Union Academy is looking for a Physiotherapist

Job Description

As part of the medical follow-up of the Union Academy, the physiotherapist will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Ensuring a medical presence at the site of the girls’ section of the youth academy in Drogenbos every Thursday and Friday from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM during training sessions.

This presence includes:

• Welcoming and first contact with the players

• Treating injuries

• Functional rehabilitation

This duty will be carried out by two physiotherapists working in close collaboration.

• Being present on the bench during matches of the U13 boys’ team, both at home games (Corneille Barca Sports Complex in Anderlecht) and away matches.

• Giving priority to players and players of the Academy in their private practice.

• Maintaining and updating the medical records of the academy players.

• Monitoring injured players and implementing the necessary treatments in collaboration with the doctors and other physiotherapists of the Union Academy.

• Working closely with the technical staff and physiotherapists, under the supervision of the academy doctors, within a multidisciplinary approach.

Profile Sought

• Degree in Physiotherapy, preferably with a specialization or training in sports physiotherapy

• Additional skills such as manual therapy, osteopathy, dry needling, etc. are a plus

• Preferably having a private practice near:

  • the girls’ section in Drogenbos and/or

  • the boys’ section in Anderlecht (near Erasmus Hospital)

• Experience in football or elite sports is a plus

• Team spirit, collaboration skills, and interest in working in a multidisciplinary environment

• Flexibility and availability