Sports Therapist

Who We Are

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women's Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that's always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world-class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state-of-the-art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that's the beating heart of North Tottenham's transformation. More than just a football ground, it's an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

We're at our brightest when we're all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

The Role

Reporting to the Lead Academy Physiotherapist and Schoolboy Academy Physiotherapist, the successful candidate will provide first class professional emergency pitch side first aid/trauma management and physiotherapy support to the playing staff of the U9-16 Academy teams on a match day (predominantly Sundays but can be midweek or Saturday fixtures).

The successful candidate may also be required to assist the professional development phase Physiotherapists with matchday preparation or recovery for U18 and U21 squad players. Candidates will be required to demonstrate excellent manual therapy, manipulation and treatment skills to help player prepare for and recovery from fixtures.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and treatment of injuries on the pitch side of games.
• Looking at early rehabilitation and management programs, injury prevention strategies and first aid/trauma management.
• A good understanding of growth & maturation and its implications on the development of athletes is essential.
• Effective and appropriate communication skills, along with the highest standards of professionalism are expected.
• Awareness of the expectations of a Category 1 Academy according to the EPPP and previous experience in the use of the Kitman Labs system is advantageous.

Personal Attributes

• Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
• Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
• Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility
• Generate innovative ideas and strive to deliver the highest standard of service as possible
• Value and respect others: building relationships and working well within a team environment
• Customer focused in all that you do, putting the supporters first
• Thoughtful and understanding; sensitive to the needs of others.
• Alert –attentive and observant, able to make decisions quickly and adapting to situations
• Proactive – think ahead rather than simply reacting in the moment
• Able to work independently, showing initiative, taking responsibility and thinking logically
• Reliable – be able to commit to event days and to be punctual
• Passionate: taking great pride and enthusiasm in your work.
• Fantastic personal skills – good communicator: friendly, approachable, positive attitude.
• Flexible - able to perform a variety of roles in different settings throughout the stadium and surrounding areas

Skills & Experience

• Due to the operation of the Training Centre, we do require the successful candidate to work a minimum of 2 in 4 weekends per month.
• Availability for home and away fixtures throughout season
• Minimum of 1 international tour per season
• BSc/MSc Hons Sports Therapy/Sports Rehabilitation
• Member of the Society of Sports Therapy
• Level 4 ITMMIF
• Previous experience of working in elite sporting environment/Academy football with both youth development and professional development phase players.
• Hold a full UK driver's license
• DBS/safeguarding clearance will be required for this role. Due to the nature of the operation the successful candidate will not be able to start until the fully enhanced DBS with child barring check has been returned subject to content.

The Tottenham Hotspur Way

Is to push harder, rise higher and forge greater. We involve, inspire and elevate one another to be our best selves, to produce exceptional on and off the pitch. Every day brings us opportunities to improve and make the impossible, possible.

Our values that bind us

DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE –
Impossible made possible when we think outside the box

DARE TO CHANGE THE GAME –
Relentlessly strive for glory and leave our mark on the world

DO IT OUR WAY –
Win the right way, never at all costs.

Our Responsibility to you

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.