£30,000pa (pro rata) 0.6 FTE
ASAP
The Rugby Football Union for Women Ltd (RFUW) is looking to appoint a Physiotherapist on a contractor basis. Reporting to the RFUW Head of Performance, they will provide hands-on physiotherapy support to the senior England Women’s Elite Player Squad at camps and competitions and on a regular basis at Twickenham.
The successful applicant will plan, co-ordinate and deliver the physiotherapy element of rehabilitation programmes from the point of injury to return to play; participate as part of a multi-disciplinary Sports Medicine and Science team that will lead in the development of a world class treatment provision for players.
The candidate must develop strong working relationships with all Women’s premiership club physiotherapists and fitness advisers, as well as England women’s medical teams at U20 and England Sevens levels.
Candidates will be qualified to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy; have membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) and registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC).
The successful candidate will also have a current Pitchside Immediate Trauma Care Course Certificate or reciprocal Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care Level 2 approved Pre-Hospital Sports immediate care certificate.Candidates must demonstrate experience in the provision of physiotherapy service to athletes and coaches to improve performance. This experience should include extensive work with national teams or high performance squads.
Excellent problem solving, decision making, communication, team player and organisational skills are required. The personal circumstances must allow for the successful candidate to work extended hours, evenings & weekends, including time overseas. The successful candidate must also demonstrate commitment to personal continuous professional development.
To apply, please send your CV and a letter of application to Human Resources, Rugby House, 200 Whitton Road, Twickenham, TW2 7BA or e-mail to recruitment@therfu.com by Friday 2nd March 2012.
Please note interviews for this post will be held on 15th March at Twickenham.
The RFU and RFUW operate a policy of equal opportunity. To help us monitor this, please complete our monitoring form and attach it with your application. The form can be downloaded from the Careers and Vacancies section of our website www.rfu.com. The information you provide will only be used for monitoring purposes.
02 March 2012
02 March 2012
