Professionals

The Role of the Lead Professional

To support Partners in their role as Lead Professional, the LSCP Business Team has produced a guidance document. We hope you find the below information and document helpful.

Who is the best person to be a Lead Professional?

Depending on the needs of the family and the threshold for the intervention, the Lead Professional should ideally be someone who is already working with the child, young person or their parents and knows them well, or is about to get involved and play a major role in supporting them. The best person to take this role is usually agreed at the Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting.

Expectations of the Lead Professional

Makes sure that there is clear and agreed communication with children, young people and families.
Helps to put one clear plan in place wherein families' views are central.
Checks to make sure progress is being made in a timely manner.
Keeps families involved, informed and shares progress.
Makes sure that others involved in the plan are clear about their responsibilities.
Ensure any risks are identified and addressed.

Key Functions

The Lead Professional role has four core functions:-

Act as a single point of contact for the child, young person or family.
Co-ordinate the delivery of the solution focused actions, and to ensure that progress is reviewed regularly.
Reduce overlap and inconsistency in the services received.
Supports improved outcomes for the child, young person or family.

A Lead Professional is accountable to their own agency for their delivery of the Lead Professional functions. They are not responsible or accountable for the actions of other practitioners or services.

For more information, please refer to the leaflet below.

The Role of the Lead Professional

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