22/08/2023
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"Naħdem bħala infermiera fil-qasam tas-Saħħa Pubblika u preżentament qiegħda fid-Dipartiment tad-Determinanti Soċjali. Il-mama' hi infermiera u l-mistjier tagħha tħobbu. Jien kont naffaxxina ruħi bix-xogħol li hija kienet twettaq. Minn età żgħira, kont ngħid li rrid insir bħalL-mama' u naħdem fis-settur tas-saħħa. Filfatt, fis-sekondarja, kont għażilt is-suġġetti tax-xjenza. L-iktar kors li ħassejtu jgħajjatli kien il-BSc Nursing. Matul l-istudji tiegħi għamilt perjodu qasir nistudja l-Finlandja. Wara li ggradwajt bdejt naħdem bħala infermiera. Għal-bidu kont reliever. Kienet esperjenza li ssudatni. Għalkemm kien żmien stressanti, tgħallimt ħafna wkoll. Kien iż-żmien li bdejt ukoll il-Masters. Jiena persuna li naħseb ħafna fil-futur u kull opportunità nipprova noħodha, b’hekk mort anki għamilt kors in-Norveġja.
Fl-2018 kien iż-żmien li qlibt minn clinical għal Public Health. Jiena xorta nurse, inħobb l-interazzjoni mal-pazjent. Dan huwa mistjier li joffri wkoll toroq oħra. Waħda mill-iktar differenzi ovvji hija li infermiera f'Mater Dei ikollha l-pazjent tagħha fil-ward, filwaqt li l-klijenti tagħna fil-Public Health huma l-popolazzjoni ta' Malta u Għawdex. Hawn jittieħdu deċiżjonijiet, bil-policies, bl-istrateġiji u l-ippjanar tagħna, għall-ġid taċ-ċittadini kollha. Fis-snin tal-Covid, il-qasam tas-Saħħa Pubblika sar aktar magħruf mal-pubbliku inġenerali. Meta faqqet il-pandemija, jiena kont waħda minn dawk li kont immur nagħmel swabbing tests. Naħdem ma’ kulħadd bħala tim flimkien. U f’dak iż-żmien nista’ ngħid li hemm sibt familja oħra.
Ix-xogħol li nagħmel jien, flimkien mal-kollegi tiegħi, fl-Uffiċċju tad-Determinanti Socjali tas-Saħħa jikkonsisti f’monitoraġġ u identifikazzjoni tad-diżlivelli tas-saħħa f’Malta, kif ukoll nassisti u nipparteċipa fl-attivitajiet tal-Proġett “Establishing a National Platform to address Social Determinants of Health” li ġie mwaqqaf fl-2018. Determinanti soċjali huma dawk il-fatturi esterni li jistgħu jaffettwaw is-saħħa tal-individwi, bħall-edukazzjoni, il-kuntest soċjali, il-housing, l-ambjent u l-finanzi.
Waħda mill-iktar ħwejjeġ li nagħtiha valur fix-xogħol tiegħi hi li nkun qrib tal-persuni li naħdem magħhom. Kull opportunità li tiġi quddiemi jiena noħodha, basta nimxi skont il-valuri tal-ħajja tiegħi u li din twassalni għal titjib fl-għajxien tiegħi." – Sarah Pace
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JIEN IS-SERVIZZ PUBBLIKU. Kampanja informattiva li qed issir b’kollaborazzjoni bejn The People of Malta u d-Dipartiment tal-Komunikazzjoni tas-Servizz Pubbliku.
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“I am a nurse in the Public Health and I am currently working with the Social Determinants of Health Department. My mother is a nurse and she loves her profession. I used to be captivated by the work she performed. From a young age, I knew that I wanted to follow in her footsteps and work in the health sector. In fact, I had chosen the science subjects at secondary school. The course that attracted me most was the BSc in Nursing. During the course of my studies, I spent a short while studying in Finland. I started working as a nurse after graduating. At first, I was a reliever. It was an experience that made me stronger and even though it was a stressful period, I learnt a lot. At the time I had started my Masters. I am the type of person who thinks a lot about the future and tries to make the best out of any opportunities which arise. That is why I also followed a course in Norway.
In 2018 I changed my role from clinical to Public Health. I am still a nurse and love interacting with patients. This is a profession that opens a number of doors. The most obvious difference is that a nurse at Mater Dei follows patients in the ward whilst our clients in the Public Health are the whole population of Malta and Gozo. Here decisions pertaining to policies, strategies and planning concerning all citizens are taken. During the Covid pandemic, the Public Health became more known with the public in general. When the pandemic broke out I was one of those administering swab tests. I work with everyone as a team, and during that period I can easily say I found another family.
The work I perform together with my colleagues in the Social Determinants of Health Department consists of the monitoring and identification of the difference in the levels of health in Malta together with assisting and participating in activities connected to the Project “Establishing a National Platform to address Social Determinants of Health” which was set up in 2018. Social determinants are those external factors that can affect the health of an individual, like education, social context, housing, environment and finance.
One of the main factors I value most in my line of work is to be close to the people I work with. I will take up any opportunity that presents itself as long as it does not go against my personal values.” – Sarah Pace
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I AM THE PUBLIC SERVICE. An informative campaign in collaboration with The People of Malta and the Communications Department within the Public Service.
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