About us:

This position presents a unique opportunity to work for a club with a strong track record in the VFLW, and that are respected members of both the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues. 

Box Hill Hawks are the proud VFLW affiliate of the Hawthorn Football Club. 

This affiliation is strong and has a clear vision of the future - to create an environment steeped in excellence and opportunities to ensure that the Club that is successful, sustainable, socially inclusive, and equally focused on both men’s and women’s programs. 

About the role:

Box Hill Hawks are seeking an experienced and passionate VFLW Doctor to join our high-performance football program. This role plays a critical part in delivering comprehensive medical care and leadership to our VFLW athletes, supporting their health, wellbeing and ability to perform at their best.

• Provide comprehensive medical care to VFLW players across training, match day and rehabilitation environments
• Develop and deliver strategies that ensure athletes remain healthy and best-prepared to perform
• Provide support and advice to the coaching, high performance and medical teams on athlete health, physical programs, and all relevant medical/health related matters
• Provide advice to medical staff in the context of medical strategy and purpose
• Adhere to all medical protocols and testing requirements
• Attend matches, trainings and key football activities as required

The successful candidate:

The successful candidate will be decisive and methodical, backed by relevant tertiary study. You have significant clinical experience. You are collaborative and able to influence different stakeholder groups with your medical expertise.

You will have relevant qualifications that include:

• Registered medical practitioner with relevant professional accreditation
• Experience working in elite or sub-elite sport, preferably within football
• Strong understanding of sports medicine, injury management and performance environments
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary high-performance team
• Excellent communication, organisation and decision-making skills
• Availability to work evenings, weekends and match days

Our offer to you: 

As a Box Hill Hawks and Hawthorn Football Club employee, you will have access to:

• People first mentality and vibrant culture
• In house health & wellbeing programs 
• In house learning & development programs and opportunities
• Discounts on club merchandise 
• Free memberships 

This role will be based at Box Hill City Oval, with sessions held at Kennedy Community Centre (Dingley), or another suitable environment. 

Applications close Friday 24th April 2026.

The Box Hill Hawks are an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We provide a welcoming, safe and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone.

Our Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We welcome applicants who reflect the diversity of the Australian community and encourages applicants from the following backgrounds to apply:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Culturally and linguistically diverse
• LGBTIQ+
• People with a disability
• People who live in rural and regional locations

We provide a welcoming, safe, and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone.

As an organisation we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. It is essential that anyone involved with the Box Hill Hawks understands their responsibility in relation to child safety. Our organisation requires all applicants to obtain a ‘Working with Children Check’ prior to appointment