Staff Profile
Helen Raffell
Director of Clinical Education
- Telephone: 01912088763
- Address: School of ECLS
Room G.08
King George VI Building
University of 缅北禁地 upon Tyne
Queen Victoria Road
缅北禁地 upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Introduction
I am a senior lecturer and Speech and Language Therapist, with experience of working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders and of working in partnership with relatives, carers and other professionals.
Background
I qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist from 缅北禁地 in 2001. I worked for an NHS Hospital Trust for six years, working with clients with a range of acquired communication and swallowing disorders across inpatient and community settings.
In 2005, alongside my NHS role, I worked for a day a week for The North East Trust for Aphasia (NETA), as NETA Support Centre Co-ordinator.
I joined the Speech and Language Sciences section at 缅北禁地 in September 2007.
Roles and Responsibilities
Director of Clinical Education for the BSc/MSLS and MSc pre-registration speech and language therapy programmes. The role involves organising speech and language therapy clinical placements for students in partnership with organisations (NHS and non-NHS) in the North-East of England, clinical teaching and training and support for practice educators.
I work clinically within the Tavistock Aphasia Centre at the university.
Memberships
Registered Member of the Health & Care Professions Council
Registered Member Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Undergraduate Teaching
Clinical & Professional Education I
Clinical & Professional Education II
Clinical & Professional Education III
Clinical & Professional Education IV
Clinical Supervision within campus clinic
Postgraduate Teaching
MSc Clinical & Professional Education I
MSc Clinical & Professional Education
Clinical Supervision within campus clinic
Clinical Teaching
Specific interests within clinical teaching and development include support for reflective learning and practice, the design and implementation of innovative approaches to practice placement learning in collaboration with placement providers, and inter-professional learning.