Specialist Physiotherapist - Upper Airways and Severe Asthma

Main area Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Upper Airways and Severe Asthma Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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Employer University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Derriford Hospital - UHP NHS Trust Town Plymouth Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/02/2026 23:59

Working as part of the Severe Asthma multidisciplinary team (MDT), the post holder will be the Advanced Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for patients with upper airway disorders due to severe asthma. Responsible for providing highly specialist assessment, differential diagnosis and therapeutic intervention for people with a range of complex respiratory disorders arising from severe asthma. This includes chronic cough, airway clearance with those with an overlap mucus hypersecretion, breathing pattern disorders, complex breathlessness, and working in partnership with Speech and Language Therapists with patients with joint Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO).

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and "At Risk" status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Streamline the pathway to access biologics in a timelier way, and improving the management of co-morbidities associated with asthma.

Be an integral part of the MDT team linking with acute and community services and contribute towards reducing acute presentations / admission avoidance.

The post-holder is responsible for their own workload within the designated clinical area on a day-to-day basis. Caseloads will be flexible and at times of Trust critical incident may involve the provision of service to other areas of the Trust if caseload pressures demand.

As this is a newly funded post, there will be a focus on service development and monitoring including collection and analysis of data and outcome measures. This will be vital to ensuring the success of the post and the development of the service.

Develop the Physiotherapy role within the Severe Asthma service, alongside Respiratory Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists and ENT.

Have a specialist advisory role for the Trust in this specialty area, giving service-wide second and expert opinions, training others and supporting students.

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.

We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team.

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