Speech and Language
Why Work in Speech and Language Therapy?
Speech and language therapists work with babies, children, young people, and adults who have speech, language, communication, or eating and drinking difficulties
What sort of work can you do in Speech and Language Therapy at SCHT?
Speech and Language Therapy provides services to children and adults who have communication or eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties. These difficulties can be associated with the following:
Delayed or disordered speech or language, cleft palate, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, degenerative conditions: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Motor Neurone Disease, Stroke, Head injury, Head and neck cancer, Voice disorders, Dysfluency, Mental Health. The basis of these communication or eating and swallowing problems may be congenital, structural, functional, developmental, or acquired.
We work in partnership with a range of other agencies including Education, Early Years Services, Social Services, and the Voluntary Sector.
We provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, intervention and management of service users of all age groups with communication difficulties or dysphagia (difficulties with eating and drinking) to achieve and maintain people's maximum potential. Managing dysphagia well in the community helps reduce secondary complications and hospital admissions.
AHP Careers Speech and Language Therapy and research
AHP Career Pathways Children's Therapy Services
What qualifications do I need to work in Speech and Language Therapy?
This varies depending on your role.
How can I find a job in Speech and Language Therapy at SCHT?
All vacancies at SCHT are advertised on the NHS Jobs website.
Can I get Work Experience or Shadowing in Speech and Language Therapy at SCHT?
Yes, work experience or shadowing is not just for external students. SCHT staff can also enquire with other teams to experience work in a different area from their own.
You may also be interested in the Assistant Practitioner in Healthcare Higher degree which aims to develop Assistant Practitioners in Healthcare with an Allied Health Professional focus.
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