Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 42 hours a week

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Department: First Team Performance 

Closing Date For Applications: 28th November 2025

About the Role:
To develop and deliver the performance nutrition strategy at NFFC, providing high level, evidence based nutritional support that optimises the performance of our men’s first team players primarily but with a focus on supporting our academy and women’s programmes also.

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to high street and gym discounts.
• Discount within our Club shop.
• Free on-site parking.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Construct the performance nutrition strategy for Nottingham Forest football club. This should align to the overall performance objectives of NFFC and support the individual requirements of our players.
• Work in close collaboration with the head chef and catering team to devise periodised menu’s driven by performance requirements of the team.
• Work alongside the catering team to ensure that travel provisions for the team are fully provided. This includes food provision at hotels for away travel and for post-match food which must be flexible to the mode of travel.
• Design and deliver an individual diet and nutrition programmes that aligns to the requirements of the NFFC men’s first team players.
• Provide an insights-based nutritional support for injury and rehabilitation programmes for first team players, in conjunction with the Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT).
• Develop and implement innovative and evidence-based nutrition curriculum and education sessions and resources to increase nutrition knowledge among players throughout the club.
• In conjunction with the MDT, assist with player fitness and strength development, and body composition through nutritional interventions.
• Support match days and away travel as directed to implement nutritional provision and provide post-game recovery support for all men’s first team fixtures.
• Maintain records of all nutrition interventions and track measurable outcomes linked to nutritional practices (body composition, nutritional knowledge, anti-doping awareness, hydration etc.). Provide regular reports to senior management.
• Working with academy and Women’s team practitioners, create individual plans to bridge the gap from academy performance requirements to senior football performance levels, ensuring loan players are provided nutritional support whilst away from the club.
• Complete relevant stock checks for supplements, track consumption in line with anti-doping regulations and provide updates for relevant orders.
• Provide appropriate support and direction to the Performance Team work placement students.
• Any other reasonable tasks as determined by your line manager.
  
  

Person Specification:

Essential

• MSC in sports nutrition, sports science or a related discipline (or working towards)
  ISAK level 1
• Practitioner Registrant on UK Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register
• Previous professional experience in the Sports Science field (Sports Nutrition)

Desirable

• PhD in sports nutrition, sports science or a related discipline
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience in the provision of nutritional support to professional athletes and coaches at first-team, international or top-tier level of sports performance.
• Experience in leading and delivering nutritional education via presentation or creation of resources.
• Ability to lead others in the MDT and aid in critical decision making.
• Naturally collaborative with a strong set of inter-personal coaching skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel.

Desirable

• Evidence of enhancing the area of sport nutrition. Demonstrated by publication of research, presentation in public or creation of literature related to sport nutrition.
  
  

Role Requirements 

• Perform duties with due regard to club policies and procedures and legislative requirements at all times;
• Ensure implementation of the clubs health & safety, safeguarding, welfare and equality policies to create a safe working environment for all;
• Ensure working practices are compliant with relevant legislation and data protection legislation and/or general data protection regulations (GDPR) requirements;
• Undertake continuous professional development (CPD) training and/or additional training as identified or as required.

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture which embraces and celebrates our differences, enables individuals to feel comfortable, maximise their potential and eliminate discrimination.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer.  We encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.  If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a "disabled person" according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below.  The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment selections.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.