(Maternity Cover) – Part Time
Glasgow City Football Club, Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow City FC, is a fully professional women’s football club and Scotland’s most successful of all time. We are currently looking for a lead physiotherapist to cover maternity leave. The role is part time, based on a three day week. The post holder will lead the medical support services for our professional First Team players and deliver a first class provision that focuses on injury prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. You will be supported by another full-time physiotherapist and a part time sport therapist.
Role Responsibilities & Key Duties:
To provide physiotherapy services to all first team players.
To promote and protect the health and well-being of all players.
To monitor and assess all players for their fitness and injury status to train or play on a daily, weekly and annual basis, using evidence-based processes in line with the clubs wider physical development plan.
To assess, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate all injuries and illnesses, analysing and designing the safest and quickest strategy to ensure player availability for training and games.
To be responsible for pitch-side assessment and treatment of players.
To provide injury rehabilitation training of players, in conjunction with the Head of Sports Science and Club Doctor in preparation for return to play.
To communicate injury status, rehabilitation strategies and return to training projections to the management team and attend weekly meetings with the club sport science and medical staff.
To arrange and undertake pre-registration medical screenings and muscular-skeletal examinations, in conjunction with the Club Doctor and Head of Sports Science.
To maintain accurate and updated medical records of all First Team players and manage a database regarding player records, injury history and progress.
To ensure the Club and players are compliant with all medical and anti-doping guidelines, rules and regulations of the governing bodies.
To ensure all medical supplies and equipment are fully stocked, replenished and secured as required.
To liaise with medical staff of international players to ensure they are managed appropriately whilst away on international duty.
To liaise with other football club medical staff of loan players to ensure they are informed whilst on loan.
To manage the medical budget for all diagnoses and treatments, as agreed with the Board.
To assist in ensuring the football department attains criteria in line with the club’s performance strategy and football governing bodies requirements.
To mentor and liaise with club and academy physiotherapists and sports therapists and assist where required.
To undertake appropriate professional development to keep abreast of industry best practice and share best practice with other members of the Club’s Medicine & Science department.
Qualifications
Essential
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy degree.
Qualified member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
First Aid in Sport qualification.
Valid professional indemnity insurance cover.
Minimum of 4 years clinical experience.
Working experience in the support and preparation of developing elite athletes, with specific expertise in injury diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
Experience in the provision of pitch-side medical assessment and treatment, including emergency sports trauma.
Experience in the design and delivery of injury rehabilitation.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to use a variety of communication tools (verbal, written, digital).
Strong organisational and administrative skills.
IT skills to include the ability to use performance analysis software and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook).
A genuine team player and reliable individual.
Displays a high level of discretion and maintains strict confidentiality.
Desirable
Postgraduate qualification specialising in physiotherapy or sports and exercise medicine.
Soft tissue therapy qualification.
Pitch side Resuscitation of Medical or Trauma Injuries qualification.
Accreditation or degree in strength and conditioning, sports rehabilitation or similar.
Experience in the provision of medical services to elite athletes, which includes work with high performance teams or squads.
Experience working within a multidisciplinary team, working with sports science, strength and conditioning, nutrition, psychology, and performance analysis to aid the rehabilitation process.
Experience using data and technology such as GPS, Isokinetic Dynamometry, Force Plates or similar to inform assessments and rehabilitation.
Pattern of Work
You will work three days per week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the day, with flexibility to change for midweek match schedules.
The dates we are looking for maternity cover are from January 2026 to the end of May 2026 (5 months)
Salary
We are flexible as to whether this is an employed role or a self-employed role, whatever suits the candidate best. Salary is competitive and dependent on experience.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and covering letter to jennifer.graham@glasgowcityfc.co.uk.
The application deadline is 20th November 2026.