Contract Duration :- 4 Months.

Remuneration :- TBC

Role Overview

The Physiotherapist will be responsible for managing the health, injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of National Team players during the National team Camp. Working within a high-performance multidisciplinary team, the role is central to ensuring player well-being, recovery from injuries, and continuous physical readiness in alignment with the objectives of the National team

Key Responsibilities

Injury Rehabilitation & Management

• Design individualised rehabilitation protocols for injured players, ensuring adherence to safe return-to-play protocols.
• Conduct initial musculoskeletal assessment and injury history documentation.
• Monitor individual player’s wellness questionnaires and basic metrics (e.g Fatigue, Injury, Sleep, Hydration)
• Monitor recovery plans regularly on player progress and update to the coaches

Injury Prevention

• Design and implement individualised injury prevention programs based on common injury risk in footballs.
• Conduct structured Dynamic warm-up, mobility drills and cool down routines.
• Conduct regular MSK screening and assessments.
• Medical Documentation & Reporting
• Maintain detailed and confidential medical and physiotherapy records for all academy players.
• Track treatment sessions, injury logs, and communicate updates to technical and sports science staff.

Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration

• Work closely with coaches, strength & conditioning coach, the National team medical team, and the Project Manager to integrate physiotherapy support into daily football operations.
• Provide physical readiness updates and advise on load management.

Treatment Support & Recovery

• Offer on-field and off-field support during training sessions and matches.
• Administer manual therapy, taping, soft tissue therapy, and other standard treatments as needed.
• Support players in daily recovery strategies including stretching, icing, hydration routines, etc.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• Master’s degree in Physiotherapy (MPT) - Sports specialization
• Minimum 4 years of experience working with athletes, preferably in a football or high-performance sports setup
• Proven expertise in injury diagnosis, rehabilitation planning, and return-to-play protocols
• Proficiency in maintaining digital medical records and reporting systems
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a residential, youth-centric environment
• Fluency in English and Hindi.

Preferred:

• Experience in working with football clubs or Elite Academies
• Exposure to GPS-based tracking or sports science data integration
• Certification in sports rehabilitation or manual therapy techniques

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a virtual interview within a week after the application deadline. The selected candidate will be expected to join the team any time after selection. As the job may involve regular overseas travel, a candidate is expected to hold a valid passport and should be able to produce documents.

How to apply

Please fill in the Google form link below to send the applications in soft copy.

https://forms.gle/H4Dg4BNnwfewfCPx5