Date and venue details
- Thursday 7 December 2017
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre, Central Square, Birmingham, B1 1HH
This interactive event was packed full of resources and advice to prepare students for their career in speech and language therapy.
The event offered students the chance to find out what speech and language therapy managers look for in job applicants; learn what it’s really like to be a newly-qualified practitioner; and much more.
The National Student Study Day gave delegates the opportunity to meet and network with other SLT students from across the UK, as well as learn more about the RCSLT and how we can support students and NQPs throughout their career
Aims and objectives
By attending the RCSLT National Student Study Day, delegates:
- Understood which essential skills and knowledge will be in demand for the future.
- Heard the latest tips and trends from managers recruiting newly-qualified practitioners about what they are looking for in the NQP of today.
- Found out what essential information students will need to know to support them to complete their RCSLT newly-qualified practitioner framework in their first role/s.
- Learned from SLTs whose careers have taken them into a range of varied clinical areas and related roles.
- Understood the vital role that students and future practitioners play in building networks in the profession, and how they can support the transition from student to newly-qualified practitioner.
- Took advantage of a unique networking opportunity to help begin their journey in the profession.
For more details, please see the programme.
Event material
Presentations
Please note that presentations are available subject to author’s consent
- Speaker biographies
- Welcome and introduction – Morag Dorward
- Check in: Your RCSLT National Student Study Day – Denise Bain and Leonore Evans
- Departure lounge: Supporting your career journey – information, resources and networks – Dominique Lowenthal, Amit Kulkarni, Katie Chadd, Najmul Hussain and Kaleigh Maietta
- Evidence Based Practice resources
- Personal Action Plan
- Birmingham City University’s Employability Skills Action Plan
Take off: NQP panel:
- Zoe Hayes
- Nikki Freeman
- Megan McCormick
- Getting ready for landing: Practical scenarios and discussion in finding your first roles
- Student and NQP FAQs
NQP posters
*Please note that posters are available subject to author’s consent
- Florence Cheesman, SLT, Rampton High Secure Hospital
- Georgina Thomson, Children’s SLT, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
- Katie Chadd, Research Support Officer, RCSLT
- Megan McCormick, SLT, I CAN
- Nikki Freeman, Independent SLT, Nikki Freeman Speech and Language Therapy Services Ltd.
- Zoe Hayes, SLT, Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent Partnership NHS Trust
Careers posters
*Please note that posters are available subject to author’s consent
- Ali Beard, Professional Clinical Lead for Children’s Speech and Language Therapy, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Anne Breaks, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
- Anne Gamble, Head of Speech and Language Therapy Services, Western Health & Social Care Trust
- Avril Nicoll, PhD student, NMAHP Research Unit
- Dr Sean Pert, Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester
- Francesca Sephton, AAC Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, ATtherapy
- Jemma Haines, Consultant Respiratory Speech & Language Therapist, North West Lung Centre, Manchester university NHS foundation Trust
- Julie Carr, Speech and Language Therapist, Northumberland Church of England Academy
- Julie Marshall, Reader in Communication Disability and Development, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Kamini Gadhok MBE, CEO, RCSLT
- Kevin Fower, Specialist SLT, The Michael Palin Centre
- Lauren Longhurst, Research and Development Officer, RCSLT
- Morag Dorward, Chair, RCSLT
- Sue Jones, Head of Speech, Voice and Swallowing Services / Consultant SLT in Clinical Voice Disorders, University Hospital of South Manchester
- Vanessa Hayward, Head of Speech and Language Therapy, Cwm Taf University Health Board