Speech and Language Therapy Careers
Speech and Language Therapy is a rewarding career and there are a number of areas that SLTs work in.
Most graduates from this programme go on to work as a speech and language therapist/pathologist with adults and children who have a range of communication and swallowing difficulties. These can include people with autism spectrum condition, dementia, developmental language disorder, learning difficulties or people who have had strokes or head injuries. You can work in healthcare or educational settings, for example in hospitals, specialist centres, the community, schools or justice settings.
Our graduates are well placed to contribute to the evidence base for the profession through further research and to fast track into specialist or leadership positions.
Our strong links with employers ensure that you get up-to-date and relevant information to support you in preparing for and securing your first job. Excellent university-based learning and the wide range and number of high-quality clinical placements also puts our graduates at an advantage. As a result many of our students are offered jobs very soon after completing the course.
Graduates from our programme are highly regarded by employers (see testimonials) with over 90% working as a speech and language therapist within six months of qualifying.
Our course equips you with transferable skills relevant to employability, such as: interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written presentation skills, collaboration and team working, critical evaluation, integration and synthesis of information, report writing, behaviour management and change.