Academy Doctor; part-time

Sheffield United Football Club are looking to appoint an Academy Doctor to provide high-quality medical care across the club’s Academy programme, alongside supporting the Men’s First Team as tunnel doctor for home fixtures.

This is an important position within the Academy’s multidisciplinary team, supporting the medical needs of young players throughout their development pathway. As the club’s appointed Academy Doctor, you will combine clinical expertise with an understanding of the unique demands of working with developing athletes in an elite football environment.

Working closely with the Academy’s medical, performance and coaching teams, you will provide regular clinical provision, support injury and illness management, oversee medical screening and referrals, and provide pitch-side cover across Academy fixtures. The role will also form part of the club’s Men’s First Team matchday medical provision, acting as tunnel doctor for home fixtures.

This is a part-time position of 20 hours per week
, offering an excellent opportunity for a doctor looking to combine professional football with an existing clinical portfolio. The working pattern requires flexibility around the football schedule and will include regular on-site Academy provision, Academy matchday cover and Men’s First Team home fixtures.
Where First Team home match cover is not required, those hours will instead be utilised within the Academy programme.

• Provide dedicated medical care to Academy players, delivering regular training-ground clinics and supporting the assessment, diagnosis and ongoing management of injury and illness.
• Provide pitch-side medical cover across U18 and U21 home fixtures, working closely with physiotherapists, paramedics, opposition medical teams and other matchday personnel.
• Support the Men’s First Team matchday medical provision as tunnel doctor for home fixtures, working alongside the First Team medical team and wider matchday personnel.
• Coordinate specialist medical care, overseeing referrals, investigations and consultant appointments and accompanying players to consultations or surgery where required.
• Support the management of player injuries, working collaboratively with the Academy’s medical and performance practitioners to ensure joined-up care throughout the rehabilitation process.
• Oversee Academy medical screening, including annual medical testing, player medical interviews and relevant FA cardiac screening for new Academy scholars.
• Communicate effectively with young players and their families, working alongside parents and guardians as well as physiotherapists, coaches and wider Academy staff to provide a high standard of medical support.
• Maintain high standards of medical governance, including secure and accurate medical records, appropriate medicines and equipment management and adherence to professional and club requirements.
• Support the development of the wider Sports Medicine team, maintaining your own continued professional development while sharing medical knowledge and education with colleagues.
• Help create a safe environment for young players, embedding strong safeguarding practices and supporting the club’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

• The opportunity to work within an elite professional football club environment, providing medical care to talented young players progressing through Sheffield United’s Category 2 Academy pathway, alongside involvement with the Men’s First Team on home matchdays.
• A part-time, 20-hour-per-week position, providing the opportunity to build professional football into a wider medical or…