Elite First Team Physiotherapist - Football Medicine

Stadium MK Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is seeking an experienced First Team Physiotherapist to join its high-performance Sports Science and Medicine Department. You will assess, treat and rehabilitate First Team players, guiding safe returns to play in a fast-paced professional football environment.

The role requires HCPC registration, CSP membership, and a strong track record in elite sport, with evidence-based practice and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy qualification or equivalent.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Full membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Postgraduate CPD and continued professional development.
• ITMMiF, or equivalent/higher qualification.
• Previous experience working within an elite or high-performance sporting environment.
• Excellent clinical assessment, treatment and rehabilitation skills.
• Strong understanding of evidence-based and criteria-led rehabilitation and return-to-play principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary high-performance environment.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
• The ability to work independently, use initiative and make sound clinical decisions within your professional scope of practice.
• A commitment to maintaining high professional standards, confidentiality and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide elite, evidence-based Physiotherapy service to First Team Players.
• Assess, diagnose and manage acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries.
• Develop, deliver and review individualised, criteria-based rehabilitation and reconditioning programmes.
• Support safe and effective return-to-play decision-making in collaboration with the wider Sports Science and Medicine team.
• Provide pitch-side emergency aid and Physiotherapy cover during training and matches.
• Deliver high-level manual therapy, soft tissue therapy and acupuncture where appropriate.
• Contribute to injury prevention strategies, injury surveillance and clinical audit.
• Undertake appropriate medical and neuromusculoskeletal screening and follow-up management.
• Liaise with consultants and external specialists where further investigation or specialist input is required.
• Maintain accurate, confidential and timely medical and Physiotherapy records.
• Contribute to clinical governance and the ongoing development of departmental standards and practice.
• Support the development and mentoring of Sports Therapy Students and junior practitioners.
• Work collaboratively with Sports Science staff to support player Personal Development Plans and wider performance objectives.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the Sports Science and Medicine Department alongside the Head of Performance Medicine.

Skills

Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

CSP membership

CPD

ITMMiF

Elite sport experience

Clinical assessment

Rehabilitation

Return-to-play

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Time management

Education

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

MSc in Sports & Exercise Medicine

ATMMiF

ITMMiF

Tools

Train My Athlete

Vald

Catapult

UltraLinQ

Job description

Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is seeking an experienced First Team Physiotherapist to join its high-performance Sports Science and Medicine Department. You will assess, treat and rehabilitate First Team players, guiding safe returns to play in a fast-paced professional football environment.

The role requires HCPC registration, CSP membership, and a strong track record in elite sport, with evidence-based practice and excellent communication.