Iwas Chief Medical Officer (Cmo) 2020/08/03

IWAS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (CMO) 2020/08/03

ABOUT IWAS

Following the vision of its creator and founder, Sir Ludwig Guttmann, IWAS was formed in 2005 following the amalgamation of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation and the International Sport Organisation for the Disabled. As the founders of the Paralympic movement, IWAS continues to provide its members with competition and sporting opportunities and maintain its vision to "Inspire Worldwide Achievements in Sport".

IWAS governs both Powerchair Hockey and the Paralympic sport of Wheelchair Fencing. We also provide support to “new” sports and nations to cultivate sporting opportunities across the world.

IWAS remains a vital mechanism in the Paralympic movement through its international pathway from grass-roots sport to Paralympic elite. The IWAS World Youth Games and IWAS World Games sees athletes of all abilities from 14 years up to Masters participating on an international platform.

As a UK registered charity, the work of IWAS reaches far beyond sporting achievements of physically impaired athletes. IWAS receives no government funding and relies fully on registration fees from events and membership fees and an international volunteer base for its work. IWAS works tirelessly in the promotion of welfare and social change across the globe through the medium of sport.

The IWAS HQ is in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire not far from Stoke Mandeville where Sir Ludwig Guttmann started the sports movement for physically impaired sportspeople.

IWAS GOVERNANCE

The Executive Board is elected by the Membership. The Board is elected for a 4- year term at the General Assembly of nations following the Summer Paralympics.

As an international organisation Trustees come from a widespread geographical area, bringing different skills to the Board. The Chief Medical Officer is appointed by and reports to the Board.

IWAS Wheelchair Fencing and IWAS Powerchair Hockey competitions and multisport events (IWAS Games) may be managed by Local Organising Committees in cooperation with IWAS or with IWAS Staff taking the lead depending on the circumstances.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION, ROLE DESCRIPTION AND PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

The position of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is created at the direction of the IWAS Executive Board here after called “the board”. The CMO shall serve as an adviser to the board and to the IWAS Sport Executive Committees on any medical and player safety related issues. The CMO serves at the discretion of the board with an expected tenure as advised by the board at the time of appointment.

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The CMO is the primary resource for all sport related medical issues including sports injuries, concussion and medical aspects of anti-doping. This is a key role in the development of the sport focusing on:

 informing and advising the board and committees on any medical and athlete safety related issues relevant to IWAS sports  providing oversight to the collection of data related to injury and the analysis of that data  improving the medical systems, policies and procedures in place for IWAS, in particular all IWAS multisport events, IWAS Wheelchair Fencing and IWAS Powerchair Hockey

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

The CMO will undertake a variety of tasks including the following: 1. Provide direction, support and guidance on a variety of sport related health issues

2. Provide online support and guidance to the Event Medical Officer (EMO) at IWAS events, or act as the EMO for IWAS events as approved by the IWAS board Establish a local system of medical support for IWAS delegation at international events

3. Lead and guide the development of a Medical subsection of the IWAS website including the publishing of relevant data, information sharing and publication of materials and research

4. Identify the legal requirements for team physicians to practise in foreign countries. Liaise with the local organising committee and licensing authorities to resolve any issues regarding: a. Access to and import of prescribed medication b. Ability of team physicians to practice medicine in that country

5. If requested, serve as a member of the IWAS Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) review committee

6. Other duties as assigned

 Event management - improve the medical systems, policies, and procedures in place for IWAS events

 Develop illness and injury prevention strategies - based upon surveillance at events, but could also include travel advice, acclimatisation, heat illness prevention/management, dysreflexia etc

 Develop a network of practitioners in IWAS member nations for event coverage, developing and contributing to the injury/illness prevention to include other disciplines including physio therapists and nurses as they all would add value

This is a voluntary role and receive no remuneration. Reasonable expenses may be claimed in line with the IWAS expense policy for attendance at Board and other meetings and IWAS events necessary for the fulfilment of the Chief Medical Officer’s duties.

TIME COMMITMENT

The CMO is expected to attend all board meetings each year. Meetings may be held as a physical gathering, usually in conjunction with events, generally twice per year, but some may be held by alternative online options to minimise travel.

Attendance at the General Assembly is vital. Special meetings may be called for specific purposes, such as strategic planning, when the CMO will be required to participate. It is not possible to be exact about the time commitment as this is a small but influential charity, working worldwide with minimal resources and the time given to its work depends very much upon the individual.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION – QUALIFICATIONS AND COMMITMENT

The Chief Medical Officer will:  be a licensed medical doctor, physician or surgeon, in their home jurisdiction  have clinical experience in sport and exercise medicine  be able to communicate and correspond in English  have experience working in a team sporting environment  have an understanding of medico-legal issues, disability participation and occupational medicine as it relates to IWAS sports  attend IWAS events as requested by the IWAS board

HOW TO APPLY

Before applying you may wish to have further information available on our website – www.iwasf.com

To apply, please send your CV and a brief covering letter describing your suitability for the role and details of at least one reference to:

Charmaine Hooper, IWAS CEO, Aylesbury Campus, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 8PD, UK or email to: [email protected]