Head of Medical

Location: Rams RFC – Reading
Role Type: Part‑time / Contract (matchday + weekly delivery)
Reports to: Director of Rugby

Rams Rugby is seeking an experienced and proactive Head of Medical to lead and coordinate all medical provision across our senior performance programme.

This is a key leadership role within the rugby department, responsible for ensuring player welfare, injury management, medical governance, and alignment with performance staff in a competitive semi‑professional environment.

The successful candidate will play a central role in creating a robust, professional, and athlete‑centred medical programme that supports availability, performance, and long‑term development.

• Lead all medical provision for the senior performance programme (training and matchday), including First Team and Development Team
• Oversee injury assessment, diagnosis, rehabilitation, and return‑to‑play processes
• Coordinate and manage medical practitioners, including staffing and rotas for training and home and away fixtures
• Act as the primary medical liaison with Director of Rugby and coaching staff, Strength & Conditioning department, and external consultants and specialists
• Maintain clear medical governance, documentation, and reporting standards
• Provide regular injury and availability updates, including formal reporting to senior leadership / Board as required
• Advise on player load, availability, and risk management
• Ensure compliance with RFU medical standards along with safeguarding and duty‑of‑care requirements
• Maintain the medical environment and processes to a professional standard
• Support and encourage ongoing CPD within the medical team

• Current registration with the appropriate professional body relevant to the applicant’s qualification
• Proven experience working in rugby union or high‑performance sport
• Strong understanding of injury management and return‑to‑play frameworks, matchday medical requirements and interdisciplinary working within performance teams
• Excellent communication, organisation, and leadership skills

• Experience in semi‑professional or professional rugby
• Pitch‑side trauma qualification
• Experience leading or coordinating a medical team

• Opportunity to lead medical provision within a progressive rugby programme
• Collaborative performance environment
• Competitive remuneration (dependent on experience)
• Scope to shape and develop medical systems and standards

Please submit your CV & brief covering statement outlining relevant experience

Applications to:

Closing date: 01/05/2026

Start date: June 2026