Head of Performance Medicine - London, United Kingdom - Chelsea Football Club

Description

This is a key role to the club and requires a collaborative, committed, and professional medical practitioner, who can be a great teammate.

Job Title:
Head of Performance Medicine


Hours:
Full-time


Location:
Chelsea FC Training Ground, Cobham


Job Type:
Permanent

About Chelsea Football Club's Performance Support Team
We want to deliver Football Medicine and Performance Sciences differently. To create and be an integrated, open-minded and performance support focused team behind the team. Provide an elite performance medicine provision to our men's first team

This is a key role to the club and requires a collaborative, committed and professional medical practitioner, who can be a great teammate.

The role will include but not limited to providing injury or illness assessments, undertaking player signing medicals and assisting in decision making and rehabilitation management of medical issues when required.

You will work very closely with the interdisciplinary Performance Support team at the club to optimise player availability and readiness.

This role will include some travelling to and providing medical match day cover for games, which can involve irregular, unsociable hours and overnight stays.

Provide clinical systems and quality assurance across all our teams

In addition to the Men's 1stTeam role, you will act as a clinical reference point for all of doctors working with CFC teams.

This will include helping to establish world class medical systems, pathways, protocols and facilitating case reviews.
Your sports medicine background
Full registration/licence to Practice with General Medical Council (GMC)
Diploma/MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine, or Specialist Registration
Member of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (MFSEM)
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC.

This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

Chelsea FC and the Foundation is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups).Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.