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About the job
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Contract: Full Time, 42 hours a week - 12 month Fixed-Term

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Working Arrangements: On site

Closing Date For Applications: 9th August 2024

Join our team as a Women's Sports Therapist and immerse yourself in the dynamic world of professional sports. This role is your gateway to pioneering advancements in injury mitigation strategies, the rehabilitation of players within our Women’s First Team.

You will be at the heart of our multidisciplinary team, collaborating closely on a daily basis to cover all facets of rehabilitation. Your expertise will help shape a performance-based culture which maximises players potential through prevention, treatment and education so our players will emerge as robust professionals equipped to excel in the demanding landscape of women's football as we aim to progress into the FA Women's Championship.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Provide high-quality provision for Nottingham Forest Women first team players, ensuring full assessment and diagnosis.
Plan and oversee the treatment and rehabilitation of injured players, ensuring injuries are managed to meet professional standards.
Provide effective communication throughout the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring all updates are communicated to all relevant parties and ensure all injuries are documented appropriately, escalated where appropriate, and the necessary evaluations are done to ensure any learnings are made.
Work with the MDT to support the delivery of injury prevention programmes and liaise with the coaching staff to support the load management of players and return to play pathway for injured athletes.
Provide pitch-side cover for all training and matches (home and away)
To liaise with internal (Club Doctor, medical team) and external (NHS/Private) stakeholders to facilitate external medical management, where necessary.
Always ensure appropriate professional confidentiality and behave to project a professional image of Nottingham Forest Football Club. Be responsible for both individual health & safety and that of those you are responsible for, and ensure the relationship with children and adults at risk is appropriate.
Undertake training to ensure an understanding of best practice in relation to children and/or adults at risk as expected by the Company

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

Full UK driving licence and ability to travel to various locations due to the demands of the role
Full membership of The Society of Sports Therapy
Appropriate medical indemnity to treat/advise professional players
Level 4 ITMMif
Previous experience working in an elite sport environment
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Team player with the ability to work discreetly and under pressure

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.