Lead YDP and Assistant PDP Physiotherapist
Our Values are simply the things that are most important to us and will be demonstrated through the way in which we behave in achieving our business objectives. Our people are at the centre of the delivery of our Club Values.
The positions purpose is to deliver physiotherapy services to all academy squads within an interdisciplinary approach, with a specific focus on supporting the transition of YDP players into the PDP programme / First Team. Support the development and delivery of injury prevention and rehabilitation programmes that will maximise player performance, enhance recovery and reduce injury risk. Lead the management of part time therapy personal within the FP and YDP, ensuring optimal staffing for both training and matches within the academy.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
To lead on the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of all injuries sustained in the U15’s and U16’s, with specific focus on players transitioning from YDP to PDP age groups. Ensuring adequate input and consideration from disciplines within the wider academy technical and performance teams throughout the return to play process.
Support and lead on appropriate injuries within the PDP where case load and clinical development opportunities permit.
Liaise and co-ordinate appropriate onward referral to external practitioners with support from the academy medical team where required, ensuring appropriate communication to individual players support system.
To lead on match day medical provisions for U17 and U16 age groups, with opportunities to support or lead provisions within the wider PDP where required.
To carry out regular comprehensive screening of academy players, using findings to inform injury prevention strategies within the wider support team, leading the delivery of such sessions where necessary.
Ensure timely appropriate communication of player medical management with relevant academy staff and stake holders across the YDP and PDP phases.
Work collaboratively within the academy MDT to support the development and transition of academy footballers into the professional full time phases.
Lead part time staff medical provisions ensuring appropriate cover across the U9’s to U16’s domestic and international programmes in line with Category 1 requirements.
Keep accurate up to date records on the clubs medical database in line with HCPC and EPPP standards.
Collate, analyse and provide injury data, distributing information to key academy stakeholders in a periodic manner.
Contribute to departmental CPD and research projects whilst maintaining personal CPD pertinent to individual personal development plans.
SAFEGUARDING
Fulham Football Club acknowledges that everyone has a responsibility for the wellbeing and safety of children, young people and adults at risk who are under the Club’s care or utilising the Club’s facilities.
As part of Fulham Football Club’s commitment to providing a safe environment for children and adults at risk the Club requires all staff in child, young person and ‘adult at risk’ facing roles:
• To be clear about the clubs responsibilities when running activities for these groups;
• Will have read and understood the suite of safeguarding policies including safeguarding children policy, adults at risk
policy, anti-bullying policy, whistleblowing and equality policy;
• Understand and promote staff and players code of conduct;
• Will understand how to refer a concern;
• To be consistent role models;
• To complete the Fulham safer Working Practice Workshop as part of induction and the FA Safeguarding Children
workshop; and
• To monitor repeated incidents of poor behaviour and liaise with their DSO or Head of Safeguarding.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We are committed to supporting an environment where all staff have a personal responsibility to uphold the Club’s Equal Opportunities Policy by treating fellow employees, prospective employees, casual workers, prospective casual workers, players, prospective players and customers fairly and impartially.
