- Full registration/licence to Practice with General Medical Council (GMC)
- Diploma/MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine, or Specialist Registration
- Level 5 ATMMiF or equivalent emergency trauma qualification
- Member of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (MFSEM)
Personal traitsWe are looking for someone who can build rapport quickly with staff and players, and be a clear communicator to allow all involved to be fully informed of players' health status and readiness to play.
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Head of Performance Medicine - Leatherhead, United Kingdom - Chelsea FC
Description
Head of Performance Medicine - Cobham, Surrey
Job Title: Head of Performance Medicine
Hours: Full-time
Location: Chelsea FC Training Ground, Cobham
Job Type: Permanent
Deadline Day: 31st March 2024 About Chelsea Football Club's Performance Support 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 1st Team 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 The successful candidate should hold the following qualifications:
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. We seek to empower our staff, and our model is evolving as we are seek to bring in new approaches and thoughts.