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London Spirit Women’s Team Physiotherapist
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
MCC is the world's most active cricket club, the owner of Lord's Ground and the guardian of the Laws of the game.
Job Posted- 19 Jan 2026
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 30 Jan 2026
ABOUT LONDON SPIRIT
London Spirit is a professional cricket franchise competing in The Hundred, England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) ground-breaking Hundred ball competition. Based at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground, the team embodies both the historic prestige of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the innovation of modern sport. Following the ECB’s 2024–25 sale process, the franchise has entered a new chapter with an ownership structure that brings together the MCC with a consortium of global business leaders. This partnership creates a unique platform for London Spirit to expand its international profile, accelerate digital fan engagement, and position itself as a leading global sports brand.
KEY PURPOSE OF ROLE
The Women’s Team Physiotherapist will play a pivotal role within the London Spirit Sports Science & Medicine (SS&M) team, delivering world-class evidence-based physiotherapy services to optimise player health, performance and availability throughout the Hundred ball competition. This is a unique opportunity to thrive in an aspirational, high-performance environment, working in a highly specialised multidisciplinary team (MDT) operating at the forefront of performance sport.
KEY TASKS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Collaborate with each player’s domestic and/or international SS&M teams to ensure outstanding communication across the pre-competition, competition, and post-competition phases to ensure best player management and facilitate seamless transitions into and out of The Hundred.
• Work collaboratively to optimise pre-competition physical preparation and planning, including regular player check-ins, availability status updates, and workload monitoring in the lead-up to players’ arrival at The Hundred.
• Conduct comprehensive pre-participatory screenings upon player arrival to determine availability status, identify modifiable risk factors affecting readiness, injury risk, and training interventions (including load management, exercise prescription, and physical preparation strategies).
• Ensure all contracted players have completed mandatory pre-participatory screenings including concussion baseline testing, medical and cardiac screenings in line with ECB clinical governance.
• Travel domestically with the team during The Hundred and preparation period, ensuring continuity of care, performance support, and recovery throughout travel.
• Collaborate with SS&M and performance staff on match and training days to optimise player readiness, deliver world-class pitch-side physiotherapy services (including pre-hospital immediate care in-line with ECB emergency guidelines and venue ECPs), and promote best practice individualised post-training/post-match recovery strategies.
• Deliver high-performance injury management through comprehensive musculoskeletal assessments, timely referrals – as indicated, evidence-based physiotherapy interventions, and collaborative return-to-play rehabilitation programmes based on individualised needs analysis.
• Work collaboratively to implement a comprehensive monitoring process for player wellness, workload, and availability status throughout the competition.
• Contribute to MDT meetings, including providing updates on injuries, rehabilitation, and player wellbeing.
• Deliver regular player updates on availability status and readiness to perform to the General Manager, Head Coach, Physiotherapy Lead, and performance staff.
• Oversee in-competition physiotherapy consumable stock management and maintenance of equipment while ensuring a professional, organised and fully equipped treatment environment at all times.
• Maintain full, clear, accurate and prompt medical and performance records on the ECB AMS system in full compliance with HCPC and ECB standards.
• Ensure medical insurance administration process fully complies with ECB health insurance policy requirements.
• Contribute to audits, injury surveillance, reflective practice and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy’s (CSP) Code of Members’ Professional Values and Behaviour.
This job profile is not an exhaustive or definitive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in the job profile and duties might be amended as the job evolves in light of the needs of the business and/or at the discretion of management.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS – SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy or higher degree.
• Member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
• Valid ECB Sports Trauma in Cricket qualification (or equivalent).
• Minimum of two years’ post-qualification experience.
• Background in high-performance sport environments, with a strong understanding of the specific needs and demands of supporting female athletes.
• Excellence in clinical assessment, reasoning, and manual therapy, underpinned by evidence-based practice and sound clinical judgment.
• Proven commitment to continued professional development.
• Comprehensive knowledge of profiling, screening, diagnostics, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and recovery strategies relevant to cricket sports medicine.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster collaboration, and convey sensitive information with professionalism and respect.
• Highly organised, adaptable, and comfortable managing competing priorities across a dynamic team environment.
• Flexible approach to working hours and travel in-line with competition and training schedules.
• Uphold exemplary standards of professionalism, integrity, and personal conduct as a pivotal member of SS&M team, demonstrating consistent commitment to the highest clinical and ethical standards.
• Must hold the right to work in the United Kingdom.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a number of mandatory checks and certifications before starting in the role. These include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, successful completion of the ECB safeguarding course, and attendance at a pre-competition anti-corruption education session.
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