Medical Education - Course Lead

We are excited to be searching for a Medical Education Course Lead, who will be responsible for raising the standards of medical care across football with a focus on education of the game.

 

Set the bar for greatness...

We are excited to be searching for a Medical Education Course Lead, who will be responsible for raising the standards of medical care across football with a focus on education of the game.

You will work alongside the Senior Lead - Medical Education, to ensure the effective delivery of FA Education courses, with specific responsibility for The FA Emergency First Aid in Football (EFAiF) and The FA Emergency First Aid at Work (EMFAIF) courses.

What will you be doing?

EFAIF and EMFAIF:

• Assist the Medical delivery officer with oversight and planning of EFAIF and EMFAiF:
  • Liaison with venue teams,
  • Course planning,
  • Liaison with the workforce on generic tutor training,
  • Liaison with L&I.
• Manage the transfer of EFAIF from the workforce across to the Medical pathway.
• EFAiF/EMFAiF tutor management and deployment:
  • Annual tutor contracts with HR.
• EFAIF tutor recruitment and interviews:
  • Once per annum, move across to IC identification TBC.
• EFAIF/EMFAiF tutor support, development and quality assurance:
  • Annual training days, invites, management, organisation and delivery,
  • Day-to-day oversight of the quality assurance tutors for EFAIF in South, Midlands and North,
  • Quality assurance visits where required (tutor interventions)
  • EMFAiF lead tutor mentorship and development of new EMFAIF lead tutors.
• EMFAIF on course lead tutor delivery:
  • 8 -12 EMFAiF per annum.
• EFAIF/EMFAIF tutor updates:
  • Quarterly webinars EFAIF.
• EFAiF/EMFAIF tutor resources and course resource design and development with the Medical Education Lead.

To support the delivery of the FA Medical Pathway Courses:

• ATMMiF shortlisting.
• To tutor on courses across the medical pathway, approximately 20 days per annum (including EMFAiF)
  • ITMMiF courses (approx. 2 courses/annum i.e. 4 days)
  • ATMMiF/ATMMiF-R and bespoke ATMMiF-R courses (approx. 4-8 days per annum)
• To work closely with the Senior Lead - Medical Education and Medical Delivery Officer to ensure an effective delivery of the FA medical pathway.
• To provide support and mentorship to the medical course administrators.
• To attend meetings, as required, to ensure in collaboration with the Senior Lead Medical Education and medical officer oversight and continuity of the medical pathway and fulfilling the goals of the medical strategy.
• To assist the Senior Lead - Medical Education with resource development as required to courses, online content, webpages and manuals across the medical pathway.
• To assist the Senior Lead - Medical Education with the implementation of the HEI program within Universities.
• To assist the Senior Lead - Medical Education with the implementation of an International medical course platform and pathway.
• To be an active member of the Medical Working Group.
• To be an active member of the medical team and contribute to meetings, training and equipment oversight.
• To deputise for the Medical Education Lead where required.

Other:

• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Interview dates are scheduled for 10th December at St George's Park.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge:

• A postgraduate healthcare professional with the technical ability to underpin the course.
• Additional professional development in a sports and exercise medicine setting.
• In-depth understanding of sports-related injuries, rehabilitation, and emergency response in a football context.

Experience:

• Experience in delivering to adults in an education setting specifically regarding first aid and trauma awareness and management.
• Experience in managing a sports medicine team within a football environment.
• Experience working with football governing bodies.
• Current or previous experience of working in a sports setting, preferably football.
• Current or previous experience of delivering sports first aid/trauma courses at the level of ATMMiF or equivalent.
• Current or previous experience of tutor development in a related topic.

Technical Skills:

• Registration with a regulatory body.
• A full and clean driving licence with access to own transport.
• Confident and competent approach to teaching and assessment.
• Professional and supportive attitude.
• Familiarity with the use of educational technologies, including simulation-based learning, for training sports medicine professionals and volunteers.
• No conflicts of interest.

Beneficial to have:

• Experience advocating for player health and welfare at organizational or governing body levels.
• Experience working with elite/professional athletes.
• Additional certifications or qualifications in sports medicine, such as an MSc or fellowship in sports and exercise medicine.
• A Teaching qualification.
• Higher degree, i.e. master's degree in a related field.
• Evidence of continual professional development.
• Experience in delivering on the FA medical pathway to post-graduate learners.
• Experience in managing learners with learning need

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
• Free private medical cover.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup and Women's Adobe FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of Wembley Stadium or St. George's Park unless the role is advertised as a home-based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2021/fa_a-game-for-all-strategy.ashx

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments - Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change - which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.