Matilda St John Howe
Leeds
Summary
I am motivated and compassionate with a strong academic foundation in Speech and Language Therapy with a range of clinical experience. I am skilled in supporting individuals with speech, language, and communication needs across diverse age groups, offering differential diagnosis' and therapy intereventions. I am able to demonstrates excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with a commitment to evidence-based practice and person-centered care. I am keen to contribute to multidisciplinary teams and continue developing practical skills in dynamic clinical environments. I am studying to be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, working with both children and adults from speech sound disorders to working with those with eating, drinking or swallowing difficulties. This profession covers a range of neurological disorders, developmental delays, cancers and acquired brain injuries.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Student Speech and Language Therapist
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull
10.2025 - 11.2025
- During this position, I worked as part of the acute medical team with clients diagnosed with neurological, progressive conditions including Multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia, stroke & respiratory diseases, assessing and offering support regarding both communication and swallowing. Within the same department, I also gained experience on the neurosurgery and major trauma ward.
- I am efficient in administering bedside swallow assessments, trialling a variety of food and liquids using the IDSSI framework, observing signs and symptoms of aspiration, indicating dysphagia. As well as this, I am confident to implement interventions referring to providing appropriate dietary recommendations on safe IDDSI levels for clients based on assessment findings.
- I have experience working with adults diagnosed with speech, language and communication difficulties including aphasia, dyspraxia and dysarthria. I am confident administering assessment tools such as the Comprehensive Aphasia Test, PALPA 54, Boston Naming Test and the Weston Aphasia Battery.
- I am competent in delivering aphasia interventions including Semantic Feature Analysis, Phonological Component Analysis and Verb Strengthening Network Therapy. For adults with motor speech disorders (dyspraxia and dysarthria), I can confidently demonstrate interventions including over-articulation, breathing exercises and slowed, simplified speech.
Student Speech and Language Therapist
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
York, North Yorkshire
01.2025 - 02.2025
- Within my role as a student in this service, I worked with both children, their families and educational settings to assess, support and manage speech, language and communication needs.
- Examples of the client groups included within this population consisted of: Developmental Language Disorder, speech sound disorders (including Childhood Apraxia of Speech), articulation disorders, stammering, selective mutism, autism and cerebral palsy to name a few.
- This consisted of working in a variety of settings including mainstream schools, early years settings, special schools and community clinics.
- Whilst working with children in this setting, I gained lots of experience and confidence whilst administering formal assessments including: the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP), The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF), The Renfrew Action Picture Test as well as frequent informal assessments (conversations/case history) and play.
- I developed my collaborative approach as a student, promoting person-centered care and a positive, trusting rapport with all clients and others involved using a supportive and holistic approach to therapy.
Sales Assistant
ACCESSORIZE
Brighton and Leeds
09.2021 - 08.2024
- I have 3 years of retail experience working for Monsoon and Accessorize.
- I credit myself for always demonstrating a helpful and friendly attitude whilst welcoming customers, greeting them at the till and answering questions regarding products and store policies.
- I feel that my ability to upsell items is strong and I always maintain a high number of email recipients and encouraging customers to sign up for a store treats card to support promoting the store.
- My duties consisted of: strong customer service, till operations, money handling and restocking of products on the shop floor.
- I believe that I use strong communication skills to promote the store and allow customers to feel that I am knowledgeable and credible regarding the store.
- Furthermore, I feel that my confidence is an asset to my work as it allows me to create a positive experience for shoppers by providing them with help and information regarding product choice.
Student Speech and Language Therapist
Speech & Language Therapy Clinic
Leeds
03.2024 - 06.2024
- This clinic accepted referrals for adult clients who have an acquired communication impairments resulting from an acute cause, e.g. stroke, head injury, or a progressive condition such as Parkinson's Disease.
- As a student, I was responsible for undertaking assessment, collating outcome measures and planning both individual and group therapy sessions.
- Within this placement, I carried out interventions to support clients with both their expressive and receptive language, encouraging empowerment and confidence.
- Examples of expressive tasks completed refer to: Semantic Feature Analysis, Verb Network Strengthening and Phonological Component Analysis meanwhile receptive tasks consisted of reading comprehension tasks using prompts and semantic cues when necessary.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Speech and Language Therapy
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds 09.2023 - 01.2026
Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Creativity
- Interpersonal skills
- Empathy
- Motivation
- Professionalism
- Resilience
- Patience
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Strong communication skills
- Active listening
- Body language
- Verbal communication
- Non-verbal communication
- Flexible approach
Certification
- Driving Licence, 2025-07-01, Present
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy, 2023-09-01, Present
- DBS Certificate, 2023-09-01, Present
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Availability: Anywhere, Anywhere
- Visa status: Eligible to work in the UK: Yes
Timeline
Student Speech and Language Therapist
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
10.2025 - 11.2025
Student Speech and Language Therapist
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
01.2025 - 02.2025
Student Speech and Language Therapist
Speech & Language Therapy Clinic
03.2024 - 06.2024
Bachelor's degree - Speech and Language Therapy
Leeds Beckett University
09.2023 - 01.2026
Sales Assistant
ACCESSORIZE
09.2021 - 08.2024