Assistant 1st Team Doctor & Head of Academy Medical
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Leicester City Football Club for a talented Doctor to work across multiple facets of the Club. Based at our world class training ground in North Leicestershire, the successful candidate will head up the Academy Medical department, supported by 2 part-time Doctors and 6 full-time Physiotherapists. They will be responsible for overseeing, developing and delivering the Academy Medical & Physiotherapy Programme to ensure a first-class player experience, and work closely with the Head of Medicine to lead medical initiatives across the Club, overseeing injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation programs and player transitions.
Who We're Looking For
The role is a pivotal one within the Club, both in terms of both duties and leadership; as such, the ideal candidate will have significant experience of developing and implementing holistic medical programmes within an elite sporting environment, dedicated to safeguarding the health, wellbeing and performance of players in order to ensure a smooth transition for athletes from the Club's Academy through to the First Team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Oversee the development and implementation of the Academy Medical & Physiotherapy Programme.
- Provide Medical cover for the full breadth of 1st Team activities at the Head of Medicine's request.
- Provide Matchday doctor cover for First Team, PDP phase matches and other matches as required.
- Ensure a smooth transition for players from the Academy to the First Team.
- Oversee the implementation of medical screening as per EPPP requirements.
- Provide medical input to facilitate recruitment of new players.
- Work with the wider MDT to produce and oversee the Academy Injury Audit.
- Work with the wider MDT to develop and drive departmental standards and protocols.
- Manage the Academy Doctor timetable.
- Drive clinical governance standards and ensure that all necessary medical records and medicine management protocols are maintained.
- Along with the Head Academy Physio, manage the Academy internal CPD programme and engage in all external CPD as required by your role and to maintain your professional licence.
- Develop and maintain relationships with external specialists.
- Attend and participate in the First Team MDT meetings on a regular basis.
- Work with the Head of Medicine to develop club wide policy and standards.
Required qualifications include:
- MBChB (essential)
- GMC Registration (essential)
- Post graduate qualification in Sports and Exercise Medicine (essential)
- ATMMiF qualification or equivalent (essential)
- MFSEM (essential)
- FFSEM (desirable)
- MSK Ultrasound qualification(desirable)
- ATMMIF Tutor(desirable)
Required experience:
- A minimum of 5 years' post graduate experience (essential)
- A minimum of 3 years' experience of working in elite sport (essential)
- Experience in Paediatric Orthopaedics and Medicine (essential)
- Experience of leading an MDT in a Sporting environment (essential)
- Experience of working in Football (desirable)
- General Practice or Emergency Medicine background (desirable)
About The Club
Knowing some of the history of Leicester City Football Club helps you appreciate the sense of community, spirit and family for which the Foxes are renowned for.
Formed in 1884, the Club was promoted to the Premier League in 2014 when the Foxes returned to the top tier as the Championship title-winners. In 2016, Leicester City became Premier League champions. This remarkable achievement qualified us for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the Club's history, and we subsequently reached the quarterfinals. The Club continued to build on that success and celebrated lifting the prestigious FA Cup in May 2021. Following relegation from the Premier League in 2023, the Club made it the top priority to get straight back up and did so as Championship title-winners in the 2023-2024 season.
Under the stewardship of King Power and the Club's CEO Susan Whelan, Leicester City Football Club is deeply committed to the local community and its supporters and continually strives to ensure that every point of engagement with fans is truly world class including the experience on matchdays. Investment in the Club continues, with the 2021 opening of a new state-of-the-art training ground in North Leicestershire.
Benefits Package
Leicester City Football Club offers a competitive salary, bonus scheme, and pension scheme with life assurance to all its permanent employees. Employees are able to benefit from free onsite parking as well as an onsite subsidised staff restaurant, amongst a host of other employee benefit programmes. Employees also benefit from up to 33 days' annual leave including bank holidays.
Contract Type - Permanent
Hours Per Week -37.5
One City. One Club. One Leicester.
Leicester City Football Club believes that football is for all, and we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, where valuing the individual is our highest priority. We are working to see equality across all areas of the Club and welcome applications from all areas of the community. We are committed to the wellbeing of our staff and welcome applicants seeking flexible hours.
If you have any requirements in regard to the recruitment process, please let us know; we are happy to support your needs.
Next Steps
A shortlist of suitable applicants will be compiled shortly after the closing date and successful candidates will be contacted about the interview process.