing to continued development delivery of appropriate screening and injury prevention strategies.

3. Rehabilitation: Support the medical team in the delivery of protocols for return to full function of the academy players.

5. To maintain all legal and professional qualifications in relation to own profession and help to maintain the equivalent standards for all the therapists within the department.

6. To communicate effectively with full time staff, players, their parents and coaches to support the injury needs of the players.

7. To engage with the Continuous Professional Development training for all academy therapists

8. To utilise the latest clinical, scientific and technical innovations within clinical practice maintaining the highest level of care

9. Provide emergency aid cover for both training sessions and matches. To maintain up to date ITMMIF / ATMMIF accreditation to meet all legal requirements for this specific part of the role.

10. Demonstrate flexibility to work at short notice, including evenings, weekends, and other anti-social hours, to support the dynamic needs of the academy

What we are looking for

• Degree in Physiotherapy, Sports Rehabilitation or Sports Therapy
• HCPC or BASRAT registered

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview.

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.