Women's Team Medical and Performance Manager

AFC Bournemouth; Kinson; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Club pension & life assurance

Season ticket & tickets allocation

Subsidised lunches

Job summary

AFC Bournemouth Women are recruiting a Medical and Performance Manager to coordinate delivery of medical, rehabilitation and performance services across the First Team and Development Squad.

Reporting to the Director of Medical & Performance and Head of Women’s Football, the role ensures multidisciplinary collaboration, governance and effective player care, focusing on availability and development. Experience in elite football and strong leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in at least one relevant medical or performance discipline.
• Professional registration or membership relevant to primary discipline.
• Experience in elite football or high-performance sport.
• Safeguarding clearance and appropriate DBS check.
• Strong governance, confidentiality and duty of care understanding.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate day-to-day Medical & Performance provision across Women's First Team and Development Squad.
• Act as central communication point between medical, performance staff and wider club.
• Lead multidisciplinary meetings with clear information sharing and actions.
• Support planning and integration of medical, rehabilitation and performance services.
• Ensure processes for player availability, screening, referrals and return-to-play coordination.
• Maintain documentation and professional standards across the programme.

Skills

Degree in medical/performance

Professional registration

Elite football experience

Safeguarding DBS clearance

Governance and duty of care

Education

Degree in medical/performance discipline

Job description

AFC Bournemouth Women are looking to recruit a Medical and Performance Manager to coordinate the effective delivery of Medical & Performance services across the First Team and Development Squad. Reporting to both the Director of Medical and Performance and Head of Women's Football, this role acts as a central point of co-ordination between medical, rehabilitation, physical performance and wider player-support practitioners, helping ensure clear communication, effective processes and consistent standards across the programme. The role supports an integrated multidisciplinary approach that promotes player health, availability, development and performance, while enabling individual practitioners to focus on delivering high quality support within their respective areas of expertise.

Women's Team Values

• Professionalism: Always acting with integrity and respect for the badge in a competent and reliable manner.
• Togetherness: Working collaboratively through high levels of communication in a manner that supports an environment where everyone feels included, respected and valued.
• Opportunity: Providing fair and equitable chances to all individuals by encouraging a growth mindset through empowering the natural abilities of others in service of the overall mission.
• Team First: Prioritising the team beyond personal or individual interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the day-to-day Medical & Performance provision across the Women's First Team and Development Squad.
• Act as the central communication point between Medical & Performance practitioners, football staff and the wider Club.
• Co-ordinate regular multidisciplinary meetings, ensuring clear information sharing, agreed actions and appropriate follow-up.
• Support effective planning and integration of medical, rehabilitation, physical performance and player-support services.
• Ensure appropriate processes are in place for player availability, screening, rehabilitation, referrals, appointments and return-to-play coordination.
• Support consistent documentation, professional standards and governance across the programme, escalating matters where appropriate.
• Co-ordinate player medical and performance processes associated with recruitment and signing, in collaboration with relevant practitioners and Club leadership.
• Work with the Director of Medical & Performance and wider AFCB Medical & Performance department to align appropriate systems, standards and best practice.
• Support the organisation of equipment, facilities, technology and external services required for effective delivery.
• Foster an integrated and collaborative environment in which practitioners are enabled to focus on their professional responsibilities and players receive coordinated support.
• Depending on experience and organisational requirements, provide appropriate coordination, supervision and/or line-management support to members of the Women's Medical & Performance team
• As a member of staff to ensure in all matters, you follow and actively promote the club's mental health policies and practices to ensure an open, non-judgmental and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.
• As a member of staff to ensure that you adhere to the club's safeguarding policies and procedures and are committed to our safeguarding values, creating a safe and positive environment for all those who interact with the club.
• Obligation to adhere to the club's health and safety policy and procedures.
• Responsibility to comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and all related Company policies, taking reasonable care for their own safety and that of others, reporting hazards or incidents, following safe systems of work, and co-operating with all training and emergency procedures.
• As a member of staff to ensure in all matters you follow and actively promote the club's equality policies and practices to ensure a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Degree in at least one relevant medical or performance discipline, which may include medicine, physiotherapy, sports therapy, rehabilitation, sport science, strength and conditioning, psychology, wellbeing or a related field.
• Relevant professional registration, accreditation or membership appropriate to the candidate’s primary discipline.
• Experience working within elite football or a comparable high-performance sporting environment.
• Safeguarding and appropriate DBS clearance.
• Strong understanding of professional boundaries, clinical governance, confidentiality, safeguarding and duty of care.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant medical, performance, psychology, wellbeing, leadership or management discipline.
• Knowledge of relevant FA, WNL and WSL medical and performance support requirements.
• Experience working within Women’s National or Super Leagues.
• Experience leading, managing or coordinating a multidisciplinary medical and performance team.
• UK Anti-Doping Introduction to Clean Sport certificate, or willingness to complete.

Key Competencies

• Ability to coordinate people and processes effectively within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively in a dynamic environment.
• High level of written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Previous experience of line management or multidisciplinary team leadership.

Benefits

• Free onsite parking.
• Season ticket and allocation of complimentary/purchased tickets (subject to availability).
• Subsidised lunches and complimentary healthy snacks throughout the day.
• Discounts at the club Superstore.
• Access to Health Cash Plan with Simplyhealth.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contribution towards eye tests and glasses.
• Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses.
• Club pension & Life Assurance Scheme.
• Paid parental leave (bank of five days per year).
• Club events or other social events throughout the year run by our club social team.
• Paid volunteer opportunities (2 days per year).
• Paid day's leave on your birthday.

About AFC Bournemouth

Having established the start of an exciting new chapter in our long and storied history since a takeover in 2022 by chairman Bill Foley, AFC Bournemouth has seen significant investment committed towards sustaining Premier League status.

The construction of a state-of-the-art training facility alongside the arrival of promising young talent from top clubs around Europe have provided the club with a fantastic platform from which to build its on-field expectations.

We have placed an importance on maintaining the same focus on family and community that we have proudly displayed over the years, and delivering that engagement with our loyal supporters is a passionate and integrated backroom staff, working closely together to provide a positive and lasting experience for all.