Company Name:
Grimsby Town
Location:
Cleethorpes
Vacancy Type:
Casual/Sessional
Position:
Club
Advertising End Date:
10 Apr 2026

About The Role

Grimsby Town Football club are seeking a new Matchday Doctor to join the team providing medical cover for our Men’s First Team home matches, ensuring the highest standards of emergency care and clinical support are maintained. The role involves diagnosing and treating injuries, maintaining accurate and confidential medical records, managing imaging referrals, and prescribing medication when required.
 
The main roles & responsibilities are;
  • Provide emergency match day medical cover for players and associated staff during Men’s first team home fixtures.
  • Assist with diagnosis and treatment of injuries.
  • Develop a close working relationship with the full time medical team.
  • Keep accurate/confidential medical and injury records for all contracted players.
  • Act as a named clinician for all player referrals who require imaging.
  • Be able to write out prescriptions for players that require medication.
  • Carry out duties in accordance with all relevant company policies
  • Represent our core values and promote the brand identity

About The Candidate

To be able to deliver this role, the skills and experience we are looking for are: 

  • Registered and licensed to practice by the GMC 
  • Have an advanced Emergency Aid Qualification (ATMMiF preferably)
  • Have appropriate medical indemnity to treat/advise players
  • Demonstrable experience in professional team sport medicine (preferably in football)
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly 
  • (verbally & visually). 
  • Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and develop productive departmental relationships.
  • A flexible approach to work as this role requires weekend and evening work.

 This role requires the successful candidate to have the Right to Work in the UK.

As we work with young people this role will be subject to a DBS check and have due regard for safeguarding and child protection policies, including the welfare of children and young people.

About The Club

Environmental Responsibility

Grimsby Town Football Club is committed to operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. As part of our ongoing efforts, we are proud to be working towards the goals of the EFL Green Clubs scheme — a league-wide initiative to improve environmental practices across football.

We strive to reduce our environmental impact, promote sustainability in our operations, and encourage awareness and positive action across our staff, fans, and wider community. All employees, workers, and volunteers are expected to support the Club’s environmental values and contribute to building a greener future for football.

Safeguarding Statement

Grimsby Town Football Club is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees, workers, students and volunteers to endorse this commitment. This post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) as such it is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS should be declared. Relevant information and / or documents will be distributed as part of the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Grimsby Town Football Club’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy or maternity and to encourage equal opportunities (Protected Characteristics, Equality Act 2010).

Employees, workers and volunteers of Grimsby Town Football Club must ensure a positive commitment towards equality, diversity and inclusion by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Grimsby Town Football Club is dedicated to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all. We actively support our employees, workers, students, and volunteers by making reasonable adjustments where needed and ensuring that individuals with disabilities or long-term health conditions are supported to remain in and thrive within their roles. This commitment reflects our ongoing efforts to promote equality, remove barriers, and value the contributions of everyone in our community.

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