Head of Medical - First Team

Grimsby Town Football Club have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Medical to lead and oversee the delivery of all medical services for the Men’s First Team, while providing strategic oversight of the medical provision across the wider player pathway. The role is responsible for coordinating and continually developing injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return-to-play practices in alignment with the Club’s overarching performance and player development strategy.

Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary medical and performance team, the Head of Medical will optimise player availability, wellbeing, and athletic performance through an evidence-based and long-term athlete development approach.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following qualifications, skills and experience:

Essential:

•  BSc in Physiotherapy
• Chartered Physiotherapist (CSP Registered)
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered.
• Advanced Trauma Medical Management in football (ATMMiF)
• FA Safeguarding Children Certificate 

• Experience working in a medical role within elite sport
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Excellent communication skills, able to converse clearly and concisely
• Experience using performance technologies, including force diagnostic equipment (e.g. VALD products) and athlete management software (e.g. Benchmark54, Teambuildr)
• Experience of working with children and in depth understanding of Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures
• Experience of budget setting and management An understanding of the Elite Player Performance plan (EPPP)
• A working knowledge and understanding of professional football
• Competence in all MS office packages with experience of recording and reporting information
• An understanding of confidentiality and data protection regulations
• An understanding of EFL Youth Development rules and regulations

Environmental Responsibility

Grimsby Town Football Club is committed to operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. As part of our ongoing efforts, we are proud to be working towards the goals of the EFL Green Clubs scheme — a league-wide initiative to improve environmental practices across football.

We strive to reduce our environmental impact, promote sustainability in our operations, and encourage awareness and positive action across our staff, fans, and wider community. All employees, workers, and volunteers are expected to support the Club’s environmental values and contribute to building a greener future for football.

Safeguarding Statement

Grimsby Town Football Club is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees, workers, students and volunteers to endorse this commitment. This post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) as such it is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS should be declared. Relevant information and / or documents will be distributed as part of the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Grimsby Town Football Club’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy or maternity and to encourage equal opportunities (Protected Characteristics, Equality Act 2010).

Employees, workers and volunteers of Grimsby Town Football Club must ensure a positive commitment towards equality, diversity and inclusion by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

Disability Confident Committed Employer