National Teams Physiotherapist

JOB TITLE: National Teams Physiotherapist

Role Purpose:

Provide direct clinical care, which encompasses physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management of players within the National Teams Medical Services Unit.

Responsibilities:

• Independently assess, analyse, and establish clinical diagnoses for individual players to determine their physiotherapy needs and appropriate interventions.
• Independently plan, implement, evaluate, and progress individualized treatment and rehabilitation programmes to maximize players’ recovery and rehabilitation potential.
• Independently determine and advance treatment progression in accordance with each player’s clinical presentation, functional capacity, and rehabilitation goals.
• Effectively and efficiently manage an assigned caseload of players, ensuring appropriate clinical prioritization, treatment progression, rehabilitation outcomes, and return-to-performance decision-making.
• Contribute to the delivery and continuous development of world-class clinical practice within the National Teams Medical Unit.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and timely clinical documentation using the designated electronic health record and information management systems.
• Support the National Teams Medical Director, National Teams Doctor, and Head Physiotherapist in planning and delivering continuing professional development and educational activities.
• Deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions and clinical briefings following attendance at relevant courses, workshops, or conferences.
• Actively participate in physiotherapy-specific and multidisciplinary team training to enhance clinical knowledge, professional competence, and the quality of player care.

Necessary knowledge and Experience to be able to do the job:

• 10 years and above of clinical experience
• 5+ years’ mandatory experience in elite football physiotherapy
• Evidence of broad range experience in the Football Sports Medicine field
• Strong skills in injury management, rehabilitation and return-to-play
• Pitch-side and emergency-care experience
• Excellent communication and teamwork
• Evidence representing the Physiotherapy service at multi-disciplinary meetings.
• 85+ to 100% evaluation score (in clinical competency assessment).
• Evidence of standard setting within Sports Medicine care.
• Evidence of giving presentations or formal teaching.
• High level of English written and spoken.

Skills and Abilities:

• Expert in developing, implementing, and evaluating Physiotherapy programmes for football players.
• Expert ability to successfully examine and treat specific conditions.
• Expert communication skills; effectively communicate at multiple levels of the organization (e.g. Aspetar SMP’s and Athlete screening staff, National Team colleagues and senior management, etc.) and external stakeholders (e.g. athletes, coaches, Club/Federation staff and officials).
• Evidence of ability to work on own initiative and to evaluate own practice and the practice of others
• Personal insight and reflection skills with awareness of own strengths and weaknesses
• Active team member and able work within a multicultural team
• Ability to use a range of rehabilitation apparatus and audio-visual media
• Computer literate

Education and Certification requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• Master’s degree in Sports Physiotherapy is preferable.
• Emergency Pitch side qualification.
• State Registration with a Physiotherapy Association.
• Eligible to obtain Physiotherapy license from Ministry of Public Health (MOPH).
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.