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Position: Head of Mental Performance

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced candidate to join the Performance department at Norwich City Football Club in a new role of Head of Mental Performance. This is an excellent role for someone who is passionate about driving elite performance through psychology and wellbeing.

This is a full-time, permanent role based at the Avant Training Centre in Norwich.

Key tasks/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Develop and deliver a club-wide mental performance vision that supports sustained elite performance.
Enhance player and staff performance through evidence-based psychology programmes and interventions.
Embed mental skills training to improve focus, resilience, emotional control, and decision‑making under pressure.
Provide tailored support to individual players, teams, coaches, and senior leaders.
Foster a high‑trust, opportunity‑focused culture that enables people to thrive and perform at their best.
Lead the Club's Mental Health and psychological wellbeing provision in partnership with medical and welfare teams.
Integrate psychological insights into talent identification, recruitment, and player development processes.
Lead, develop, and govern the Club's psychology services, ensuring best practice, compliance, and continuous improvement.
To act in a manner that supports the Club's Values of Growth, Integrity, Belonging, Resilience, Pride and Commitment

Qualifications/

Experience:

Essential

Postgraduate qualification to MSc/PhD level in Psychology or Sport Psychology

Active Practitioner Psychologist status registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), along with BPS Chartered status or SEPAR alignment.

Minimum 5 years' experience delivering service in elite sport.

Proven history of embedding psychological principles directly into integrated coaching systems, rather than just delivering isolated 1-on-1 clinical sessions.

Desirable

Experience of delivering service in First Team professional football environments.

Demonstrated experience providing performance consulting or executive coaching to Sporting executives and/or Head Coaches.

Background in driving applied research projects that directly convert academic evidence into pitch‑side competitive edges.

Successful candidates will benefit from a comprehensive range of club benefits. This includes (but is not limited to):

Complimentary matchday ticket for home fixtures
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Enhanced family friendly leave policies
Pension Scheme with Royal London
Access to Reward Gateway recognition and discount platform
Enhanced CPD opportunities and structured professional development pathways.
The opportunity to get involved in wider club initiatives through a variety of Working Groups.
A range of wellbeing support, including 24/7 access to a GP for employees and their dependents, as well as access to gyms and exercise classes at both Carrow Road & Avant Training Centre.