Organisation:
Kent County Cricket Club
Salary:
Competitive (Depending on Experience)
Location:
Kent Cricket, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3NZ
Contract type:
Permanent (Full time)
Closing date:
31 January 2025
Interview date:
3 February 2025
Job Description Background: Kent Cricket is one of only 18 first-class county cricket clubs in England and Wales. From our headquarters at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury, and with a satellite ground at The County Ground, Beckenham, we are responsible for the growth and development of all cricket across Kent and our four London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham - from community and schools’ cricket to the professional game.
Equality Statement: Kent Cricket recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Provision of confident and competent clinical assessment, diagnoses and treatment to all professional, academy and pathway players.
Provide medical and physiotherapy cover to all training and match days (home and away).
Communicate in a clear, open, effective manner with a variety of people, from playing staff, coaches, the wider support staff and where appropriate family members regarding injuries, management and recovery expectations.
Work in collaboration with the Strength and Conditioning coaches to deliver an integrated rehabilitation/strength and conditioning programme.
Arrange and coordinate consultant intervention, when necessary, in liaison with Head of Science and Medicine and Team Doctor.
Conduct sport-specific musculoskeletal screenings for all professional, academy and pathway players and provide a consolidated, succinct programme to maximise performance/address deficiencies.
Maintain written records in accordance with the legal and professional requirements on the ECB Smartabase portal.
Provide physiotherapy support and provision to England centrally contracted and developmental players.
Undertake appropriate professional development to keep abreast of best practice.
Help grow an environment allowing individuals to thrive, to achieve their potential.
Support the delivery of ECB audits for Kent County Cricket Club.
Working Relationships/Stakeholders
Head of Talent Pathway
Head of Science and Medicine
Support Staff
Wider Science and Medicine team
Pathway players to first team
Skills, Knowledge and Experience Essential:
An ability to demonstrate an understanding of sports injuries rehabilitation within your CPD.
Basic life support training within the past two years (Enhanced training available to adhere to ECB requirements).
Computer literacy, including MS Office and databases.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to problem solve and adapt to readily changing situations.
Desirable:
Completed core rotations as Band 5 therapist within inpatient NHS setting or equivalent.
Experience working within sport, ideally professional level.
Advanced emergency management and on-field resuscitation qualifications.
A good understanding of the nature of cricket and/or work experience in cricket.
To be a health and wellbeing role model for professional, academy and pathway staff and the wider community.
Qualifications
BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent MSc.
Current member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Personal Attributes
High levels of initiative & self-direction.
Excellent self-awareness, ability to communicate and manage challenging situations.
A desire to make a difference, to build strong, lasting, trusting relationships.
A positive attitude with initiative, focus and drive.
Ability to work within a team and to contribute to the overall success of the team and Club.
Understanding of the biopsychosocial model, around the complexity of the rehabilitation process.
Personal Specifications
Enhanced DBS.
Right to work in the United Kingdom (or eligibility to apply for Right to Work in the UK).
Full Valid UK driving licence and vehicle.
Salary & Benefits
Competitive salary.
Pension Scheme.
30 days annual leave (including bank & public holidays).
How to apply Applications will only be considered via the following process:
Submit the following details to jobs@kentcricket.co.uk:
Subject your application/email “Club Physiotherapist”.
Include your CV.
A covering letter which outlines (max 300 words) ‘Your philosophy as a physio within sport and how your experiences to date will contribute to the success of Kent Cricket’.
Names and contact details for two referees (referees will not be contacted until the role has been offered to you).
We encourage applicants to avoid using AI to create their application/philosophy; we are interested in you and not a computer-generated synopsis.
If you previously applied for this role in November/December 2024, you need not re-apply; these applications have been considered.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 Friday 31st January 2025, with interviews to take place week commencing 3rd February 2025. The appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, relevant Right to Work information being provided and DBS clearance.
Safeguarding Statement Kent Cricket is committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people and adults in cricket and we expect all employees to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a process of vetting with references taken up and where the role involves working in Regulated Activity with children, we require a current ECB DBS with relevant barred list check.
The role you have applied for is subject to an Enhanced ECB DBS disclosure with relevant barred list check. If you are invited for an interview, you will be required to declare all spent or unspent convictions and cautions, but not any that are protected or filtered. If you have any information to disclose, please provide this under separate, confidential cover, to HR Manager - omolola.oshinlaja@kentcricket.co.uk.
If you wish to discuss your criminal record, or whether you need to disclose something, please contact Bridget Owen, the County Safeguarding Officer for Kent – bridget.owen@kentcricket.co.uk.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us; this will depend on the nature and circumstances of the offence. We undertake to discuss your criminal record with you before any withdrawal of a job offer. Kent Cricket complies with the DBS Code of Practice and a copy is available on request.
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Kent County Cricket Club
Salary:
Competitive (Depending on Experience)
Location:
Kent Cricket, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3NZ
Contract type:
Permanent (Full time)
Closing date:
31 January 2025
Interview date:
3 February 2025
Job Description Background: Kent Cricket is one of only 18 first-class county cricket clubs in England and Wales. From our headquarters at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury, and with a satellite ground at The County Ground, Beckenham, we are responsible for the growth and development of all cricket across Kent and our four London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham - from community and schools’ cricket to the professional game.
Equality Statement: Kent Cricket recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Provision of confident and competent clinical assessment, diagnoses and treatment to all professional, academy and pathway players.
Provide medical and physiotherapy cover to all training and match days (home and away).
Communicate in a clear, open, effective manner with a variety of people, from playing staff, coaches, the wider support staff and where appropriate family members regarding injuries, management and recovery expectations.
Work in collaboration with the Strength and Conditioning coaches to deliver an integrated rehabilitation/strength and conditioning programme.
Arrange and coordinate consultant intervention, when necessary, in liaison with Head of Science and Medicine and Team Doctor.
Conduct sport-specific musculoskeletal screenings for all professional, academy and pathway players and provide a consolidated, succinct programme to maximise performance/address deficiencies.
Maintain written records in accordance with the legal and professional requirements on the ECB Smartabase portal.
Provide physiotherapy support and provision to England centrally contracted and developmental players.
Undertake appropriate professional development to keep abreast of best practice.
Help grow an environment allowing individuals to thrive, to achieve their potential.
Support the delivery of ECB audits for Kent County Cricket Club.
Working Relationships/Stakeholders
Head of Talent Pathway
Head of Science and Medicine
Support Staff
Wider Science and Medicine team
Pathway players to first team
Skills, Knowledge and Experience Essential:
An ability to demonstrate an understanding of sports injuries rehabilitation within your CPD.
Basic life support training within the past two years (Enhanced training available to adhere to ECB requirements).
Computer literacy, including MS Office and databases.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to problem solve and adapt to readily changing situations.
Desirable:
Completed core rotations as Band 5 therapist within inpatient NHS setting or equivalent.
Experience working within sport, ideally professional level.
Advanced emergency management and on-field resuscitation qualifications.
A good understanding of the nature of cricket and/or work experience in cricket.
To be a health and wellbeing role model for professional, academy and pathway staff and the wider community.
Qualifications
BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent MSc.
Current member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Personal Attributes
High levels of initiative & self-direction.
Excellent self-awareness, ability to communicate and manage challenging situations.
A desire to make a difference, to build strong, lasting, trusting relationships.
A positive attitude with initiative, focus and drive.
Ability to work within a team and to contribute to the overall success of the team and Club.
Understanding of the biopsychosocial model, around the complexity of the rehabilitation process.
Personal Specifications
Enhanced DBS.
Right to work in the United Kingdom (or eligibility to apply for Right to Work in the UK).
Full Valid UK driving licence and vehicle.
Salary & Benefits
Competitive salary.
Pension Scheme.
30 days annual leave (including bank & public holidays).
How to apply Applications will only be considered via the following process:
Submit the following details to jobs@kentcricket.co.uk:
Subject your application/email “Club Physiotherapist”.
Include your CV.
A covering letter which outlines (max 300 words) ‘Your philosophy as a physio within sport and how your experiences to date will contribute to the success of Kent Cricket’.
Names and contact details for two referees (referees will not be contacted until the role has been offered to you).
We encourage applicants to avoid using AI to create their application/philosophy; we are interested in you and not a computer-generated synopsis.
If you previously applied for this role in November/December 2024, you need not re-apply; these applications have been considered.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 Friday 31st January 2025, with interviews to take place week commencing 3rd February 2025. The appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, relevant Right to Work information being provided and DBS clearance.
Safeguarding Statement Kent Cricket is committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people and adults in cricket and we expect all employees to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a process of vetting with references taken up and where the role involves working in Regulated Activity with children, we require a current ECB DBS with relevant barred list check.
The role you have applied for is subject to an Enhanced ECB DBS disclosure with relevant barred list check. If you are invited for an interview, you will be required to declare all spent or unspent convictions and cautions, but not any that are protected or filtered. If you have any information to disclose, please provide this under separate, confidential cover, to HR Manager - omolola.oshinlaja@kentcricket.co.uk.
If you wish to discuss your criminal record, or whether you need to disclose something, please contact Bridget Owen, the County Safeguarding Officer for Kent – bridget.owen@kentcricket.co.uk.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us; this will depend on the nature and circumstances of the offence. We undertake to discuss your criminal record with you before any withdrawal of a job offer. Kent Cricket complies with the DBS Code of Practice and a copy is available on request.
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