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. 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 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. 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.