First Team Sports Therapist - Everton Women - Finch Farm

First Team Sports Therapist - Everton Women - Finch Farm

Who are we : Everton Football Club is one of world sport\'s most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation, professionalism and community.
During the course of a glittering history spanning three centuries, we have been shaped and guided by our aspirational motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum - nothing but the best is good enough.
One of only three clubs to have been a founder member of both the Football League and Premier League, our Men’s Senior team has played more games in English football\'s top-flight than any other, winning nine league titles, five FA Cups and a European Cup Winners’ Cup.
From the 2025/26 season, we will embark on an exciting journey at the state-of-the-art Hill Dickinson Stadium - a 52,888-capacity new home on the banks of Liverpool’s iconic River Mersey.
In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our Men’s, Women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and continue to compete at the highest level of the game.

About the opportunity: A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our Everton Women Medical & Sports Science Team as First Team Sports Therapist, providing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary service to our Clubs elite first team players.

Reporting directly into our Lead First Team Physiotherapist you will operate as an expert within the field of sports therapy, focusing on the delivery of treatment and all stages of the rehabilitation pathway, assisiting with the coordination of the mendial services on match days, organising and implementing screening programmes, prehab and rehab startegies where required.
Other key responsibilities include:

• Operating in close collaboration with the Lead First Team Team Physiotherapist – Women’s Football, First Team Physiotherapist – Women’s Football, and Club Doctor on any non-musculoskeletal conditions, or cases that may need further investigation; referring to the appropriate source where required
• General administration and record keeping that would be associated with the role, including the use of relevant internal and external systems (e.g. WPS); ensuring the stored information is both accurate and up to date.
• Ensuring the practice records are kept up to date and accurate with any details of treatment/assessments; including written reports on assessment/treatments to allow for all relevant staff the ability to update themselves on cases.

Who we are looking for : We are looking for a talented and passionate individual who has experience of working within elite sport, which does not necessarily need to be football.
You must be comfortable working with a wide variety of injuries and flexible enough to rotate into a travelling performance team that supports our elite players through competitive fixtures, both home and away.

We need someone who possess the ability to work discreetly under pressure, but also as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and can evidence on-going CPD in major speciality of their work portfolio.
It is essential that the successful candidate has the following educational experience;

• A degree in Sports Therapy / Sports Science equivalent
• Full membership of The Society of Sports Therapy
• Adquate indemnity insurance
• FA Intermediate Trauma Medical Management in Football (ITMMiF)

This role is on a permanent bases working 40 hours per week and is based within Finch Farm training ground in Liverpool (Halewood).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substantial amount of applications.

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require either a Enhanced or Basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.

Equity & Inclusion

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email -

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.