Senior Paralympic Network Physiotherapist – Performance Rehabilitation

The UK Sports Institute have an exciting opportunity for a full time, Senior Paralympic Network Physiotherapist – Performance Rehabilitation to work within Performance Rehabilitation. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a world-leading performance rehabilitation service within the new Para Network. The role will value your ability to build strong connections with athletes and apply high-quality strength and conditioning principles in a rehabilitation environment. You will work daily as part of an interdisciplinary team alongside strength and conditioning coaches, sports physicians, psychologists, biomechanists, physiologists, nutritionists, and medical administrators, supporting Paralympic athletes from a diverse range of sports to return to performance following injury.

Since 2022, Performance Rehabilitation has supported the rehabilitation and return to performance of more than 150 athletes, working alongside their sport performance support staff. Of these athletes, 39 have represented Team GB or ParalympicsGB in Paris and Milano-Cortina, including 15 Olympic and Paralympic medallists. We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Senior Physiotherapist to support athletes targeting LA 2028 and the French Alps 2030. As part of the new Para Network, the role will help establish exciting performance rehabilitation services across Loughborough and Sheffield.

The postholder will predominantly support Paralympic athletes from a diverse range of sports, working closely with athletes, coaches, practitioners, and performance support teams to meet individual rehabilitation and return-to-performance needs. We are open to considering full-time or part-time candidate(s) who can help shape and deliver this developing service and travel within the UK as required.

A snapshot of the role: Working with the Performance Rehabilitation Clinical and Human Performance Leads, the postholder will help develop, test, and refine a new diagnostics and rehabilitation service for the north and central regions. Delivered collaboratively with the Senior Para Network Physiotherapist, the service will support athlete reconditioning and preparation for performance after injury. As part of the new Para Network, the role will help establish the service across Loughborough and Sheffield, with a primary focus on Paralympic athletes from a wide range of sports. The postholder will work autonomously, lead aspects of physical preparation, and contribute to decision-making in complex rehabilitation cases.

Alongside athlete-facing delivery, the role will include managing sport stakeholder relationships, leading and supporting projects and initiatives, and providing specialist advice within the Performance Rehabilitation Team and across the wider High-Performance System (HPS).

The Performance Rehabilitation Team at UKSI delivers performance rehabilitation services to athletes on the Olympic and Paralympic pathway. Performance Rehabilitation considers both athlete health and human performance in equal measure, helping elite athletes recover from physical setbacks and achieve their goals. It combines multidisciplinary collaboration, advanced technologies, personalised care, and a holistic approach.

Our mission is to support optimal rehabilitation across the high-performance system. We want athletes to come back physically and psychologically stronger and we want to support the high-performance system to facilitate this. Our vision is to be global leaders in performance rehabilitation. We collaborate across the high-performance system to ensure that British Olympic and Paralympic athletes receive the best possible care.

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To be considered for this World Class Opportunity, candidates will be required to submit a CV and answer the application questions via the UKSI careers portal. The answers to the application questions should bring your CV to life by highlighting your relevant skills, experience and attributes that would make you the ideal candidate for this role. Important: Once you begin your application on the portal you will have the option to type your answers in a free text box, however if you would prefer, you may upload your answers with your CV. We ask that the answers to the questions are no more than 2 sides of A4.

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Key Dates for Applicants: Closing Date: 5th July 2026, Shortlisting Date: 6th July 2026, Interview Date: 1st Stage – Online: 9th July 2026, 2nd Stage – In person (Loughborough or Sheffield TBC) 16th/17th July 2026 TBC. Additional information for applicants: Please note that occasionally interview dates may be subject to change and may require additional stages. In these instances, we will do our utmost to ensure that candidates have sufficient notice and preparation time.

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The UKSI delivers outstanding support that enables sports and athletes to excel. Since 2002, and over the last four Olympic and Paralympic cycles, the UKSI has evolved quietly and effectively into an organisation consistently performing at a world-leading level, contributing to over 1,000 British Olympic and Paralympic medals.