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Head of Sports Psychology
Liverpool Football Club
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
Job Posted- 21 Oct 2026
Status- Permanent
Location- England
Closing date- 3 Nov 2026
Liverpool Football Club is looking for a Head of Sports Psychology to lead an integrated, evidence-informed sport psychology service within its football environment. The role supports individual and collective performance, player wellbeing, development and availability.
The Role
You will embed psychological expertise into daily training, competition, rehabilitation and the wider high-performance programme, and build and lead the Club's sports psychology methodology and provision.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide confidential one-to-one sport and performance psychology support to Men's First Team players
- Develop and review individual psychological performance plans aligned with player objectives and coaching priorities
- Design and deliver squad interventions, and embed psychological principles within training, matchday and recovery processes
- Provide trusted consultation to the Head Coach, coaching staff and First Team leadership group
- Work as part of the Medical and Performance multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated player support
- Help develop a psychologically informed, player-centred high-performance culture
- Practise in line with HCPC standards, maintaining confidential records, informed consent and referral pathways
- Develop an annual psychology delivery plan and contribute to applied research and evidence-informed practice
About You
- Postgraduate qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology, or an equivalent discipline
- Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Substantial applied experience delivering sport psychology in elite or high-performance sport, ideally in a senior or lead role
- Experience supporting elite athletes individually and delivering team-level interventions under pressure
- Experience working with senior coaches and within multidisciplinary medical and performance teams
- Strong knowledge of professional ethics, confidentiality, safeguarding and information governance
- Flexibility around training, matchdays, travel, evenings and weekends
- Desirable: experience in men's professional football, injury rehabilitation support and designing an integrated psychology service
Key Details
- Location: AXA Training Centre
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: 3 November 2026 (the vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received)
- The role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check
How to Apply
Apply online through the Liverpool FC careers site by 3 November 2026.