First Team Rehabilitation Lead

Portsmouth FC; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Football Club is seeking an experienced First Team Rehabilitation Lead to join the Men’s First Team Performance Department at the Pompey Health & Fitness facilities. You will design and lead rehabilitation programmes, integrate medical management and athletic development, and drive return-to-performance decisions to maximise player availability.

The role requires collaboration with Medical, S&C and coaching staff, occasional travel for away matches, and a permanent, full-time

Qualifications

• Experience leading rehabilitation and return-to-performance in elite sport, ideally football
• Strong knowledge of pathophysiology, rehabilitation and athletic development
• Able to build frameworks, policies and processes across a multidisciplinary department
• Excellent communication and collaborative working with Medical, Sport Science, S&C and Coaching
• Flexible to attend appointments, events and occasional away travel

Responsibilities

• Lead rehabilitation and return-to-performance for injured First Team players, from injury through to competitive performance
• Design individualised programmes integrating medical management, physical rehabilitation and athletic development
• Own the transition from rehabilitation into full team training
• Develop return-to-performance frameworks, criteria and decision-making processes
• Lead injury prevention strategies using injury trends, profiling and screening
• Use meaningful KPIs to measure the effectiveness of rehabilitation and improve player availability

Job description

Portsmouth Football Club is looking for an experienced and highly motivated First Team Rehabilitation Lead to join its Men’s First Team Performance Department.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Medical, you will lead the rehabilitation and return-to-performance programme for the Men’s First Team, and help establish the rehabilitation philosophy, standards and systems that underpin the Pompey Performance WAY.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead rehabilitation and return-to-performance for injured First Team players, from injury through to competitive performance
• Design individualised programmes integrating medical management, physical rehabilitation and athletic development
• Own the transition from rehabilitation into full team training
• Develop return-to-performance frameworks, criteria and decision-making processes
• Lead injury prevention strategies using injury trends, profiling and screening
• Use meaningful KPIs to measure the effectiveness of rehabilitation and improve player availability

About You

• Experience leading rehabilitation and return-to-performance in elite sport, ideally football
• Strong knowledge of pathophysiology, rehabilitation and athletic development
• Able to build frameworks, policies and processes across a multidisciplinary department
• Excellent communication and collaborative working with Medical, Sport Science, S&C and Coaching
• Flexible to attend appointments, events and occasional away travel

Key Details

• Location: Portsmouth FC Training Ground, Pompey Health and Fitness, 442 Copnor Road, Hilsea (PO3 5EW)
• Contract: Permanent, full time (minimum 37.5 hours per week)
• Salary: Competitive, based on experience
• Closing date: 6 November 2026