Scottish Rugby Job Description

Job Title: Senior Team Physiotherapist, Warriors Reporting to: Clinical Manager, Glasgow Warriors Department: High Performance Rugby Work Pattern: Full time Contract type: Fixed term until May 2021 Location: , Glasgow and with the team as required

Job Purpose To assist the Glasgow Warriors Clinical Manager & Lead Physiotherapist in the provision of high quality physiotherapy service, alongside the Team Physiotherapist, to all Glasgow Warriors players, and, deputise for the Clinical Manager in their absence. To provide high quality physiotherapy services as required to the Performance teams of Scottish upon selection and when able.

Key Accountabilities ▪ To assess, diagnose and treat players’ musculoskeletal injuries through excellent clinical reasoning, skill use, team work and individual directed learning where necessary.

▪ To deputise for the Clinical Manager in their absence, and, support them in achieving a high performance environment.

▪ Provide guidance to, and implement preventative care programmes for players and coaches, including player through-season profiling for Injury Prevention.

▪ To advise, liaise and work closely with the Glasgow Warriors Medical Manager and Pro-Team Coaches, and Scottish Rugby Medical and S&C Teams regarding player injury status and prognosis, in accordance with players’ confidentiality agreement, to provide the highest quality care to injured players, including completion of online Injury Reports.

▪ To maintain, and store securely, confidential medical and physiotherapy records and information (including player injuries, summaries of on-field assessments and treatments, off field treatment and recommendations for continuing care and rehabilitation on appropriate paperwork) on behalf of Scottish Rugby with regards to the Core Standards of Physiotherapy Practice (CSP) and Scottish Rugby Policy.

▪ To adhere to, and uphold, all Scottish Rugby Policies relevant to this post whilst advocating highest Professional Standards and seeking these at all times, in accordance with your professional registration as a Chartered Physiotherapist.

▪ To liaise with national, regional and club medical colleagues to ensure ongoing continuity of care regarding injury issues related to training, play and return to play when the player is training off-site, or in your absence.

▪ To develop individual rehabilitation programmes which incorporate the relevant level of support and advice to facilitate the optimum recovery from injury.

▪ To provide on-pitch and pitch-side Physiotherapy and Advanced Trauma/First Aid care for all Glasgow Warriors Players during training, and, relevant matches, within the rules of the Tournament in which the match occurs, to advise of suitability to continue to play or need for removal from play in the most appropriate manner whilst facilitating either/both.

Scottish Rugby Job Description

▪ To ensure confidentiality of medical information in accordance with details specified in each player’s Confidentiality Agreement Consent Form, following Professional Standards for Data Protection and Confidentiality by the CSP and HPC.

▪ To partake in any Scottish Rugby-involved Research studies of your player group, as guided by the Head of Performance Medical or Clinical Manager, Glasgow Warriors.

▪ To maintain appropriate Professional Indemnity Insurance, either from the CSP or independently.

▪ To work with the Team Doctor to assess players fitness, including pre-contract medical assessments.

▪ To manage any/all Physiotherapy equipment with care, and use within Health and Safety guidelines or best practice.

▪ To actively participate in Scottish Rugby and external Continuing Professional Development opportunities to strive for achieving and promoting excellence of care for your players.

▪ To assist the other Glasgow Warriors Physiotherapists in the management and packing of medical supplies and stock for training and matches for Glasgow Warriors.

▪ To represent Glasgow Warriors and Scottish Rugby publicly in a positive manner.

Person Specification

Essential Desirable Qualifications & • 7+ years of practising as a • Post Graduate qualification Attainments Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist • HPC Registered Physiotherapist • Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy • Must be able to achieve and maintain a current pitch-side first aid certificate issued by recognised body (assisted by Scottish Rugby to do so if not pre- existing)

Experience and • Experience of implementing and • Significant experience of working Knowledge delivering musculoskeletal treatment with high performance athletes and sports-related rehabilitation and coaches, ideally in a programmes in amateur or professional environment professional sport • Experience of leading others

Additional • Willing and able to work unsociable • Driving licence Requirements hours including weekend & evening working • Satisfactory Disclosure check • Ability to travel abroad to games or tournaments