Job: Senior Lecturer in Speech & Language Therapy
Faculty: Health and Life Sciences
School/department: School of Allied Health Sciences
Address: 冈本视频, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH
T: N/A
E: nikki.west@dmu.ac.uk
Nikki is a Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy and specialises in teaching Learning Disabilities across the lifespan. Nikki worked as a SLT in the NHS and developed her own independent practice business before joining the team at 冈本视频. Nikki spent her clinical career working in pre-school complex needs, special schools, adults with learning disabilities in the community and SEMH settings. Nikki is the admissions lead for the programme and enjoys supporting first year students as they transition to life at Demontfort University. Nikki is the chair for Student Voice and collaborates with representatives from across the year groups and team members to ensure this is a supportive process for all. Nikki supports the teaching around Eating Drinking & Swallowing in relation to the Learning disability population on the programme too. Nikki is a Makaton Tutor and uses this in her teaching around clinical and professional skills for practice amongst other accessible forms of communication – you will likely see her signing her way around campus. Nikki
Actively involved in a research project around creating a sensory space for supporting retention of ND students in collaboration with Education Studies colleagues.
Learning Disabilities Mental Health Child Development
Learning Disabilities Mental Health Child Development Clinical Professional Development
BSC hons Speech & Language Therapy PD in Dysphagia PGCERT in Empowering Educators MA in Education pending/ongoing
UG SALT PG Dysphagia adhoc education studies & audiology
BSC HONS 2009 PGCERT 2025
RCSLT HCPC
CREATING SENSORY SPACE TO SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF ND STUDENTS
Communication Matters, SEND conference, Teaching & Learning
Independent Speech & Language Therapist, NHS employed SALT
3rd year dissertation students