Head Women's & Girls' Physiotherapist

Lead the development, delivery and continuous review of physiotherapy services across the Women's & Girls' pathway, from First Team to Girls' Academy, ensuring consistent clinical standards, a unified treatment philosophy and evidence-informed practice at every level.

Act as clinical lead for the Women's First Team physiotherapy service, overseeing injury assessment and differential diagnosis, individualised treatment planning, squad-based prevention strategies, rehabilitation, return-to-play, and pitch-side medical cover for all training sessions and matches. Lead the planning and coordination of all external clinical services including MRI scans, specialist consultations and surgical appointments.

Line-manage the Women's & Girls' Physiotherapists, providing clinical supervision, mentorship and performance oversight, and ensuring the Girls' Academy receives consistent, high-quality physiotherapy support. Review injury trends, loading data, maturation information and development risks across the Academy, and provide clinical quality assurance on assessment, treatment, rehabilitation progression and documentation.

Lead injury surveillance and medical data management for the Women's & Girls' programme, producing regular injury audits, return-to-play statistics and performance reports for the Head of Medical and senior staff. Take personal responsibility for Fitness for Duty reporting for all First Team players called up to national squads, ensuring accurate and timely medical information is provided to the Scottish FA.

Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary performance meetings, sports medicine reviews and departmental planning sessions, ensuring physiotherapy services are aligned with the wider performance strategy. Communicate clearly and proactively with players, coaches and senior staff on injury status, return-to-play timelines and performance implications.

Maintain operational standards across treatment environments, equipment and medical supplies, ensuring clinical spaces are safe and compliant. Uphold high standards of safeguarding, player welfare and youth development compliance, and commit to ongoing CPD while actively supporting the professional development of physiotherapy staff within the programme.