Student speech and language therapist Review

by NHS

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I was a student SLT in community ALD in East Renfrewshire. I saw service users from all over to assess and provide therapy on Speech, language and communication needs.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed my skills in working with this client group and improved my therapy work, assessment criteria, and communication skills.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given the responsibility to assess some service users and help out in day centres


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received lots of guidance on how to conduct certain aspects of the placement but was also given independence to make my own clinical decisions


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The atmosphere was including and I felt like part of the team


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed working with a new client group and gaining experience in my communication with them. I learnt lots of new skills that I will be able to use in my future career


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at NHS
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend NHS to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to NHS
  • Consider all of your abilities not just the roles listed on the application.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Voluntary

Scotland

October 2023


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