# Speech and Language Therapist

**Company**: Liaise (London) Limited
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £38000.00 to £40000.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

At Liaise, we specialise in supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs to live fulfilling, independent lives. We're looking for a compassionate and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our Specialist Support Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team, delivering person-centred, evidence-based interventions that enhance communication, promote independence, and improve the health, wellbeing, and quality of life of the individuals we support.

**Main duties of the job**

- Manage your own caseload of adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs.

- Assess, diagnose, and treat communication and swallowing (dysphagia) difficulties.

- Develop person-centred therapy plans, communication profiles, and dysphagia management plans.

- Deliver evidence-based interventions tailored to individual needs.

- Train and coach support teams to implement communication strategies and safe dysphagia practices.

- Promote inclusive communication using AAC, Makaton, symbols, and other communication methods where appropriate.

- Work collaboratively with families, support staff, GPs, social workers, and external professionals.

- Maintain accurate clinical records and outcome measures.

- Contribute to service development, audits, and continuous quality improvement.

- Support the development of colleagues by providing specialist advice and training.

**About us**

- A supportive multidisciplinary team environment.

- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.

- Regular clinical and professional supervision.

- Ongoing CPD opportunities.

- The opportunity to influence and develop our Speech and Language Therapy service.

- A rewarding role where your work genuinely changes lives.

**Requirements**

- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy.

- HCPC registration.

- Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).

- Experience working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.

- Experience assessing and managing communication needs and dysphagia.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Strong clinical reasoning and decision-making abilities.

- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

**Desirable**

- Experience using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

- Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).

- Experience delivering training to colleagues and support teams.

- Experience contributing to service development or clinical audits.

- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between services.

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## Skills

### Required
- Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC registration
- RCSLT membership
- Learning disabilities
- Autism
- Communication needs
- Dysphagia
- Clinical reasoning

### Nice to have
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
- Training delivery
- Service development
- Clinical audits
- Full UK driving licence

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