Job Description

Location:

Highbury Offices London

N5 1XA

with travel to Liaise service sites

Must have full UK driving license

About Liaise

Liaise is a leading provider of high-quality specialist support services for adults with complex learning disabilities and needs. Our mission is to ensure that every person we support can live richer, happier lives.


The company has been built through acquisition and organic growth from its first site in London to 38 services in South-East England.

Job Overview

The Speech and Language Lead is responsible for working directly with people we support who require SLT and Dysphagia pathway plans and will support and supervise our SLT team. You will act as the organisational lead on Speech, Language and Communication and will drive the communication development work across Liaise. Day to day work will be mainly with our London region services with occasional support to other regional liaise services where agreed.


The SLT Lead is expected to work proactively with operational and service support colleagues to deliver the strategic aims of the business by:


Ensuring our services achieve high quality outcomes for the people we support. Compliance with UK regulations and achieving 'Good' or 'Outstanding' ratings with the CQC.

Clinical Skills

To provide expert advice and highly specialist speech and language therapy assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities and their carers/families, including assessments to determine eligibility for services where required. The postholder has clinical and supervisory responsibility for all speech and language therapy staff. Highly specialist assessment and advice on nutritional safety / dysphagia and management of complex cases. To ensure that speech and language therapy input reflects current best practice and is evidence-based. To collate both quantitative and qualitative information regarding speech and language therapy referrals, interventions and outcomes and use this information to inform service development. To be actively involved in/ lead service development initiatives providing an expert speech and language therapy perspective. To promote integrated and collaborative working with Colleague Occupational Therapists and with external providers. Support productive working relationships through networking, mentoring, coaching and peer support Display personal drive and integrity to lead others to provide best practice-informed service delivery Provide specialist input to develop and support the selection orientation and induction of new staff Demonstrate appreciation of legislative/policy frameworks by consistently applying relevant standards Makes considered, ethical decisions with insight into broad context Ensure effective partnership working with operational colleagues that supports implementation and change within individual services and the wider group. Identifying any operational barriers and supportive solutions to overcome this. Provide routine monthly performance and risk reports and ad hoc reports as required


Essential



Desirable





Academic/Vocational Qualifications



Diploma/Degree in relevant Speech and Language Therapy Post registration qualification in Dysphagia Current registration of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Management qualification

Experience & Knowledge



Have experience delivering SLT with adults with learning disabilities, autism and behaviours of concern 2 years' experience of providing clinical supervision Experience in assessment and intervention in Dysphagia Have a clear understanding of relevant protection procedures and health and safety procedures including safeguarding and manual handling procedures. Have knowledge of legislation relevant to Speech and Language, and adult social care.

Qualities/Attributes



Able to work within the context of a multidisciplinary team to support a variety of presentations Able to establish rapport with people we support and their support network, demonstrating compassion and empathy Strong organisational and management skills to support diverse caseload Communication skills of a high standard, including written communication and reporting Strong statistical and analytic ability Effective conflict management skills Reliable and trustworthy Able to work on own initiative Able to work under pressure, remaining calm Aware of own limitations Flexible and Adaptable * Excellent IT skills and confident in using computer systems