Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Upper Airways and Severe Asthma
| Posting date: | 30 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-26-0147 |
Summary
1. To deliver highly specialist clinical skills to identify, assess, diagnose and manage a specialist caseload of adults with airway disorders arising from severe asthma and the treatment thereof, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. 2. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range or treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care and to support junior staff in this work. 3. To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate clinical diagnosis and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive management plans. 4. To assess, develop and implement specialist treatments. To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessments, including differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment. To develop specialist care plans and reports based in best practice and expert knowledge. 5. To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes. To use skills and knowledge to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management for complex clinical issues. 6. To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients with asthma / severe asthma disorders, including SLTs and the adult respiratory teams. To provide specialist advice in relation to the relevant care group. 7. To attend and contribute to the Severe Asthma MDT meetings, providing relevant information regarding upper airway, communication and swallowing disorders to support the development of specialist care plans. 8. To independently manage personal / shared clinical caseloads with reference to theory, published research and evidence, and agreed best practice. This includes following appropriate referral and discharge criteria. 9. To develop the Upper Airways Physiotherapy service in relation to severe asthma, including data collection and analysis, and the completion of outcome measures and service improvement projects. 10. To maintain up-to-date and accurate case notes in line with CSP and HCPC professional standards and local Trust policies. To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines. For further details please see attached JD and PS.