An awkward error was spotted in Middlesbrough’s job advert for a club ‘therapist’ this week, with the post going viral online.
The advert for a ‘therapist’ at Middlesbrough went disastrously wrong, posting a job description for a first team physiotherapist/therapist on the Championship club’s website.
Middlesbrough fan Lisa Nicole noticed the minor typing mistake and took to social media to point it out, with the mobile formatting of the website leaving an unintentional space.
It read: “Middlesbrough Football Club is seeking to recruit a qualified Physiotherapist/Therapist to take a lead role in the rehabilitation of First Team players.
“Based at the Club’s First-Class Training Ground near the beautiful village of Hurworth near Darlington, the main purpose of this role is to facilitate the assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and referrals of injuries for MFC’s First Team players.”
The word ‘therapist’ however is separate after the ‘the’ putting ‘rapist’ on the next line of headline.
Oh dear, this is where spaces after / come in handy #UTB pic.twitter.com/6yxTD48LGe
— Lisa Nicole (@lisanic152) June 29, 2023
As can be seen above, Lisa’s caption to her tweet said: “Oh dear, this is where spaces after / come in handy.”
The advert for the full time role, with applications closing on the 7th of July, has since been rectified by the club.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and the salary is said to be “competitive”.
JOB ADVERT CONTINUES:
Middlesbrough Football Club is seeking to recruit a qualified Physiotherapist/Therapist to take a lead role in the rehabilitation of First Team players. Based at the Club’s First-Class Training Ground near the beautiful village of Hurworth near Darlington, the main purpose of this role is to facilitate the assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and referrals of injuries for MFC’s First Team players.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
• Work closely with the other First Team Physiotherapists in leading the planning and delivery of rehabilitation for First Team players, with the emphasis being the rehabilitation of medium to long-term injured players.
• To work closely with the Sport Science staff in the delivery of end-stage rehabilitation and to assist in the planning and delivery of successful return to training (RTT) of injured players.
• To assist in the pre-training preparation of fit players both in the treatment room and in the gymnasium.
• To provide regular reports and updates to the Head Physiotherapist, Head of Performance, and the Chief Medical Officer.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and security of medical records and to ensure that all patient records are kept up to date and stored securely and confidentially.
• To attend medical appointments with players when requested by the Head Physiotherapist.
• To ensure that current regulations and protocols relating to Safeguarding are maintained and complied with.
Candidates should:
· Hold a BSc (Hons) / MSc degree in Physiotherapy or BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation/Sports Therapy and have experience working in physiotherapy within elite sport.
· Be a chartered physiotherapist and a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and be registered with the Health Professional Council.
· Be a member of BASRaT or the Society of Sports Therapists
· Hold a current FA Level 5 Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football (ATMMIF) certificate or equivalent.
· Experience of working within a broad Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) whilst showing a strong operational ability with an attention to detail.
· Possess excellent IT, presentation and written communication skills
· Be eligible to work in the UK
The salary for the role is competitive and will be discussed with shortlisted candidates at interview stage.
If you would like to be part of a committed team and you demonstrate MFC’s core value behaviours, please e-mail recruitment@mfc.co.uk to request an application form quoting reference MFC/FTP.
CLOSING DATE: 07 July 2023
MFC is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. MFC is also committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable groups.
How to apply
If you would like to be part of a committed team and you demonstrate MFC’s core value behaviours, please e-mail recruitment@mfc.co.uk to request an application form quoting reference MFC/FTP.
Take a look below at what fans said on the embarrassing error spotted in Middlesbrough’s job advert for a club ‘therapist’…
@librarianth: PROPER TEXT JUSTIFICATION & LAYOUT SAVES LIVES PEOPLE 🤣🤣🤣 #utb
@TravHiggy: The importance of using break-word instead of break-all when setting up your sites…
@Carto_The_Hero: Boro need a what? 🙈
@ste_owey: Oh dear 😂
@prcsmith: Errrr I’d use the ‘no hyphenation’ tool if possible
@mjfitzmusic: Someone’s had a shocker here 😂
#alwaysproofreadbeforehittingpublish
@andyc_128: Presumably this was their social media B team
@GraingerNeil: OH MY GOD, THIS IS AMAZING #utb
@Col_Gla: Oh dear…. What an over sight 🙈🙈🙈🙈 Typo aside my dream job right here…
@nick0510: Don think many will apply for that.
@nigel670: Boro Need a What Now 👀👀
@RhysMFC02: Fucking creased
@utdWeggy: Fuck sake why did have to happen to the boro 😭😂
@Ali_Ali_Ali01: This is why punctuation, including spaces, matters 🤦♀️
@DpChubbz: Oh fuckin hell, that is unfortunate 😂
Paul Milner: When Microsoft Word won’t let you fit the word ‘Therapaist’ in one line 😆😆😆, Bloody hell 🤣🤣🤣!
Andy Pandy Atkinson: I can’t breathe 😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️
Cameron Fenwick: Why does this remind me of that one scene in the brothers Grimsby
David Wilcock: I know a “top man” for the job. Bad taste though. Excuse me.
Paul Hardy: 🤣🤦🏻♂️ nightmare
Andy Waite: Oh god typical Middlesbrough 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Stewart Rooney: Unbelievable Jeff
Lisa Ball: Might need to re-think the position of the text for the advert 🙈🙈
Paul Green: Formatting is important – especially for mobile
Joanna McLaren: I’d resize that heading, if I was you…
Michael Smith: Smart move really passionate workers create a better work environment and there’s no one passionate than a boro fan
Karm Kidd: Had one job that day and come up with that 😂
Matthew Reynolds: I shouldn’t laugh
Johanne Stimson: Oh dear! 🤦🏼♀️
David Green: Boro typing error lol
Chris Fisher: Unfortunate word break! Xx
Dan Clements: I know we’re eager for signings but this is going a bit far
Mark Braithwaite: Do they have to do that to all of the players or just the weakest?
Anth Vickers: Looks like were fucked next season then lol.
Mike Rayner: Should now be a vacancy in the recruitment/ social media team
Lucas Blandford: Fucking hell i read that wrong
Kelly Milburn: They now have an opening for a clerical position 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤣
— variank (@variank_twitch) June 30, 2023
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