Vacancy at Cambridge United FC
Lead U9-U16's Sports Therapist
Salary
£ 25.397-£26,437
Cledara Abbey Stadium, Cambridge United FC Training Ground & Other Academy Venues
Vacancy listed
23/06/2026
Application deadline
14/07/2026
Details
Role Summary
As the Lead Sports Therapist for the U9 - U16 age groups, you are responsible for overseeing and delivering all aspects of medical provision, including injury prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and return-to-play protocols, in line with EPPP and club standards. In collaboration with the Lead Academy Physiotherapist, the postholder will manage medical staffing for training and matchdays, ensuring consistent cover across all age groups. You will also supervise part-time therapists and interns (where applicable), providing clinical guidance to uphold high standards of care. Working closely with coaches, parents and performance staff, you help deliver a holistic, child-centred approach to player health, with a strong focus on safeguarding, wellbeing, and long-term athletic development. You will also support the U18s medical provision as required, promoting continuity and consistency throughout the Academy pathway.
Key Job Outcomes
As the Lead Sports Therapist for the U9 - U16 age groups, you are responsible for overseeing and delivering all aspects of medical provision, including injury prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and return-to-play protocols, in line with EPPP and club standards. In collaboration with the Lead Academy Physiotherapist, the postholder will manage medical staffing for training and matchdays, ensuring consistent cover across all age groups. You will also supervise part-time therapists and interns (where applicable), providing clinical guidance to uphold high standards of care. Working closely with coaches, parents and performance staff, you help deliver a holistic, child-centred approach to player health, with a strong focus on safeguarding, wellbeing, and long-term athletic development. You will also support the U18s medical provision as required, promoting continuity and consistency throughout the Academy pathway.
Key Job Outcomes
- Lead and manage medical provision for the FP-YDP, including age-appropriate injury prevention, movement and postural screening, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.
- Supervise all part-time staff and Interns in conjunction with the Lead Academy Physiotherapist.
- Provide weekly updates on player availability and rehabilitation progress to the entire Academy MDT in a timely manner.
- Conduct monthly, quarterly, and annual injury audits to identify trends, inform injury prevention strategies, and support continuous improvement in medical provision.
- Liaise with the Lead Academy Physiotherapist to optimise return to play guidelines, movement and postural screening and any other processes required.
- Provide pitch-side emergency care and maintain ITMMiF certification.
- Collaborate with the Lead Academy Sport Scientist to evaluate Wellness, Growth & Maturation and GPS data to make objective decisions on a player’s training load and match exposure.
- To accompany players to medical consultations as required.
- Ensure regular medical equipment checks are carried out, and contribute to the production, maintenance and stress testing of EAPs.
- Provide support in the planning and coordination of cardiac screening with the Lead Academy Physiotherapist.
- Maintain clinical records in line with HCPC and GDPR standards; ensure all notes are logged within 24 hours.
- To ensure all clinical examinations and therapeutic interventions are documented via KitmanLabs and communicated to relevant staff.
- Build and maintain strong interdisciplinary relationships with staff in Performance, Coaching, Education, Player Care, Operations and Recruitment.
- To assist in departmental CPD training programmes.
- Support the PDP medical programme when required to ensure continuity across age groups.
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.
Benefits
• Annual Reviewed Industry Benchmarked Salaries
• 21 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (pro-rata, part-time)
• One Day Per Week Remote Working
• TOIL For Matchdays & Events worked
• Mental Health Practitioners
• Match Tickets
• 10% Club Retail Discount
• Club Partner Discounts