Essex - Women's Talent Pathway Physiotherapist/Sports Therapist

Impact, on and off the pitch...

This exciting role will support the delivery of the Women's England Talent Pathway and provide an excellent medical service to players at our Future Lionesses Talent ID and Top Talent events.

We are seeking experienced Physiotherapists and Sports Therapists specifically within the Essex region (Colchester) who are passionate about supporting the identification of young players for potential future England Women's Teams selection.

The Women's England Talent Pathway run up to 40 events across the season including National Events. The remuneration will be per event plus travel expenses. We expect the ability to cover a minimum of 3 events in your region and the opportunity to support National Events as required.

About The Team

Our Women's Technical Team supports all aspects of women's elite performance - including para football, the elite format of disability football that runs parallel to the mainstream game - so we can help England teams to win tournaments. Our team manages everything from identifying talent to the development and coaching of multi-disciplinary teams throughout the age groups, up to our Senior England teams.

What You'll Do?

• Lead/support the delivery of proactive medical and related services to specific events as required.
• Support the acute injury management and rehabilitation of Talent Pathway players in line with department frameworks.
• Lead/support emergency action planning and intervening with appropriate medical provision.
• Ensure clear communication of player status to coaching staff and other multi-disciplinary team (MDT) members on the event.
• Keep physiotherapy records of all consultations, ensuring records are confidential and secure via an Athlete Management System.
• Effectively capture, record, and utilize data to support player management.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with talent pathway coaches and performance support staff to ensure an effective multi-disciplinary approach to delivery.
• Ability to review and adapt processes to fit the event demand.
• Deliver educational content for key aspects of performance medicine to support best practices in the preparation and management of players for international football.
• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What You'll Need?

Essentially for the role:

• BSc in Physiotherapy and Sports Therapy or the equivalent.
• Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered or equivalent.
• Member of the CSP or equivalent.
• Current ITMMiF or ATMMIF qualification (equivalent courses may be considered.)
• FA Safeguarding Course Qualification and FA Enhanced DBS clearance.
• Hold the appropriate indemnity insurance for elite sports and working with children.
• Ability to cover the Essex region, specifically Colchester.

Beneficial to also have:

• Able to work weekends and evenings.
• Experience as a therapist in elite/youth sports.
• Experience working pitch side and management of acute injuries.
• Strong evidence-based physiotherapy delivery skills.
• Outstanding ability to communicate and build relationships with players, staff, and wider groups of stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret and utilize data related to athlete health and physical performance.
• Experience utilizing Athlete Management Systems, and Microsoft operating systems.
• Track record of successfully integrating into an MDT of staff.
• Good planning and prioritisation skills.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

Please note, this role is advertised on a Casual basis.

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

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