Date and venue details
- Thursday 6 December 2018
- Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Coram St, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1HT
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.
Presentations
Please note that presentations are available subject to author’s consent.
- Speaker biographies
- Welcome and introduction
- Ice Ice Baby: Your RCSLT National Student Study Day – Rebecca Simmons, and Wrood Almutawa
- Lean On Me: Supporting your career journey – information, resources and networks
- Della Money, Kamini Gadhok MBE, Lauren Longhurst, Kaleigh Maietta, and Louise Borjes
- Policy
- Research, resources and EBP
- RCSLT professional networks
- NQP framework
- Lean On Me: Supporting your career journey – information, resources and networks: Discussion session
- I Will Survive: NQP panel
- Tell Her (or Him!) About It: What skills and knowledge will be in demand? Tips and Q&A: A guide to finding your first job
- Core capabilities document for NQPs
NQP posters
*Please note that posters are available subject to author’s consent
- Elizabeth Douglas, Speech and Language Therapist, NHS
- Eve Groark, Speech and Language Therapist, Hesley Group
- Florence Cheesman, Speech and Language Therapist, Rampton High Secure Psychiatric Hospital
- Georgina Thompson, Children’s Speech and Language Therapist, LPT FYPC
- Iona Sinclair, Speech and Language Therapist, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Katie Chadd, Research Support Officer, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Rebecca Simmons, Community Paediatric SLT, London North West University Healthcare Trust (NHS)
- Zoe Hays, Speech and Language Therapist, Stoke on Trent
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 Della Money, Chair, RCSLT Board of Trustees; and Associate Director AHPs, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Francesca Sephton, AAC Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, ATtherapy
- Julie Anne Cota
- Julie Marshall, Reader in Communication Disability and Development, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Kamini Gadhok MBE, CEO, RCSLT
- Kay Gillett, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Guys and St Thomas’ Community Health
- Lauren Longhurst, Research and Development Officer, RCSLT
- Lisa Ogden, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Sutton Youth Offending Team
- Raman Kaur, Student Coordinator Birmingham community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Sean Pert, Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester
- Shermeena Rabbi, Managing Director Consultant Speech & Language Therapist, Unlocking Language: Private speech & Language Therapy Practice
- Sue M 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
Research posters
*Please note that posters are available subject to author’s consent
- Speech and language therapy change in practice – Avril Nicoll, Researcher, NMAHP Research Unit
- Using the Delphi method to create an evidence based clinical pathway to manage dysphagia in a small specialised patient group – Jackie McRae, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist and HEE/NIHR CDRF, St. Georges University Hospital
- Unspoken voices: What are the perspectives of people who use alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) on the impact and effectiveness of AAC equipment – Katherine Broomfield, Speech and Language Therapist and HEE/NIHR CDRF, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust
- Adolescents’ experiences of communication following acquired brain injury (ABI) – Katherine Buckeridge, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Communicating with confidence: The impact of using high tech AAC in the community – Kayleigh Sparkes, Speech and Language Therapist, St. Catherine’s School
- Measuring the impact of the Attention Autism approach on children’s attention skills – Laura Duffy, Speech and Language Therapist, Blossom House School
- The research path: Challenges and rewards – Lisa Everton, Speech and Language Therapist and PhD Student, NHS and University of Nottingham
- Turning clinical work into a research project: An evaluation of colourful semantics – Lorna Wilson, Speech and Language Therapist, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
- Training parents: What impact does it have on children’s ability to maintain and generalise skills learnt in smile Therapy? – Martina Curtin, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Whittington Health NHS
- Milly’s academic journey so far – Milly Heelan
- What is the impact of VERVE child interaction on preschool children with language difficulties? – Naomi Brown- Early Years Team Leader Speech and Language Therapist, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Eva Park early adpoters pilot – Niamh Devane, Speech and Language Therapist and Researcher, City, University of London
- Standardising our videofluoroscopy service as part of a research initiative – Roganie Govender, Consultant and Clinical Academic Speech and Language Therapist, UCLH
- Using a Lego Therapy approach to develop language and social communication skills – Roshan Dean, Speech and Language Therapist, St. Catherine’s School
- Introducing the ReSNetSLT Action Group – Sally Morgan, Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy, City, University of London
- Predicting feeding difficulties on a level 3 neonatal unit – Sarah Edney, Clinical Lead SLT, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
