Meet Marta Soares - Preece
"I qualified in Portugal in 2010 and started working in the NHS in 2011, in the Surgical Assessment Unit in Eastbourne. I loved my time on SAU where I gained so much knowledge and skills but from early on, I always had a passion for Critical Care". When I was in my first year of university, my dad was unwell and had to spend time in ICU, the care and compassion that he received, inspired me to pursue critical care, I remember thinking, what an amazing job. T he Oracle Team has invited Marta for a short bio and a few interview questions so that the whole Critical Care Team can get to know her better before she formally starts her role as the 8a Critical Care Matron.
I started my career in Critical Care, in 2013, in the Royal Sussex County Hospital. I completed the ICU Foundation programme, the mentorship course and the ICU course. I presented my ICU course poster, an audit of critical care discharges, at the BACCN conference. I also had the opportunity to work alongside the neurosurgical nursing team when Hurstwood Park ICU merged with Brighton ICU, this allowed me to gain an insight of the complexity of neurosurgical critical care. I also worked as agency nurse in different critical care units across the south and as community complex nurse.
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