About the Role
The Women’s and Girls Physiotherapist will deliver high-quality physiotherapy services to professional and pathway SCCC players, focusing on injury prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation to optimize performance and ensure safe return to play. This role involves collaboration with coaches, support staff, and medical partners within the Science & Medicine team to enhance player performance, availability, and wellbeing.
Responsibilities
- Advocate for high-quality healthcare provision to best prepare players for elite performance within the first, 2XI and Academy teams.
- Deliver assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries.
- Maximise player availability through effective injury management and evidence-based rehabilitation programmes tailored to individual athletes.
- Contribute to injury prevention strategies in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Provide physiotherapy support to the Women’s Senior team and Academy squads as directed.
- Attend and deliver service provision at training sessions, home and away fixtures, and overseas camps/tours as required. Support acute injury management during these times.
- Manage player injury and illness in collaboration with the Club Medical Officer (CMO), Head of Science & Medicine, and Senior Physiotherapist.
- Contribute to established governance processes, including medical screening, wellbeing pathways and emergency action planning.
- Maintain high standards of medical record-keeping in line with industry standards and ensure timely entry onto the ECB Injury Management Database.
- Work with the wider MDT to support player performance and associated development goals.
- Communicate non-confidential headline availability and fitness status information with the Senior Physiotherapist and any necessary skills coaches when required.
- Undertake appropriate professional development to keep abreast of world’s best practice and current evidence-based research in cricket.
- Contribute to the Medicine Review/Audit process.
- Co-manage international players with ECB staff, as required.
Requirements
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP)
- Current advanced trauma management and emergency care accreditation (or ability to complete this in the near future if successful)
- Experience working within an elite sport or high-performance environment
- Full UK Driving License is a mandatory requirement
- High standards of personal and professional integrity
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience in women’s sport (Desirable)
- Experience working with youth / developmental athletes in a sporting environment (Desirable)
- Knowledge of female athlete health considerations (e.g., RED-S, menstrual cycle awareness, bone health) (Desirable)
- Experience working within professional cricket (Desirable)
Skills
- Physiotherapy
- Injury prevention
- Injury assessment
- Injury treatment
- Rehabilitation
- Performance optimisation
- Return to play protocols
- Musculoskeletal injury management
- Evidence-based rehabilitation
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Medical record-keeping
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Advanced trauma management
- Emergency care
- Female athlete health considerations
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Elite sport experience
- High-performance environment experience
Education Level
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- CSP registration
Benefits
- Private healthcare
- Performance-based bonus
- Life assurance
- Non-contributory pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Up to 28 days holidays
- Complimentary staff tickets
- Membership passes
- Free staff restaurant
- Local discounts
About the Company
- Surrey County Cricket Club offers a friendly working environment with opportunities for learning and career development.
- The Club is committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people, and adults at risk.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to building and nurturing a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community where individuals from all backgrounds feel valued, respected, and empowered.
- We believe that diverse teams lead to stronger ideas and better outcomes.
- We’re keen to hear from people from all walks of life and especially encourage applications from those in underrepresented groups—your unique perspective matters to us.
- Roles in regulated activity are subject to safer recruitment process, including vetting and disclosure of criminal records if required and seeking of references.
- We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our Club.
