Internship Opportunity: Blackburn Rovers Academy Medical Department

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Sports science Internship opportunity with Blackburn Rovers Academy!

Duties and responsibilities:

  • To be committed to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all elite players, promoting their well-being whilst maintaining professional boundaries;
  • To assist in providing sports science and strength and conditioning programs to all academy players as required;
  • To assist in the training load monitoring of all academy players;
  • To liaise with parents and coaches as required;
  • To ensure all written evidence is up to date and in accordance with EPPP requirements;
  • To liaise with all BRFC staff on a daily basis;
  • To maintain an up to date Continuous Professional Development (CPD) portfolio;
  • Ensure best practice is followed at all times and players receive optimal advice;
  • To maintain a professional attitude and appearance at all times;
  • To assist and lead departmental in-service training as and when required;
  • Assist in the education of all players and parents as required in relation to physiological development, nutrition and performance;
  • To assist in the collection and evaluation of ‘Psychometric Measures’ and daily screening;
  • To assist and lead with the cool down, strength, movement training and stretching sessions with individual/groups of players as required by the department; and
  • To assist in other departmental duties as reasonably assigned by the Head of Sports Science and Medicine

Skills required:

  • Excellent organisation skills;
  • The ability to work under pressure and meet set deadlines;
  • The ability to use a variety of communication methods;
  • Good time management skills;
  • The ability to set achievable goals and to monitor and evaluate performance;
  • Excellent problem solving skills;
  • The ability to evaluate and identify both strengths and areas for development to improve performance;
  • To maintain professionalism and confidentiality at all times; and
  • The ability to work as an individual and as part of a team

Knowledge required:

  • Knowledge and/or experience of an elite sporting environment;
  • Safeguarding awareness; and
  • Knowledge of sports science and pediatric athletes

Qualifications required:

  • Essential: Sports Science Degree or equivalent
  • Desirable: UKSCA accreditation or working towards
  • DBS check required: Yes (Enhanced)

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