Learning Disability & Autism Liaison Practitioner

Sirona Care & Health; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community services provider in the UK is seeking an expert practitioner to support acute hospital staff in providing equitable access for individuals with learning disabilities. The role involves working collaboratively on initiatives, delivering training, and supporting staff while prioritizing patient needs. Candidates should be passionate about advocacy and effective communication. Full NHS benefits and competitive salary offered.

Benefits

Agenda for Change Salary

Full NHS benefits

27+ days' annual leave

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Passionate about ensuring equitable access for individuals with learning disabilities.
• Able to adapt communication for diverse audiences, including service users and professionals.
• Commitment to developing the skills of students and junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Support hospital staff to meet the needs of individuals with complex needs.
• Work autonomously while prioritizing workload based on demand.
• Collaborate on initiatives improving support for individuals with learning disabilities.
• Maintain a visible service profile and deliver necessary training.

Skills

Knowledge of reasonable adjustments

Effective communication

Collaboration skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• You will be an expert practitioner to support acute hospital staff to meet the needs of people who have complex needs through innovative provision of reasonable adjustments.
• You will work autonomously and prioritise your workload according to capacity and demand.
• You will work collaboratively with the acute Trust on agreed initiatives to improve knowledge, skills and practice at supporting people who have a learning disability (e.g. champions network, training, reasonable adjustments).
• You will attend meetings as agreed with the Clinical Lead to promote access for people who have a learning disability and/or autistic people (e.g. promoting reasonable adjustments, hospital passports, champions, etc.).
• You will develop the skills of students and junior staff.
• You will maintain a visible profile within the service (e.g. involvement in promotional materials, activities and to encourage liaison from acute trust services).
• You will contribute to and deliver training as required to acute hospital staff.

Qualifications

• Passionate about ensuring equitable access to our acute services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
• Excellent knowledge of the range of reasonable adjustments that can be provided and a commitment to advocate for people.
• Ability to tailor communication to work effectively with service users, families and professionals, including in multi‑disciplinary meetings and when providing training.

About the Employer

We are Sirona Care & Health – England's largest provider of adult’s and children’s community services. We would love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Benefits

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don’t be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.