Casual Academy Therapist
Salary £ 50 per session
Bespoke Builds Training Ground, Oundle Road, Peterborough
Vacancy listed 13/08/2025
Application deadline 31/12/2025
Details
🤝Pay – £50 per session
🕐 Hours – Up to 12 hours per week
📝Contract – Fixed Term Contract – August 2025 to May 2026
🌟Benefits - Great sporting career development, workplace pension, staff events, great work environment, good annual leave, staff discounts plus lots more
📍Location – Bespoke Builds Training Ground, Oundle Road, Peterborough with travel to matches

An exciting casual opportunity has arisen within the Peterborough United Football Club Academy Medical Department for a hard-working individual who is passionate about starting or continuing a career in elite football.

The Role
Working within a well-respected Category 2 Academy, the chosen applicant will work alongside the Academy Physiotherapist and other part-time therapists to provide excellent evidence-based care to the young footballers in the Academy. This will include providing pitchside cover to the schoolboy teams on matchdays.

This is an ideal role for a qualified sports therapist or physiotherapist looking to gain experience in a young elite footballing environment. The successful applicant will also receive CPD as part of the departmental programme.

 Duties 
  • Provide pitch site trauma cover during schoolboys’ fixtures on Sunday. 
  • Potential for the role to also include evening training pitch side cover and rehabilitation of injured academy players.
  • Record accurate and comprehensive clinical notes in a timely manner. 

Other responsibilities  
  • Be available to travel to other sites (if required). 
  • Be aware of the PUFC policies, procedures & best practise so that concerns of non-compliance can be raised at all times e.g. Safeguarding, DEI and Health and Safety. 
  • Attend meetings, training and professional updating as and when required 
  • To adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new and alternative systems. 
  • To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate. 
  • To uphold the values of Peterborough United Football Club (PUFC) and not tolerate offensive, discriminatory or intimidating language or behaviour. 
  • To act as an ambassador/role model for PUFC and consider conduct takes into account the club's commitment to equality and safeguarding.
  • To ensure PUFC provides a level playing field for all its fans, players and guests. 
  • Promote an inclusive environment within the club for colleagues, supporters and visitors, championing a zero-tolerance approach to bullying, harassment and victimisation within PUFC 
  • Promote EFL and FA regulations and ensure compliance with these.
  • Be responsible for reporting any concerns to a senior colleague in relation to equality, health and safety and safeguarding immediately 

About You

Qualifications
  • BSc Physiotherapy/Sport Therapy
  • HCPC/SST Membership
  • Pitchside trauma certificate (e.g. ITMMiF) or willingness to undertake ITMMiF prior to work commencing

Skills & Experience
  • An understanding of the demands of a professional sport environment
  • Experience of working pitch side in sport, preferably football (desirable)
  • Experience of using PMA or KitmanLabs system (desirable).
  • Full driving licence
  • Flexibility around working hours
  • Computer literacy

Personal Attributes
  • Ability to communicate well and build excellent working relationships with colleagues and players
  • Commitment and strong work ethic
  • Genuine team player
  • High level of integrity and discretion
  • Reliable and Proactive

📝HOW TO APPLY: Please complete the Application Form on our vacancies page and upload when you click 'apply' below.  If you wish to also upload a CV and cover letter, you can do this. You MUST however complete an Application form.

If you have any questions regarding this role please email Dan.Horton@theposh.com and we will be happy to answer any questions you have. 

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