Performance

Location:  Guildford
Salary:  £30,000 to £35,000
Post Type:  Full Time
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Wednesday 21 August 2024
Interview Date:  Wednesday 28 August 2024
Reference:  038024

A great opportunity for a Lead Physiotherapist to join Surrey Sports Park’s Sport & Fitness Delivery Team.

You’ll be ensuring the delivery of outstanding medical care and leading-edge thinking across our Team Surrey men’s and women’s rugby performance squads.

We value, empower and support every member of staff to get the best out of your unique talents, so you’ll be rewarded with a generous salary, 25 Days Holiday, competitive pension contribution, free gym membership, family friendly benefits and a unique and vibrant working environment. 

The role

The University Men’s Rugby team compete in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) league in Men's Premier North/South 2, while the Women’s team play in the Women’s South Eastern Tier 1.

Surrey Sports Park is also affiliated with Harlequins Rugby Football Club, a professional Rugby Union club that play at the top level of English Premiership Rugby. Harlequins use Surrey Sports Park as their training facility and we are proud to have Harlequins support our student rugby performance programme with on and off field performance support. 

In this role you would work equally across both teams and provide both clinical and game support to players.

Other responsibilities include:

• Divide time by providing treatment to TASS and Team Surrey athletes on our High Performance Dual Career Programme, as well as coordinating the Team Surrey weekly medical clinic and BUCS Wednesday and weekend medical provision.
• Ensure that we provide a safe, objective and evidence-based approach to the athletes in our care.    
• Ensure all aspects of clinical management of players are monitored including prehab, rehab, fitness assessments and treatment.
• Assess and provide diagnosis for all injured players to determine their need for physiotherapy intervention, as well as plan, implement, treat and progress player care to maximise rehabilitation potential.
• Have overall responsibility for managing the medical team, including Sports Therapy interns and casual Sports Therapy staff.
• Work in close collaboration with Harlequins Head of Rugby Operations - Women Programme, Harlequins Head of Academy and the Student Sport and Performance Manager, to ensure that the players’ physical and mental wellbeing is at the heart of performance discussions and decisions

What’s in it for you? 

We think Surrey is an amazing place to work, and we are carefully crafting a dynamic, flexible, and fun place to work and thrive.  

Our campus is a beautiful, leafy environment with carefully designed gardens, vibrant green playing fields, and a picturesque lake. With the buzz of student life and superb working facilities, the University is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research in an inspiring, innovative and diverse environment.

Alongside our gorgeous campus setting, collegiate on-site atmosphere and plentiful development opportunities, we also offer:

• Competitive Salary 
• Free membership to Surrey Sports Park including Gym and Swimming pool
• Employee Pension Contribution doubled up to 6% 
• 25 Days annual leave + Bank Holidays 
• Travel & Family benefits including subsidised rail fare, cycle to work scheme and on-site childcare 

For more information or to be considered for the role, please apply via the University of Surrey Website. 

The University is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities. 

Further details:    Job Description