Respiratory Advisor

As a leader in Home Healthcare, Air Liquide takes care of 1,300,000 patients at home in 35 countries whose treatment for chronic diseases requires the use of medical equipment for respiratory assistance, infusion therapy and nutritional assistance.

Its multi-disciplinary teams (pharmacists, nurses, nutritionists) aim to improve patient's autonomy, adherence to treatment, clinical outcomes and quality of life through cost-efficient offers combining added-value services and innovative technology.

**How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?**:
You will support the Clinical Service Lead in the delivery of a safe and effective home oxygen service. You will be the key contact in a Homecare O2 Service region at all levels with Integrated Care Boards, Asthma and Lung UK and all Health Care Professionals within the ICB/NHS.

Your role will involve supporting and giving specialist advice to respiratory patients, their carers and healthcare professionals, and internally to Air Liquide (Healthcare) Ltd personnel.

Your role will be field based and will require regular travel.

**Principal Accountabilities**
- **Responsible for individual and company health and safety requirements in accordance with company policies**
- **To be the key contact in a Homecare O2 Service region with Integrated Care Boards, Asthma and Lung UK and all Health Care Professionals within the ICB/NHS.**
- **To provide specialist support advice to HCPs their patients and carers**
- **To organise and facilitate, on a regular basis, patient forums across the region and to discuss with patients and carers their views regarding the Oxygen Service**
- **To represent Air Liquide at regional meetings/exhibitions**
- **To liaise with the Regional Operations Manager regarding issues within the region**
- **To liaise as required with Air Liquide’s HOOF Manager and Customer Call Centre**
- **To assist in other regions as necessary**
- **To actively engage with and develop strong clinical relationships to help understand the current service provided to respiratory patients across the NHS, and to help identify areas for improvement and opportunities for the service to develop**
- **Give advice to prescribers and related authorities about Air Liquide’s optimal mode of supply/equipment we have selected for each category**
- **To set up ongoing training of Oxygen Services - equipment required and how the equipment works**
- **To work closely with the Regional Ops Manager to ensure education needs are met for our field engineers**
- **To work as a team with other regional Respiratory Advisers and Clinical Service Lead to help develop required educational literature for our patients and customers**
- **To support the HOOF Services Manager by providing strong clinical guidance**
- **To actively engage with and develop strong clinical relationships using networking opportunities to raise technical awareness and improve HCP confidence in prescribing**
- **To maintain professional registration and demonstrate continued professional development
**Are you a MATCH?**:
**QUALIFICATIONS**
- **Registered Healthcare Professional with minimum of 3 years post registration experience**
- **Evidence of up to date knowledge base of professional and specialist issues**
- **Specialist post registration qualification (in respiratory care)**

**DESIRABLE**
- **Evidence of continued professional development**
- **Experience of working with adults and paediatrics**
- **Experience of managing palliative/end of life care
**Our Differences make our Performance
**At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.