Head of Resilience & Rehabilitation - Women's High Performance

About the role

Rugby Australia is recruiting a Head of Resilience & Rehabilitation for its Women's High Performance programs, based in Sydney initially and relocating to Brisbane in 2029 (largely a non-travelling role). Reporting to the Director of Women's High Performance and working closely with the Coaching team, the role leads one integrated player availability function across Women's Sevens and the Wallaroos and coordinates its interface with Super Rugby Women's programs. It is accountable for the quality and consistency of physiotherapy, injury prevention, rehabilitation and return-to-performance systems across both national programs.

Key responsibilities

• Give Head Coaches a clear view of player availability and lead complex, high-risk cases
• Develop the two program physiotherapists and ensure complete clinical handovers as players move between national and Super Rugby environments
• Work within Rugby Australia medical governance and in partnership with the Team Doctor, the Heads of Performance, the Chief Medical Officer and the National Head of Resilience and Rehabilitation
• Focus on leadership, integration, clinical standards, staff management, data, complex cases and continuity across programs

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in physiotherapy (postgraduate qualification desirable)
• APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist title (or equivalent)
• Substantial physiotherapy experience in elite or high-performance contact sport
• Experience managing complex, long-term rehabilitation through return to performance
• Experience leading staff or an interdisciplinary clinical service
• Experience coordinating care across more than one program or training environment
• Experience in women's high-performance sport is looked upon favourably

The vacancy is managed exclusively by Sportspeople Recruitment, which handles expressions of interest until 6 November 2026.