Performance Rehabilitation Physiotherapist – CFC Women’s

Chelsea Football Club; Cobham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea FC Women is seeking an outstanding Performance Rehabilitation Physiotherapist to join our world-class Performance Support Team at the Cobham Training Ground. You will lead rehabilitation for Women’s First Team players, aligning on the Chelsea Way of rehabilitation to ensure players return ready to perform at the highest level.

Working with the Lead of Performance Therapies and a multidisciplinary team, you will shape injury management, return-to-performance strategies and athlete

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver rehabilitation programmes for Women's First Team players from injury to return-to-performance.
• Develop and advance Chelsea's rehabilitation and return-to-play framework with evidence-based practice.

Job description

Performance Rehabilitation Physiotherapist – CFC Women’s

Location: Cobham Training Ground

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

Chelsea FC Women are looking for an outstanding Performance Rehabilitation Physiotherapist to join our world-class Performance Support Team. This is a unique opportunity to work within an ambitious, high-performance environment where your expertise will directly influence player availability, readiness and long-term athletic development.

Working closely with the Lead of Performance Therapies and a multidisciplinary team of performance and medical practitioners, you will play a leading role in the rehabilitation and return-to-performance process for Women's First Team players. You will help shape and deliver the "Chelsea Way" of rehabilitation, ensuring players return not only ready to play, but prepared to thrive at the highest level of the game.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver world‑class rehabilitation programmes for Women's First Team players, guiding them safely and effectively from injury through to return-to-performance.
• Drive the continued development of Chelsea's rehabilitation and return‑to‑play framework, ensuring best practice, consistency and evidence‑based delivery.
• Work collaboratively with medical, coaching and performance staff to create integrated plans that optimise player availability, readiness and long‑term development.
• Use performance, workload and health data to inform rehabilitation progressions, injury risk reduction and return‑to‑play decisions.
• Contribute to injury prevention, athletic development and individual player development plans across the squad.
• Support effective communication with coaches, management and key stakeholders, providing clear updates and recommendations on player status.
• Foster a high-performance culture by championing collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement and professional development within the Performance Support Team.

What you will bring

• Proven experience working within elite sport, professional football or other high-performance environments.
• Demonstrable expertise in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of complex musculoskeletal and sports injuries.
• Experience leading return‑to‑play and return‑to‑performance processes for elite athletes.
• Strong understanding of athletic development, load management, injury prevention and performance optimisation.
• Experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary performance and medical team.
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance, rehabilitation and health data to support decision making.
• To embody the club’s BLUE behaviours (Brave, Lead, Unity, Edge) in the approach to work and interaction with others
• To adhere to the club’s policies and procedures, including Health & Safety, Financial Authorisation, Confidentiality and GDPR.
• To act as an ambassador for diversity, equality, and inclusion, and demonstrate a positive commitment by treating others fairly in line with our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and reporting any acts of discrimination through appropriate channels
• To create a safe environment and act to protect all young people and vulnerable adults that are either in your care or attending club premises, and report any concerns to the Safeguarding Lead
• To report any misconduct or suspected misconduct to the HR Department

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.

Chelsea FC is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well‑being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.