Physiotherapist / Sports Therapist (CUWFC)
Department CUWFC
Reports to CUWFC First Team head coach 
Location Swavesey (Tuesday and Thursday 19:30 to 21:30), 
St Neots (Sunday home fixtures)
Salary £20 per hour, £4,800 per season
Hours 6 hours per week for 40 weeks

Role Summary

To provide medical support to the Women’s football team, including essential first-aid cover at training sessions and home and away match days as well as providing dedicated injury assessment, management and recovery plans.

Key Job Outcomes

• Ensure that the necessary medical support services are present at training sessions and games
• Ensure that management of injuries effectively meets the Club’s commitment to players
• Ensure that appropriate recovery and injury prevention strategies are adopted after games and on recovery days
• Always maintain honesty and integrity when working with players at the Club
• Multi-disciplinary communication with all stake holders
This job description sets out the key outcomes required. It does not specify in detail the activities required to achieve these outcomes. As a term of your employment, you may reasonably be expected to perform duties of a similar or related nature to those outlined in the job description.

Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience Required/ Desirable
Chartered Physiotherapist OR Certified Sports Therapist / Sports Rehabilitator
Registered member of the health care professionals council (HCPC) or Sports Therapist who is a full member of the society of sports therapy
Professional Indemnity Insurance
FA ITMMiF or recognised equivalent pitch-side emergency care certification
Qualified to a minimum of FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
Enhanced DBS Check

Personal Qualities/Attributes
Commitment to quality and continuous improvement
A genuine team player who will support and motivate other members of the team
Confidential

Application Process
Application Instructions Interested applicants should apply by submitting their CV and Cover Letter, applications which do not include both documents will not be reviewed. 
Application Closing Date 25th June 2025
Interview Date(s) Week commencing 30th June 2025
Start Date July 2025

Mission, Vision & Values Mission
Cambridge United aspires to compete at the highest level of the English Football League, whilst operating a financially sustainable football club embedded within the heart of its community.
We are custodians with a collective responsibility to protect and enhance the Club for future generations.

Vision
Creating Memories  
We engage current and future generations of supporters by creating memorable moments.
 
Driving Standards & Performance 
We will evolve by driving standards and performance through self-reflection and education. 
 
Enhancing Lives
We are an inclusive Club that is United in Endeavour to enhance lives though the power of sport.  

Values
We engage positive and inspiring characters who are committed to serving and strengthening our community, by adopting our 3 keys values.

Teamwork 
We achieve more through working together than alone and are United in Endeavour.

Hard Work
We are committed to learning and working towards our pursuit of excellence in everything we do. 
 
Humility 
We will celebrate each other’s successes and recognise that no individual is greater than the collective.

Employability Statement Cambridge United FC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff.  We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

Safeguarding Statement Cambridge United FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
For those positions where a criminal record check (DBS) is identified as necessary, this will be carried out in line with other safer recruitment checks.
The post holder will be required to undergo Safeguarding training periodically.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Cambridge United FC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.
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