ENGLAND TEAM DOCTOR

The Rugby Football Union is looking to appoint a new team doctor to lead the medical care for the senior England Rugby Team.  

The person appointed will have full responsibility for the medical care of the senior England team during the autumn test series, the annual Barbarians match, the summer tour and the 6 Nations and Rugby World Cup tournaments.  A significant additional part of this role is to liaise with medical staff within the Guinness Premiership clubs to monitor the welfare of the senior England squad of 32 players on a weekly basis outside of test weeks, for which excellent communication and personal organisation skills are essential.

Candidates must have:

     Full registration with the General Medical Council

     MSc or Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine

     JCPTGP Certificate or PMETB GP CCT (or equivalent) preferred

     Fellowship of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FFSEM) preferred

     Minimum 3 years substantial part-time or full time experience within elite level rugby union as a team doctor

     A reputation for clinical excellence in the field of rugby medicine

     Excellent communication and relationship building skills as a team leader

Our commitment to you:

This is a fixed term, salaried position for the equivalent of 4 days per week over a full year, for the period to 30 June 2012.  Salary is negotiable and our extensive range of employment benefits for this post includes company car (or allowance); life assurance; private medical plan; pension; and employee assistance programme.

To apply:

To arrange a confidential discussion about this post, please e-mail the RFU Head of Sports Medicine, Simon Kemp on simonkemp@rfu.com.  For an information pack, e-mail recruitment@therfu.com. 

Applicants must submit your CV, with a covering letter, to Lynn Graco, Human Resources Department, Rugby House, Rugby Road, Twickenham, TW1 1DS, or email recruitment@therfu.com.

Closing date for applications is 21 May 2008.  Short- listed candidates will be notified no later than 23 May and interviews will be held on 30 May 2008 at Rugby House, Twickenham.  The successful candidate would be expected to be available for the England player profiling event from 10 – 15 August 2008 and for the autumn series from 26 October – 30 November 2008.     

The RFU operates 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 our website rfu.com/careers. The information you provide will only be used for monitoring purposes.

The Criminal Records Bureau enhanced disclosure process applies to this post.