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Academy Sports Therapist – Women’s Football
Who are we: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation and professionalism during the course of a glittering history that spans three centuries.

One of the 12 founder members of the Football League, Everton has played more games in English football's top flight than any other club.

While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium currently being constructed on the banks of the iconic River Mersey.

In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our men’s, women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and compete at the highest level of the game.

Our values underpin how we behave, how we represent our club in our city and across the world of football, and how we look after one another and our community. They provide a framework for how we work and engage with partners, suppliers and, most importantly, our fans.

About the opportunity: We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Physiotherapist / Sports Therapist to join our Women’s Academy / First Team at Finch Farm.

As our Women’s Academy Physiotherapist / Sports Therapist you will use your previous experience in sports physical therapy you will provide physical therapy services within the Academy and assist in the organisation and implementation of the medical facilities for all Academy and on occasion first team players.

You will provide high-quality Sports Therapy services to the Under 21’s, focusing on delivery of treatment and all stages of the rehabilitation pathway, assisting with the coordination of the medical services on match days, organising and implementing screening programmes, prehab and rehab strategies where required.

Other key responsibilities as part of this role include;

Carrying our assessments on patients as a autonomous practitioner, using your clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice
Providing advice and information to Academy students’ parents/carers to ensure a consistent approach to care
Advocate and act in accordance With the Rules of Professional Conduct and Standards of practice set by the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, using a Performance Management Application in line with legal departmental requirements
Who we are looking for: Our ideal candidate will have a BSc Physiotherapy or BSc in Sports Therapy, a MCSP, MSST or HCPC and is able to evidence a wide range of educational experience of physical therapy approaches to clinical management.

You will have or be working toward your Intermediate or Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football qualification.

This position is on a  Fixed Term Contract up to June 2025, based at Finch Farm, working 24 hours per week.

The closing date of this advert is Monday 24th June 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substation amount of applications.

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices    

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.    

    

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here     

    

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.     

Equity & Inclusion

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email - careers@evertonfc.com

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.