Head of Medical

Lead the medical provision of an ambitious professional football club, helping shape the health, availability and performance of its players. Sheffield United Football Club are looking to appoint a Head of Medical to provide senior leadership across the Club’s medical function, while acting as the senior doctor for the Men’s First Team. This is a significant opportunity for an experienced football doctor to take greater ownership of a medical department, combining elite clinical practice with leadership, medical governance and strategic responsibility. Working closely with the First Team Manager, Head of Performance and wider multidisciplinary team, you will lead the delivery and continued development of medical, physiotherapy and rehabilitation provision, while helping create consistency in medical practice across the Men’s First Team, Boys’ Academy, Women’s First Team and Women’s Academy. For an established medical leader, it offers the opportunity to shape a department at a club with clear ambitions. Equally, Sheffield United are open to an outstanding senior doctor ready to step into their first Head of Medical position, bringing strong clinical foundations and the leadership potential to grow with the role. The impact you’ll make Act as Head of Medical and senior doctor for the Men’s First Team, providing expert assessment, diagnosis and management of player injury, illness and complex clinical cases. Lead, manage and develop the First Team medical department, including physiotherapy and rehabilitation provision, creating a collaborative, accountable and high-performing environment. Shape and continually develop the Club’s medical strategy and clinical governance framework, ensuring robust standards across policies, protocols, documentation, audit, safeguarding and assurance. Provide clinical leadership and guidance to doctors across the Boys’ Academy, Women’s First Team and Women’s Academy, helping establish consistency and alignment in medical practice across Sheffield United. Build trusted relationships with the First Team Manager, coaching staff and senior Club leadership, providing clear, evidence-based advice around player health, welfare and availability. Work in close partnership with the Head of Performance and wider MDT across injury prevention, load management, rehabilitation, return-to-play and player availability. Lead pre-signing medicals, screening, referrals, investigations and specialist consultations, building a trusted external network and ensuring appropriate clinical and financial decision-making. Oversee medical provision for First Team training and fixtures, travelling with the squad and providing matchday medical support where required. Lead and develop the medical team through feedback, objective setting, education and CPD, creating an environment where people are encouraged to challenge, communicate and continually improve. Take ownership of the Medical department’s budget, staffing, equipment, medication, external medical expenditure and CPD resources, balancing outstanding player care with responsible financial management. What’s in it for you? The opportunity to hold a senior medical leadership position within an ambitious professional football club, with genuine influence over how medical provision develops. A role that keeps you clinically connected to the Men’s First Team while giving you broader responsibility for leadership, strategy and governance. The opportunity to inherit and lead an established First Team medical structure, including a recently appointed Head of Physiotherapy, three further First Team physiotherapists and soft-tissue provision. The chance to work alongside an established Head of Performance and multidisciplinary team, with expertise across sports science, strength