Performance Physiotherapist - AWFC

We are looking for a Performance Physiotherapist to support key aspects of the Women’s First Team medical performance. This will include supporting the Performance Medical Lead in all areas of sports medicine to improve sporting performance.

This pivotal role will focus on optimising all aspects of player preparation to maximise performance and availability, with the successful candidate acting as the lead Physiotherapist on match days. The role will play a central part in injury risk reduction, injury assessment and management, recovery optimisation, and the return-to-performance phase of rehabilitation, while also delivering rehabilitation support where required.

We are looking for someone who thrives in an elite, high-performance environment and who is comfortable operating under pressure, adapting quickly, and contributing proactively within a multidisciplinary team. The role will continue to evolve, and the successful candidate will be encouraged to bring initiative, ideas, and innovation to help drive standards and continually improve performance medicine provision.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Operating as our lead matchday Physiotherapist for all fixtures and working closely with our matchday Assistant Physiotherapist to deliver post-match summaries of injuries to the Performance team and Coaches.
• Diligently monitoring daily wellness scores and regularly informing and discussing the data and insights with our Performance team.
• Prescribing individual pre-activation exercises to all squad players and handling pre and post-matchday screenings with physical performance focused colleagues.
• Feeding into strategies to improve performance and reduce risk of injury, collecting and analysing data to identify trends and possible contributory injury factors, supporting the delivery of appropriate recovery strategies, and overseeing the return-to-performance stage within the rehabilitation process.
• Contributing meaningfully to our club’s return-to-performance processes and injury risk reduction strategies, using high-quality decision making, collaboration, objective monitoring, and performance-led rehabilitation to maximise player availability and resilience.
• Ensuring the practical implementation of best practice against our values and making a lasting contribution to the vision and mission of our club, maintaining detailed records for the department of all Sports Medicine and Performance actions in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Meeting with our Technical and Physical Performance teams on a regular basis to report and review progress, and working with our Player Recruitment team to enhance the recruitment of players.
• Creating and implementing systems and methodologies to evaluate the success of the department in relation to our vision.
• Eagerly sustaining all legal and professional qualifications in relation to your profession and ensuring you maintain the equivalent standards and relevant Continuous Professional Development for all Performance staff within our Women’s First Team set-up.
• Adhering to our club code of conduct and to a strict code of confidentiality in respect of any information relating to our club and its operations, and striving to work within the parameters of our Child Protection, Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities policies and procedures.

What we are looking for:

• Extensive experience in elite sport with a proven track record in the provision of sports medicine and strength & conditioning services to athletes in elite level sports.
• An MSc in Physiotherapy, registered chartered Physiotherapist, and a member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with knowledge of the FA Anti-doping and WADA regulations.
• A thorough understanding of various sports science and medicine disciplines and their impact on the training and performance of young elite athletes.
• Hold an FA Safeguarding Children Certificate and a current recognised first aid qualification from FA AREA, ATMMiF or equivalent/higher qualification.
• An excellent role model for staff and young players, championing a culture of high performance and success.
• A history of working collaboratively within a dedicated team to demonstrate the added value of multidisciplinary performance support for players.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in the major speciality of your work portfolio.
• A willingness to learn and develop your skills and experience.
• Sound administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills, with attention to detail and ability to produce detailed verbal and written reports in a timely manner.

Please note: this role will require a degree of flexibility regarding availability, you’ll be expected to travel with the team and work weekends, and your working hours may change at short notice.

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
• Great internal learning and development programmes
• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
• A leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Great discounts with some of our Partners
• An opportunity to play a vital role in delivering our ED&I strategy by joining one of our Employee Networks

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.