Casual Women's Pathway Performance Nutritionist in Stoke-on-Trent

Shape the Future of Elite Performance. We are looking for an experienced, passionate and committed Performance Nutritionist to deliver across Women's England pathway team camps. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will deliver practical, evidence-based nutrition support that prepares players for training and competition, supports player development, and contributes to a positive camp environment.

This role will involve supporting the delivery of nutrition services across domestic and international camps (30-60 days a year), working closely with players, coaches, chefs, and support staff to ensure nutrition provision is aligned to the needs of developing athletes. You will play an important role in helping players build positive nutrition habits, understand the demands of the game, and access appropriate support during key moments in their development journey.

What will you do?

• Support the development, implementation, and delivery of an evidence-based, innovative performance nutrition strategy in collaboration with the Lead Performance Nutritionist and Pathway Performance Nutritionist.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with national coaches and performance services staff to ensure a cohesive, multidisciplinary approach that supports positive behaviour change.
• Work collaboratively with the pathway chef to develop performance-focused and engaging menus for UK and international travel.
• Assist in managing the supplement provision and player adherence to best practice within England Women's Teams.
• Maintain the highest standards of professional confidentiality and practise in accordance with the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) Code of Conduct and all relevant professional guidelines.
• Advocate for Clean Sport by embedding UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) principles into practice, maintaining current anti-doping knowledge through continuous professional development, and supporting athletes and coaches to make informed, ethical decisions.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of work conducted with athletes, including detailed records of work with individual athletes.
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, successful candidates will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role. Casual work is conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory DBS check result, which will be fairly considered on a case-by-case basis, in line with legislation and government guidance.

What will you need?

Essential for the role:

• A qualification at degree level (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject, e.g. nutrition, sports nutrition, dietetics or a related subject.
• Higher degree, including IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition/Masters/PG Cert or higher in sports nutrition.
• Practitioner registrant on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition register (or full registration within 6 months).
• UKAD certification, Introduction to Clean Sport.
• Experience in analysing the demands of a sport in relation to the nutritional requirements to develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition programmes for individual athletes within that sport.
• Extensive successful experience in delivering performance nutrition in elite sport.
• A track record of successfully integrating into established and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in menu planning and collaboration with chefs to deliver high-quality nutrition.
• Experience of working within a supplement policy and dealing with external partners to facilitate appropriate supplement provision.
• Excellent academic and applied knowledge of current best practice in performance nutrition.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with a wide range of staff and players.
• Effective at translating current scientific literature into practical strategies for players.
• An ability to use innovative ideas to influence and support players in the camp environment can lead to long-term behaviour change.

Beneficial to have:

• Experience in delivering nutrition support at international competitions.
• Experience in delivering performance nutrition to women's team sports.
• Knowledge and experience in delivering on specific nutrition elements linked to female athlete health.

We are expecting interviews to take place on 6th August at St, George's Park in Staffordshire. Due to the practical element of the role, interviews will need to be in person.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves on offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this, we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work. We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, successful candidates will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role. Casual work is conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory DBS check result, which will be fairly considered on a case-by-case basis, in line with legislation and government guidance.