Company Name:
Blackburn Rovers
Location:
Blackburn
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
Position:
Academy
Advertising End Date:
21 Aug 2025

About The Role

Job title: Academy Psychologist
 
Department: Academy Medical Department
 
Based at: Blackburn Rovers Academy, Brockhall Village, Old Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8BA. However, flexibility regarding location is required.
 
Reports to: Head of Academy Sports Science and Medicine
 
Responsible for: Academy interns and students when required
 
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week plus any additional hours necessary for the performance of duties. This may include evening and weekend work.
 
Contractual status: Permanent
 
Job purpose: To lead the psychological support for all academy players, parents and coaches across the academy 2.
 
Duties and responsibilities:
• To be committed to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all elite players, promoting their well-being needs whilst maintaining professional boundaries;
• To oversee all psychological support to academy players, parents and coaches;
• To liaise and work in conjunction with all relevant internal and external partners;
• To ensure all players are screened twice per year;
• To monitor all players regarding psychological support and welfare;
• To ensure all written evidence is up to date and in line with EPPP requirements;
• To liaise with all staff on a daily basis;
• To create external links as required;
• To maintain an up-to-date Continuous Professional Development (CPD) portfolio;
• To ensure best practice is followed at all times and players receive optimal advice and support at all times;
• To maintain a professional attitude and appearance at all times;
• To assist and lead departmental in-service training as and when required; and
• To assist in other departmental duties as required.
 
Skills required:
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external parties (i.e., coaches, players, parents, external contacts etc.);
• Ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team;
• IT literate;
• Display a high level of professionalism at all times;
• Highly motivated, with a passion for working within an elite football setting; and
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
 
Knowledge required:
• Knowledge of current sport science and medicine practice with particular specialism in sports psychology;
• An understanding of pediatric physiological development;
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures; and
• An understanding of the demands of an elite sporting environment. 
 
DBS check required: Yes (Enhanced) 

About The Candidate

Qualifications required:
• BSc (hons) in Sports Psychology or other related discipline (essential);
• Post graduate qualification (MSc or equivalent) in Sports Psychology or other related discipline (desirable);
• Registered psychologist/practitioner via the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) ;and
• Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist (CPsychol) status through the British Psychological Society (BPS), or ability to attain this within an agreed timeframe.

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