Lead Physiotherapist - Men's XI

This is an exciting time in the illustrious history of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Following recent challenges, the club has enjoyed recent on-field success with the Men’s Senior Team getting promoted back to the Division 1 Championship and the Senior Women making the Tier 2 T20 Blast Finals Day ahead of their transition to Tier 1 professional cricket. Off the field, the Science and Medicine team continues to grow, coordinating with the Cricket Department to drive high performance outcomes and professional behaviours across Senior, Academy and Performance Pathway programmes through coaching and support practices.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experience and skilled physiotherapist to join our Science and Medicine team as a Lead Physiotherapist for our Men's XI. In this exciting role, the Men’s Lead Physiotherapist, reporting to the Head of Science and Medicine, will provide medical support services to Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s Senior Men’s Players. This role will be pivotal in providing the highest standard of physiotherapy provision to our Men’s professional players with the aim to maximise player availability, health and athletic performance. The role will require a committed individual with a passion for athletic performance and sports physiotherapy, with the adaptability to work across Yorkshire’s playing staff from young, aspiring cricketers to senior internationals. The department’s philosophy also requires practitioners to be team orientated and willing to commit to this high potential project.

Please note, this role will require regular national and occasional international travel with the First and Second Teams in order to provide dedicated, professional physiotherapy support for training and matches all year around.

For the further information about the role, you can access the candidate brief here and the job description here.

We are looking for people who meet the below criteria:

• Undergraduate or Postgraduate degree in Physiotherapy (BSc / MSc).
• Current member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) and registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Minimum of three years’ post-graduate experience in the provision of physiotherapy services within elite sport.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with previous experience of working collaboratively in a professional environment.
• Demonstrate experience and/or commitment to safeguarding and welfare requirements.
• Good understanding of operating within an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) framework.

For further essential and desirable criteria, please refer to the job description.

Working at Yorkshire Cricket, you will benefit from the following:

• Health cash plan provider
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays which increases based on years of service
• Pension contributions
• Yorkshire County Cricket Club membership
• Access to employee assistance programmes
• Enhanced parental leave
• Volunteering leave
• Wellbeing and cultural leave

Yorkshire Cricket is committed to safeguarding children and adults. Due to this role being in regulated activity, the postholder will be required to undertake an ECB Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check; it is a criminal offence for a barred person to attempt to engage with vulnerable groups. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive environment makes us stronger. We are committed to building a team where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of our recruitment strategy, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Should you have any questions regarding the vacancy or the different areas this role covers, do not hesitate to get into contact with us at [email protected].